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Technology is eroding the need for a personal touch in relationships and the change is here to stay... Once upon a time, people wrote letters. With a pen in hand and a writing pad on the lap, they styled each and every word in an individualistic manner, choosing expressions that conveyed their emotions with utmost care. In today’s times, there is hardly any time for such luxury. Forget sitting back and drafting a letter for our loved ones, we choose to send SMSes during occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and marriages. A birthday SMS reads “Hv a gr8 day. Tk cr.” A sms for a friend’s marriage reads, “Hr’s wishn u a fantastic life ahd.” Emotions are being expressed with such surgical precision that relationships are losing their personal touch. E-cards, somehow, don’t convey the emotions in a way that cards made out of paper — and with a few words scribbled inside — do. Yet, during every momentous occasion of our lives, we receive a large number of E-cards, among which sever...

Recent trends suggest that people of this digital age are suffering from Computer Stress Syndrome (CSS)... Do you feel lost and disgusted as soon as something goes wrong with your computer or laptop? Or do you feel like throwing your slick new handset if it’s not functioning smoothly for a brief while? If yes, you are suffering from something called Computer Stress Syndrome (CSS). According to a recent study, more than ninety per cent of people depend so heavily on computers and other gadgets in their personal lives that the moment something goes wrong, they just panic. Facing continuous technical anxiety and challenge in setting up new computer products, keeping up with software upgrades and migrating to new applications; or dealing with malware infections and web threats, is creating unnecessary anguish and anxiety. That’s not surprising though. After all, modern technology, which has made our lives easier, is like a double-edged sword. It’s not a cakewalk to understand the lates...