Living in the future: 15 ways the computer changed my life

Having worked with computers most of my life, I've witnessed first-hand the many changes that it has brought about to our lives. I thought it would interesting to pick the 15 computer-related innovations that have most changed my life.

1. Databases -- I once had a job summer filing inventory cards for Diebold. All day long, I'd drop 3" x 5" cards into their numerically proper place in file drawers. Want a snapshot of inventory? Pull out all the cards, record the total on each. Type it up. By the time you're done, the inventory has turned over twice. Databases drove the dramatic increase in efficiency of U.S. corporations, and they put money in all of our pockets.