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The article has some good points but I don't think it's bad in all cases.
Talking while eating, for one, isn't and never has been a problem as far as I know. Eating is somewhat mindless and concentrating on picking up food with your fork shouldn't be distracting you from the conversation.
I think that there are certain things that you should not do together but for a lot of things it's fine - it really just comes down to how much concentration you need to do each thing well.
For example, I can do pretty much anything but reading while I'm walking. I can eat, talk on the phone, talk to my friend, daydream, listen to music and it really doesn't matter because walking isn't something that takes concentration. I could probably read too, but I'd like to make sure I'm not stepping in poo or bumping into people.
However, while writing a paper, I like to have things relatively quiet. Essays are things that need concentration and, although I can block out any music if I get into whatever I'm writing, a lot of times, my mind starts to stray to the music and the words in the music and the beat and I have to stop for a minute because I lost my train of thought.
I don't multitask that much when it comes to things that I want done well. But there are a lot of things where that doesn't matter.
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