Even in simpler tasks the software often demands as much from its user as it does from the machine it resides on. Most of these work in pretty much the same way, offering the user the capability to manage their appointments with an electronic calendar, their contacts with an electronic Rolodex and their to do lists with electronic reminders. This sounds like nirvana to the terminally disorganised and to some extent it is. The catch is this. Personally I find them critical for remembering people's birthdays which I never remember, yet I often go back to paper and a pen to list my activities for the next day, a simpler and more effective solution to that problem.
Writers fall to their knees for a good word processor.
These magnificent tools run second only to spreadsheets in sheer utility and the length of time they have been a part of personal computing. The sheer utility they bring to the task of writing is undeniable but they are also the source of most of the world's bad writing. A good word processor enhances one's ability to create literature or to write dross. You can do it faster and more effortlessly than you ever thought possible but it has still got to come from your head and your heart. Computers are selling in unprecedented quantities these days.