The point of technological advancement is to make life easier, faster and more efficient. New features are supposed to streamline old tasks, and automate tedious routines. But this is not always the case.

Sometimes a new technology makes things more complex, more frustratingly difficult to use and more time consuming. Be it poor design, an unnecessary extra step, or simply a well-intentioned but poorly-placed bell and whistle, new technologies sometimes do nothing more than irritate the hell out of everyone.

This week, we look at a few of those pet peeves of the technology world. Not surprisingly, this list was difficult to whittle down to 10, so there are a couple of honourable mentions at the end.

As always, we invite users to share their thoughts with us, and add some of their own electronic annoyances.