::*'''Smart phones''', '''Blackberries''', '''tablets''', etc.::*'''Checking e-mail''' on a daily basis.::*'''Checking weather conditions''' or '''checking school cancellations''' on web-pages.::*'''Expectation (no longer luxury) of wireless connectivity in public places''' (eg. McDonalds has now gone wireless).::*Feeling of '''"disconnection from World" if Internet service is down'''.