# What new technology do you use in your daily activities as opposed to previous ways? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422 "2013-01-08T00:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422/21 "2013-01-11T16:27:51Z")
I’m using the Rosetta Stone software to learn German. It’s actually quite fun. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422/22 "2013-01-11T17:35:01Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > I thought those would be great to have on Nook. > > But there IS NO F-E/E-F DICTIONARY AVAILABLE. And I looked both at Amazon and B&N. > > So it’s “dead tree or nothing”. > > Dadgummit, I want to use my newfangled gadget!! No French/English ebook dictionary available from B&N or Amazon? I find that very surprising. I just got a Kobo Glo bookreader and must search for F/E dictionaries for it… :: a little later :: Odd. I’m not seeing many standard dictionaries either. Grammar guides, smaller specialized dictionaries, slang, lessons, verb guides, cooking reference, business French, French for Dummies\*, Quebecois slang, even How To Talk Dirty In French… but no general-purpose dictionaries. \*I have French for Dummies, and I don’t recommend it for one reason: the pronunciation guide is grossly misleading. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422/23 "2013-01-11T20:21:01Z")
Most of mine is related to the iPad; I read the newspaper on my iPad, I have all of my company manuals on the iPad, and I use the iPad for my pilot logbook. I haven’t used a chequebook since the 1990s. I use a computer/iPad app to keep track of my finances. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422/24 "2013-01-11T22:19:17Z")
> [@Dereknocue67](#): > > I used to watch football on live TV. Now, I record about an hour of the game before beginning to watch and skip through an hours worth of Madison Avenue B/S. Usually, by the time the game is concluding, I’ve caught up to real time viewing. My favorite part of the game is the 10 second half time show! I love that about my DVR, too, the time I save by skipping commercials, which I hate anyway. It’s also nice to be able to time-shift viewing when you have a household member who works second shift (2pm to 10:30pm). ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422/25 "2013-01-12T00:14:48Z")
'nuther iPad user. It has replaced my daily newspaper, most of my magazines and along with a Bluetooth speaker, my radio. It has almost replaced my laptop and desktop - which are now used mostly for bill paying and record keeping. I text message occasionally on my smartphone, but most of that is done with iMessage on the iPad. Thanks to TalkATone and google voice, I also us the iPad to handle some phone calls. Oh yeah, folded paper maps are now just a memory… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-technology-do-you-use-in-your-daily-activities-as-opposed-to-previous-ways/646422.md?page=1)