Steve Gann12 Obsolete Gadgets Ending With The Decade
December 29th 2009 03:06
Here is their list in my order of least to most missed.
1) Landline Phones
Good riddance I say, I don't like talking on the phone anyway.
2) Newspaper Classifieds
They may as well have shortened this one to just newspapers. It's so much easier to type in what you are searching for vs scrolling down endless columns. Plus you don't get ink on your hands from Craigslist.
3) Dial Up Internet
Along with the death of dial-up hopefully we will see the end of the AOL's predatory billing practices.
4) Wires
I saw an ad this week where you can charge your MP3 player/cell phone on a wireless pad. Cool stuff.
5) Encyclopedias
Every once in a while I remind my college students at how much easier they have it today. They can do ten times the research sitting at home and much quicker than I could in a university library just ten years ago.
6) Calling
See one on this one, although I don't like texting that much either.
7) Yellow Pages/ Address Books
Remember seeing old movies and catching a view of the huge Rolodex sitting on desks? Thankfully I was never important enough to need that many people's numbers.
8) Catalogs
There was a time when you could buy a car or even a house from Sear's catalog. These are gone with the wonderful invention of Spam email.
9) CDs
I travel alot and love not having to carry an extra case for my music. Plus podcast and audiobook downloads mean than anytime can be a learning time.
10) Fax Machines
I work from home and still do alot of faxing. I could and should scan and send attachments but I'm lazy like that.
11) Film
I take tons of pictures and therefore love digital cameras. Unfortunately for the serious photographer digital pics are no substitute for a good dark room full of beautiful negatives.
12) Hand Written Letters
This one makes me sad. Christmas cards are about the only time that we communicate anymore with snail mail and even with those I get more and more eChristmas cards every year. Letter writing is a lost art form in our society.
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