Brady Picks: Technology We Can't Live Without

From the latest high-tech gadgets to the Web sites that keep us sane, our team of more than 40 creative, development, administrative, account services and brand strategy staff answers the question: What technology can't we live without? Find out the electronic life jackets that let the Brady Communications staff function in a high-tech world.

"Without a doubt, it's hulu.com. With movies and all the shows I follow available without having to pay for them, hulu.com lets me catch up and stay current with all the things I want to watch. It's nice to have all those options just a click away."
– Kelly, project management

"I can't live without my cell phone. It can do everything I need and more, including my work e-mail. It lets me stay connected wherever I happen to be."
– Nicole, administration

"It has to be Google because it's my connection to the rest of the world. It's my brain. When I need to know something, Google helps me find it. When I can't remember something, Google remembers it for me."
– Alice, production

"I can't live without e-mail. It lets me communicate with friends no matter how far away they are. It's also practical: I can get real-time updates about important things like my bank account and bills."
– Claire, administration

"I'm usually about simplifying my life, but I can't live without my iPod. It makes my love of music accessible everywhere – on the bus, at the store. Wherever I am, I can hear what I want. Just having that portability is nice."
– Dan, account management

"I can't live without my iMac. I work with it, my music is on it, and it just keeps me in touch with the rest of the world. It's a less awkward, more fluid system that just makes my job, and my life, easier."
– Jane, production