Springs Branch
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For me, the distinction between phones and computers became fully blurred when one of the technology evangelists at my workplace decided we no-longer needed phones on our desks and could all use Skype for Business via our laptops instead.The point is (and one I made earlier in the thread) is that it's no longer just a phone. It's a general-purpose computer which is small enough to fit into your pocket and able to fulfil a wide range of tasks. The ability to act like a telephone is just one of the many functions that a smartphone can perform.
Now the two seconds it used to take to pick up the handset and poke three buttons to ring Gerald in Accounts takes much longer - by the time you've checked whether the app is already open, waited for it to open, put on your headset & microphone, then scolled down to the person's name with your mouse. At least you now get to see Gerald's ugly mug when he answers. And while I'm waiting for him to look up the answer to my question, I can have a crafty browse of Rail Forums on my smartphone. Awesome technology.
I recently listened to a podcast where an IT security expert was being interviewed on various aspects of internet criminality. He said, despite what the banks may tell you, he would never use online banking for his own accounts, even today, for precisely the reason you mention - "always two steps ahead".Yet I hear that the global criminal fraternity are always two steps ahead of any online banking security measures put in place by the banks.
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