What is technology?

What is technology? First thoughts...umm computers. Thinking a little harder..umm possibly the idea of it speeding up or improving things to help configure possible problems. It could be thought that it therefore makes life more easier and enjoyable- such as mobile phones, ipods, laptops I guess. I think technology is a continuous development, as it always seems to create or discover something new.

Definition taken from insme.org of 'technology':

"Technology is a human innovation in action that involves the generation of knowledge and processes to develop systems that solve problems and extend human capabilities".

What is history? Who makes it? Who writes it? Initial thoughts were ANYTHING. Technically true - anything thats happened before the present. I also thought it was generally thought of as a period of time where something significant has happened that the majority of people are familiar with. It could be a recording of the past from your own perspective. However, it doesn't necessarily have to be a recording, as your still making history all the time. It was also thought that is is a human interpretation of past events. Personally, I think anyone makes it. If its from your own or someone else's past events or perspective, history is still technically occurring. Therefore the same goes for 'who writes it'.

Definition taken from wordnetweb.princeton.edu of 'history':

"The continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history" "