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Welcome to Technically Understood!

 Technology is here to stay and non-technical professionals are beginning to see more and more technology ingrained in their careers; this will be the trend for many years to come, so it is important that everyone try to embrace it and strive to learn more about it.

 I went to school for Computer Engineering, so obviously my life has been very technology-based. Explaining tech things to non-tech people is a part of my career/life that can sometimes be a challenge, just as explaining law to anyone who is not a lawyer would also be difficult. Therefore, my goal for this blog is to make tech simple!

 I will pick some of the more trending topics in tech and attempt to make them more approachable to the masses, limiting the technical jargon and the prerequisites for comprehension. I only began my path as a "computer guy" a few years ago, so I can identify with much of the confusion that non-technical folks face in understanding the computer field and I want to help.

 Even if I can teach one person, one thing, that would be a success in my book. So I welcome feedback and comments about things that are still confusing and/or not explained well. Thanks for the support and let me know in the comments if there are any specific topics you'd like me to discuss/explain!

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