problems.md

Mapping problem parts to appropriate tech

There are some overlaps.

Messaging

(I send a message & hope to get something back later)

Text

Email
Mobile phone text messages, SMS
Instant Messaging

Voice

Voice messages

Talking

(I say something and wait for a response) Telephone
Instant Messaging
Voice chat
Video chat

Meetings (team sized)

Tele-conferencing voice systems
Desktop video chat
Tele-conferencing video systems (outside the scope of this page)

Most of the above can be parts of a larger system that includes a map of individual's social network

'Meetups' & Conferences (audiences that wouldn't fit around a table)

Sharing documents

Email: remote mail client or web email
Shared file systems:
Web sites, blogs & wikis

Software

Office:

Planning & Schedules

Sharing visuals

White-boards - software or digital photos
Shared desktops

Taking control of a remote PC

Lights-out computing

Technologies to run servers that you can't physically access.