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So what kind of technology and stuff do you use that you consider to be outdated? How do you define the words outdated or obsolete? Why do you still use it?
I use snail mail because I like the post office and I want to support it. At first, it was mostly because I didn't feel like setting up auto-bill pay when I moved out (moving takes a lot of work and the temporary inconvenience of setting up bill pay was more than I could bear though it would have paid off). But now, with the Post Office in trouble, I don't mind paying what's essentially a $.45 tax on top of my bills to keep it running. I think snail mail is outdated for many things like paying bills because of the internet.
I still use cash occasionally because the washing and drying machines I use don't accept debit as do a few stores. Otherwise, I'd never use cash. I don't even use a local bank - I have a convenient and awesome internet one. Cash is pretty obsolete in my opinions but it still has a niche I suppose, as does snail mail. Similarly, I still use checks because I pay my bills through the mail and they are also obsolete because of Debit/Credit and the Internet.
I still use physical discs (blu rays and occasional dvds) to watch movies. I can't stream everything I want online and I can't stream hardly any 3D movies so I am basically forced to use discs. I think that as with snail mail, the internet has more or less obsoleted disc media. I almost exclusively download my PC games and my music (which I pay for, I don't steal).
I use a stand-alone GPS unit when I have to travel off major highways. I think they are obsoleted by smartphones. My smartphone and the GPS navigation app on it need a data (cellular) connection and the network I'm on sucks and doesn't extend off of the major highways. This means the GPS on my phone won't work off the highway or out of town so I have kept my old stand-alone GPS unit.
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I don't use a landline though which is obsolete in my opinion. I don't make enough calls period or long-distance calls in particular to justify a landline phone when I already have to have a cellular.
Does anyone still use fax machines or pagers?
I think PC's will be obsolete for all but niche applications and extreme power users as the chips keep shrinking and getting more powerful. The biggest drawback to mobile devices is really the batteries but I think that too will be sorted out sooner or later.
I use snail mail because I like the post office and I want to support it. At first, it was mostly because I didn't feel like setting up auto-bill pay when I moved out (moving takes a lot of work and the temporary inconvenience of setting up bill pay was more than I could bear though it would have paid off). But now, with the Post Office in trouble, I don't mind paying what's essentially a $.45 tax on top of my bills to keep it running. I think snail mail is outdated for many things like paying bills because of the internet.
I still use cash occasionally because the washing and drying machines I use don't accept debit as do a few stores. Otherwise, I'd never use cash. I don't even use a local bank - I have a convenient and awesome internet one. Cash is pretty obsolete in my opinions but it still has a niche I suppose, as does snail mail. Similarly, I still use checks because I pay my bills through the mail and they are also obsolete because of Debit/Credit and the Internet.
I still use physical discs (blu rays and occasional dvds) to watch movies. I can't stream everything I want online and I can't stream hardly any 3D movies so I am basically forced to use discs. I think that as with snail mail, the internet has more or less obsoleted disc media. I almost exclusively download my PC games and my music (which I pay for, I don't steal).
I use a stand-alone GPS unit when I have to travel off major highways. I think they are obsoleted by smartphones. My smartphone and the GPS navigation app on it need a data (cellular) connection and the network I'm on sucks and doesn't extend off of the major highways. This means the GPS on my phone won't work off the highway or out of town so I have kept my old stand-alone GPS unit.
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I don't use a landline though which is obsolete in my opinion. I don't make enough calls period or long-distance calls in particular to justify a landline phone when I already have to have a cellular.
Does anyone still use fax machines or pagers?
I think PC's will be obsolete for all but niche applications and extreme power users as the chips keep shrinking and getting more powerful. The biggest drawback to mobile devices is really the batteries but I think that too will be sorted out sooner or later.
