This post is more about how our habits and processes have changed over the years. I am going to list some products and services that I regularly use and some I not so regularly use. I invite you to share with us what products and services you use today, which you did not use 10 years ago.
Regularly
Outlook (for email)
Firefox for Browsing (Internet Explorer is just so yesterday)
REA or Domain (for real estate)
Google (for searching and research)
My Outlook Address Book (for contacts)
My Mobile Phone (for communicating)
MSN Messenger, Skype and Yahoo Messenger (for communicating)
Facebook (for keeping in touch with family and friends)
Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver (Software)
ABC, SBS, Google News and RSS Feeds (for News and Technology Updates)
Basecamp (for Project Management)
Blinksale (for Invoices)
ITunes (for Music)
IPOD and IPod Nano (For Music)
XBox 360 (for games, music and movies)
Canon Digital Ixus (for digital photography)
My Car (Sydney is designed for Taxi’s)
I sometimes use:
Yahoo, MSN, Ask (for searching)
White Pages (for looking up an address or to find a postcode)
IE7, IE6, Opera and Safari (for browser testing)
Newspapers (for news)
A Pen ( and I am poorer for it)
I no longer use
Film for Cameras (all digital now)
My Home Phone (for calls)
Yellow Pages or White Pages Print (for looking up products and services)
Stamps (letters)
Cheque Book (for some payments)
Real Estate Agents Windows (for property searching – actually never did)
VCR (For Videos)
Music CD’s (I have not purchased one for 3 years)
Cannot think of any more things, I am sure there are a lot more. Share your ideas!