Online Technology: Convenience Is Just a Click Away

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Katherine Bonfante is senior digital editor for Control and ControlDesign. You can email her at [email protected] or check out her Google+ profile.Remember when the milk man delivered your milk in glass bottles or when the only way to send a short message fast was by telegram? Remember using your hand to turn a knob on the TV to change the channel? Or using the stove and a pot to make popcorn?

I don't remember any of those fun times. I was fortunate (or maybe not so much) to be raised in a more technologically advanced era. Growing accustomed to technology has made me just a bit lazy—I mean dependent on it—and I'm always looking to find newer technology that will make my life easier.

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