Comments on: Are You a Crackberry Addict?

By: Wigs

Wigs — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:18 +0000

Whatever happened to waiting until they call back a second time? That way you know it’s important enough to talk to them. This is how I do it and I spend less time than most talking and getting more done than most. There is no need to carry 5 weeks of communications with you. Just deal with what needs to be done when it needs to be done.

By: Disruptive Telephony

Disruptive Telephony — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:38:25 +0000

Are you enslaved or liberated by your crack^H^H^H^H^HBlackBerry?…

That’s the question that both Alec Saunders and Ars Technica ask in regard to a news release out of “Digital Life America” entitled “BlackBerry Backlash? Americans Split on ‘Always On’ Culture” (PDF). The release, timed to coincide with the 3GSM…

By: Ed Weaver

Ed Weaver — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:01:18 +0000

My wife and I both have BBs - I highly recommend that.

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:39:19 +0000

I regularly get email from my boss at 11pm. It’s not that unusal.

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links for 2007-02-16 | RickMahn.com — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:20:55 +0000

[...] Are You a Crackberry Addict? If this isn’t the truth for most people I know with a BB. I’ve managed to avoid the BB curse, but do have push mail through a 3rd party hosted exchange service on the ‘net along with some other systems. (tags: Exchange Email Blackberry Service) [...]

By: Magnus

Magnus — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:04:06 +0000

The BB allows me to not have my glowing laptop on all the time, following me from room to room or down in my computer room away from my wife. I can check email, type and maintain eye contact at all times LOL

I’ve learned to turn it off while on the golf course though.

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Protect Your Skull While You Destroy Your Thumbs | DarrenBarefoot.com — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:54:56 +0000

[...] Mark Evans has some good thoughts on Blackberries, and links to this excellent Rick Mercer piece: [...]

By: Duane Brown

Duane Brown — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:33:18 +0000

It’s about a work/life balance. When I’m out of the office, I check my BB maybe once every few hours, just to make sure I didn’t miss an important e-mail. Otherwise, people can wait to get a reply from me because odds are that it wasn’t important to begin with. Everyone has to find out what works best for them.

By: Ian Barr

Ian Barr — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:31:04 +0000

I always get a kick out people responding on their devices in bars and nightclubs. How many times have you been out with friends only to have them stop mid sentence to check an ‘urgent’ email? As you alluded to, it’s a matter of the user controlling the technology vs. the technology controlling the user.

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:29:47 +0000

You’re right: it is about work-life balance. It’s also about focus. The biggest complaint I get from my wife is I’m always multi-tasking - looking the BB, reading the newspaper, and trying to talk to her at the same time. It drives her crazy.