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Internet access wasn't going to be possible.  

The articles note that using the Internet and especially being overly tied to our PDAs, Twitter streams, and Facebook pages can result in decreased patience, concentration, and ability to "analyze things with any depth and nuance," as one psychologist notes. The quotes from Bay Area folks who feel they're addicted to their computers, PDAs, or Facebook pages are poignant and a little scary. As one woman reports, "My husband has even banned my BlackBerry from the dining table as I was too obsessed with chec  

Technology can be seductive because it provides an instant reward - a text message from a friend, success in a video game or stimulating news on a Web site - that is not necessarily harmful.  

But mental health experts say an addiction can form - just as with gambling - when people keep seeking that intermittent, unpredictable reward.