50 things technology has stopped us doing

Checking maps, learning to spell, engaging with other humans.

Research released today by cloud-based back up company Mozy has revealed the ways in which technology is changing people's shopping and leisure habits.

it found a quarter of Brits confess to no longer buying CDs or owning a collection, whilst over 50 per cent no longer record favourite TV shows on VHS.

One quarter no longer compile photo albums, spending an average of 1.57 hours a week uploading photos instead.

Claire Galbois-Alcaix, speaking for Mozy, said: “Whist it is sometimes sad that certain traditional behaviours feature less and less in our everyday lives, this shift towards a dependence on technology is making life considerably easier. The advances in technology today bring us greater flexibility than ever – people can do things when and where it suits them best.”

Here's the top 50 list of stuff we're not doing so much...

1. Ring the cinema to find out times
2. Going into the travel agents to research a holiday
3. Record things using VHS
4. Dial directory enquiries
5. Use public telephones
6. Book tickets for events over the phone
7. Print photos
8. Put a classified ad in the shop window
9. Ring the speaking clock
10. Carry portable CD players
11. Write handwritten letters
12. Buy disposable cameras
13. Take plenty of change for pay phones
14. Make mix tapes
15. Pay bills at the post office
16. Use an address book
17. Check a map before or during car journey
18. Reverse charges in payphones
19. Go into the bank or building society to conduct your business
20. Buy TV listings
21. Own an encyclopedia
22. Queue to get car tax in Post Office
23. Develop and send off for photographs
24. Read a hard copy of the Yellow Pages
25. Look up something in dictionary
26. Remember phone numbers/ Have a phone book
27. Watch videos
28. Have pen friends
29. Use a telephone directory
30. Use pagers
31. Fax things
32. Buy CDs/ Have a CD collection
33. Pay by cheque
34. Make photo albums
35. Watch programmes at the time they are shown
36. Dial 1471 when you get home
37. Warm milk or other hot drinks on stove
38. Try on lots of pairs of shoes on high street
39. Hand wash clothes
40. Advertise in trading papers
41. Send love letters
42. Hand-write essays / school work
43. Buy flowers from a florist
44. Work out how to spell something yourself
45. Keep a personal diary
46. Send post cards
47. Buy newspapers
48. Hang washing out in winter         
49. Keep printed bills or bank statements
50. Visit car boot sales