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The top 10 unsolved tech problems? help wanted

Update: here’s a revised list based on all the comments (thanks).

I posted weeks ago asking for suggestions for top problems consumers face with technology that are  so persistent we forget they’re there. Here’s the best of the 40+ comments I received.

1. Making a 3-way conference call without hanging up on people
2. Hooking up a laptop to a projector hitch free
3. Remembering to switch phone mode in a movie theater / airplane flight + remembering to switch it out when it’s over.
4. Transferring a phone call
5. Video + whiteboard conferencing for > 2 people
6. Lack of a universal, no-hassle cord free gadget recharger
7. Unified / simple manager for all your inboxes (social networks,  instant messaging accounts, twitter, text messaging, voicemail – it should all be managed in one simple way)
8. Keeping music in sync across all computers and devices
9. Remembering online passwords (lots of people recommended 1Password)
10. Using technology to broaden viewpoints, rather than reinforcing narrow world views (ok, that’s a human problem, but still).

Know of a) solutions to these? b) other problems that should be on the list?