1. email has revolutionized the way we communicate with friends, family and business colleagues. It not only make it easy to zip off quick messages to your loved ones, it also saves you from paying long-distance charges.

2. e-shopping is like peering through the windows of your favorite department store without actually being there. You can purchase all of your Christmas gifts without ever pulling your car out of the garage.

3. ebay is a bargain hunter’s dream. Where else can you find a pair of barely used ski boots for $25? It’s a relatively quick and painless way to sell your stuff, too. It sure beats setting up your own garage sale.

4. e-cards are fun to give and receive, and they’re perfect for those of us who can’t seem to remember to pick up a card until it’s too late.

5. e-waste may be overtaking your garage and attic, but you can finally rid the storage areas of those dead computers, TVs and cellphones by contacting your local recycling agency, which will take care of them for you.

6. e-learning has made it so uncool to go to school. Instead, you can earn your degree by taking courses online. And here’s the really good part: You can be tardy, skip class and call the teacher names without ever getting caught.

7. e-books are a perfect complement to e-learning. Instead of checking out a book at the library, you can download the text to your PDA and brush up on your literature while you ride the subway to work.

8. e-zines make good companions during long flights and when the only form of entertainment in the waiting room is a dusty stack of National Geographics. You can find all kinds of interesting—and current—magazine topics by going online.

9. e-publishing puts an end to all the newspapers and magazines cluttering up your home. You can subscribe to your favorite reading material and view it on your computer or PDA.

10. e-wallets may not be ready yet, but they promise to save web shoppers a lot of time and frustration when it comes to purchasing merchandise or services online. Your e-wallet will contain all the pertinent information (shipping address, billing address and credit card information) needed for the transaction so you don’t have to enter it every time you buy something.