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I'm in the undecided group, for now. I know I couldn't live without my PDA now (oen reason I like Dell and their excellent support+next day replacement policy). It _remembers_ a lot of things for me (literally hundreds of passwords, notes, contacts, etc). I'm not sure I'd be any smarter without it, though.
I still know how to do all the math in my head if I need to, but I don't need to. I can remember all the most important phone numbers I need when I want them, I look up the rest. I _don't_ remember all my passwords, but I'd probably use only a few if I didn't have the PDA to remember them for me, which isn't the best habit, but is a common one.
I still think it's too early to tell if the technology really makes us dumber. The present day lifestyle requires a lot more us intellectually, and our technology supports that... If we didn't have the tech, we wouldn't need to be as smart!
Craig the fence-sitter.
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