Top 3 different things: 1) being on time for meetings at work, knowing who I'm meeting, and knowing how to contact them if plans change. The Exchange service makes all of this possible.
2) another aspect of Exchange is that I can now get my work email on my phone, and have it integrated to my calendar etc. That means I can actually use boring/unproductive time in long meetings for something useful - like catch up on responding to unread mail. One of my staff says he knows I'm in a boring meeting when I start responding to questions he had 3 days ago. ;) 3) I find that I'm using twitter far more on the iPhone than I did via the web site before. I now know more about what random people I distantly know are up to. I'm still finding out if this is actually useful, but it's more interesting than watching TV. -Jeff ________________________________________________________________________________ Jeff Axup, Ph.D. Principal Consultant, User Design LLC, San Diego Research: Mobile Group Research Methods, Social Networks, Group Usability E-mail: axup <at> userdesign.com Blog: http://mobilecommunitydesign.com Moblog: http://memeaddict.blogspot.com "Designers mine the raw bits of tomorrow. They shape them for the present day." - Bruce Sterling ________________________________________________________________________________ On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Shaun Bergmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Unfortunately, being Canadian I don't own an iPhone yet. > However, I've been watching these responses and one of the things that I've > really caught from this list (as well as talking to other iPhone users) is > that the GPS functionality has really made an impact on the users ability > to > navigate accurately while driving. > > So many of the responses are expectedly referencing how the iPhone has > changed the immediate personal lives and actions of the device owner, ("I > don't miss the turnpike exit anymore") but on a much bigger scale, think > about how a device like this is actually making an impact when the sheer > number of users is taken into account. The GPS functionality seems to be > really well designed and heavily used. > > I am completely enamoured with the idea of sustainable interaction design, > and although a pretty much disposable device such as the iPhone misses the > mark in many ways, I love the fact that it has most likely reduced fuel > consumption and emission when its global scale is taken into account. > > I would hope that we as a group can always start with the "user's needs", > and then take a step back and picture how our work will affect ALL the > "users" over time. > > Shaun > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Todd Zaki Warfel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > In order of use: > > 1. Use of GPS on things like Google maps, Yelp, and other search related > > things. > > > > 2. Surfing web and email more often > > > > 3. Twitterrific to view and update status, whereas previously I just > texted > > to 404-40 or whatever the number is > > > > 4. Playing Texas Hold 'em (games) > > > > Cheers! > > > > Todd Zaki Warfel > > President, Design Researcher > > Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. > > ---------------------------------- > > Contact Info > > Voice: (215) 825-7423 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blog: http://toddwarfel.com > > Twitter: zakiwarfel > > ---------------------------------- > > In theory, theory and practice are the same. > > In practice, they are not. > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
