For a long time, I believed the technological advance that altered my life the most was the ATM machine. Actually, I'm too young to have ever been inconvenied by rushing out in the middle of work to withdraw cash from a bank before they all closed at 2:00 pm. But I remember family members complaining about it, and I was so glad that I was born just in the right year that I would never have to deal with such an inconvenience. I do remember asking my Dad why all banks closed at 2:00 pm and he had no idea, but he could tell me that's where the expression "bankers hours" came from. The irony now is that I almost never go to a bank because I pay for everything with debit or credit cards, which are virtually accepted everywhere now. So, I would say the second technological advance that altered my life is debit cards. I never carry cash anymore. I have a really weird fat wallet with zippers that holds a gazillion store member cards (Ralph's card, Best Buy card, CVS card, Staples card, etc.), but it can't hold cash very well unless I fold the bills very tiny.
I have two computers at work and two computers at home, which I use constantly, but no cell phone at all. The reactions I get from people when they ask for my cell phone number and I tell them I don't have one is always amusing.
