My two latest and greatest new products are:
The Swiffer (yes, Swiffer does it again!) duster is a light-weight magic wand with a little fluffy, fuzzy disposable attachment that picks up dust in every possible nook and cranny. It's great for flower arrangements, (which are a nightmare to dust), pictures, nick-nacs or whatever. Just swiff it around everywhere, poke it into hard to reach crevices and in just seconds you are done. You can even do a little Snow White dance and whistle while you work. When the fluffy part looks nice and dirty just toss it in the trash and and put on another one. It's up there on the top of my list.
Windex has come up with their own disposable window washing system (copying the Swiffer success, no doubt). For outdoor windows, Windex has some pre-soaped pads that you attach to handle which you can put on an expandable pole. Simply spray your outside windows with the hose, wipe them down with the pad and spray again. The windows will dry clean, clear and spotless! No ladder, no squeegy, no sweat! Each pad will do about 20 windows.
P.S. No I'm not being paid and I don't own stock in Proctor and Gamble and the S. C. Johnson corporation.