50 things that show that you’re not plugged-in to the digital age

8th Dec '11 by Core. Category: Blog. No Comments ».

Are you fully engaged with the Digital Age?  Not so, according to recently published research, if you do any of the 50 things outlined below.

The list- which is the result of detailed research into how our love affair with technology has affected the lives of 3,000 adults over the last 30 years – was released earlier this week and provides a comprehensive picture of the way that our lives are being affected by gadgets.

Activity such as owning physical media, using hardcopies of things like phone books, or even using a map to check your location are all soon doomed to be deemed archaic, as an ever-increasing number of us are relying on the internet, smartphones and satnavs to instantly access the information that we’re after.

But it’s the much-maligned post office that perhaps fairs worst from the research, with traditional services, such as paying bills or renewing your car tax at a branch, falling foul of the convenience afforded by the internet.

We’ve reproduced the list in full below – why not try to remember the last time that you did any of the following (and be honest!):

Activities for technophobes:

1                   Ring the cinema to find out times

2                   Visit a travel agent to research a holiday

3                   Record things on VHS tape

4                   Dial directory enquiries

5                   Use public phones

6                   Book tickets over the phone

7                   Print photos

8                   Put an ad in the shop window

9                   Ring the speaking clock

10                 Carry portable CD players

11                 Write letters by hand

12                 Buy disposable cameras

13                 Take change for pay phones

14                 Make mix tapes

15                 Pay bills at the Post Office

16                 Use an address book

17                 Check a map for a car journey

18                 Reverse charges in payphones

19                 Visit a bank or building society

20                 Buy TV listings

21                 Own an encyclopaedia

22                 Queue for car tax at a post office

23                 Develop and send off for photos

24                 Read the Yellow Pages

25                 Look up something in a dictionary

26                 Remember phone numbers or have a phone book

27                 Watch videos

28                 Have pen friends

29                 Use a phone director

30                 Use pagers

31                 Fax things

32                 Buy CDs or have a CD collection

33                 Pay by cheque

34                 Make photo albums

35                 Watch programmes at the time they are shown

36                 Dial 1471

37                 Warm hot drinks on the stove

38                 Try on lots of shoes in shops

39                 Hand wash clothes

40                 Advertise in trading papers

41                 Send love letters

42                 Hand write essays or schoolwork

43                 Buy flowers from a florist

44                 Work out how to spell something yourself

45                 Keep a personal diary

46                 Send postcards

47                 Buy newspapers

48                 Hang washing out in winter

49                 Keep printed bills or statements

50                 Go to car boot sales

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