Why Hi-Tech Modern Life Makes Us Gadget-Rich yet Skill-Poor

Western MailApril 21, 2006

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Just like children's cartoon hero, Inspector Gadget, today's hi- tech satnav systems, computers et al mean we have all the gear but no idea. Catherine Jones asks what other skills today's technology is killing?

IT'S one thing to enjoy the novelty of a trend but quite another for it to wipe out an entire way of life.

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Why Hi-Tech Modern Life Makes Us Gadget-Rich yet Skill-Poor

Satnav systems are the latest menace in the technological wave that is rendering society ever more incapable of helping itself.

As debit card spending overtakes notes and coins for the first time, it is predicted the cheque - which demands being able to spe...

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