Zombie-tech That Won't Die

74 Ars Technica by Casey Johnston  /  4h  //  keep unread  //  trash  //  preview Slow-moving zombie technologies that refuse to die Fax machines, Copper phone lines, Proprietary memory cards, Useless error codes, Text based BIOS settings, Paper receipts, Bulging wallets, Teletype, etc. Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock One of the things we love about technology is how fast it moves. New products and new services are solving our problems all the time, improving our connectivity and user experience on a nigh-daily basis. But underneath, there are the technologies that just keep hanging on. Every flesh wound, every injury, every rupture of their carcass levied by a new device or new method of doing things doesn't merit even so much as a flinch from them. They keep moving, slowly but surely, eating away at our livelihoods. They are the undead of the technology world, and they're coming for your brains. Below, you'll find some of technology's more persistent walkers—every time we seem to kill them off, more hordes clinging to their past relevancy lumber up to distract you. It's about time we lodged an axe in their skulls. Read 47 remaining paragraphs