Comments on: Arrival of the CrackBerry http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/ Jason J. Thomas' Weblog: Now with more cowbell! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:31:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alex http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-38360 Alex Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:54:21 +0000 http://baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/#comment-38360 Everyone I know that has one ends up getting glued to it 24/7. It doesn't seem to matter if it was for business or not. It's the ultimate leash, where those who wish to reach you don't have to inconvenience themselves at all. Everyone I know that has one ends up getting glued to it 24/7. It doesn’t seem to matter if it was for business or not. It’s the ultimate leash, where those who wish to reach you don’t have to inconvenience themselves at all.

]]> By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-38168 JJT Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:21:14 +0000 http://baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/#comment-38168 Cham: I completely agree. The CrackBerry has limitations, and I learned a long time ago that one needs to have limits to how much work gets in the way of life. Paul: Your first comment was oh so true. Paul and Carol: As for the bluetooth headset, you do what Larry David did in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrXp1R1RPNU" rel="nofollow"><i>Curb Your Enthusiasm</i></a>. Priceless. Cham: I completely agree. The CrackBerry has limitations, and I learned a long time ago that one needs to have limits to how much work gets in the way of life.

Paul: Your first comment was oh so true.

Paul and Carol: As for the bluetooth headset, you do what Larry David did in Curb Your Enthusiasm. Priceless.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-38150 Paul Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:22 +0000 http://baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/#comment-38150 My biggest complaint with people using bluetooth headsets is it has become so much harder to figure out who's crazy and talking to imagined voices in their head. Used to be if you were walking down the street and the person in front of you was holding conversation with someone else who wasn't there you knew they were nuts. Now they might really be talking to someone. My biggest complaint with people using bluetooth headsets is it has become so much harder to figure out who’s crazy and talking to imagined voices in their head. Used to be if you were walking down the street and the person in front of you was holding conversation with someone else who wasn’t there you knew they were nuts. Now they might really be talking to someone.

]]> By: Carol http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-38147 Carol Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:26:56 +0000 http://baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/#comment-38147 The crackberry isn't so "self-important" anymore since everyone has one. The bluetooth ear thingy -- oh now you're talking self-important. You're safe so far, JJT. The crackberry isn’t so “self-important” anymore since everyone has one. The bluetooth ear thingy — oh now you’re talking self-important. You’re safe so far, JJT.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-38139 Paul Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:58:55 +0000 http://baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/#comment-38139 You should have gotten the Jebus phone. Then instead of looking like "one of 'those guys'" you could walk around with a nice air of smugness that is included in every box and look down on those boring corporate "those guys". ;-) You should have gotten the Jebus phone. Then instead of looking like “one of ‘those guys’” you could walk around with a nice air of smugness that is included in every box and look down on those boring corporate “those guys”. ;-)

]]> By: Cham http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-38136 Cham Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:50:34 +0000 http://baltimoremick.com/blog/2007/11/30/arrival-of-the-crackberry/#comment-38136 I love all sorts of little handheld devices, phones, PDAs, GPSs, you name it, I've made it work. However, after spending years carting around a handbag full of devices I started to assess the toll they were taking on other things I was trying to accomplish. I was spending less time concentrating on face to face meetings, just itching to get my hands on a toy in the bag. Somewhere along the line the bag of toys started taking over my life. Was my bluetooth working properly? Was my phone on? Did my bff call? What is in the email? I occasionally look at blogs though I no longer answer every email. Next week I kill my cell phone. I've traded my GPS for a paper map. And if my friends can't do me the decency to concentrate on whatever we are doing when we are together then I am begining to offload them as well. I'm getting much more done and feel better too. Watch that crackberry thing, it will take a toll on you that you won't notice until it is too late. Feel lucky that men aren't allowed to carry a handbag because it could be worse. I love all sorts of little handheld devices, phones, PDAs, GPSs, you name it, I’ve made it work. However, after spending years carting around a handbag full of devices I started to assess the toll they were taking on other things I was trying to accomplish. I was spending less time concentrating on face to face meetings, just itching to get my hands on a toy in the bag. Somewhere along the line the bag of toys started taking over my life. Was my bluetooth working properly? Was my phone on? Did my bff call? What is in the email?

I occasionally look at blogs though I no longer answer every email. Next week I kill my cell phone. I’ve traded my GPS for a paper map. And if my friends can’t do me the decency to concentrate on whatever we are doing when we are together then I am begining to offload them as well. I’m getting much more done and feel better too.

Watch that crackberry thing, it will take a toll on you that you won’t notice until it is too late. Feel lucky that men aren’t allowed to carry a handbag because it could be worse.

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