This article would have been interesting if included actual suggestions for replacement icons. Being anachronistic isn't inherently a flaw. However, if our att

This article would have been interesting if included actual suggestions for replacement icons. Being anachronistic isn't inherently a flaw. However, if our attachment to anachronism is preventing us from using more intuitive icons, then our bias toward anachronism is something we should examine critically. So, the real question is: are there more intuitive visual representations available for common computer actions? What does an e-mail address book look like?