I have two very active kids and a fulltime job.... I need to be able to have at arm's length my work and personal calendar. That's why I had a PDA for so many years. Now that I can also check email while waiting at the doctors, the game, the _____, find I can actually find a few minutes in the day for me.
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > I can touch type, but it doesn't cause me any problems with using a > blackberry. > > A phone call will not always work. For instance, now. > > My phone costs less than 300, too. > I love my desktop and laptop, but neither is a replacement for my > smartphone. > > > -ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker > Sent from my Verizon Smartphone > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:41:48 > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The Impending Demise of Palm > > Really? My netbook cost less than $300.00, and I'd take that over a > smartphone any day. > > I'm a touch typist, and *cannot* wrap my mind around a phone-sized device. > > Plus, if it's a one-liner response to something, a phone call will suffice. > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:33, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you're creating memos, perhaps. > > > > For standard email communication, a PDA/smartphone is more than adequate. > I can process a considerable amount of email on my phone -- in far more > places than a laptop would be appropriate or convenient. > > > > And, at a much better price. > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Kurt Buff > > To: NT Issues > > ReplyTo: NT Issues > > Subject: Re: The Impending Demise of Palm > > Sent: Mar 9, 2010 1:04 PM > > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 09:51, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> <snippage> > >> Besides who really needs to keep track of their appointments on the > phone. > >> Netbooks and laptops can do more. > >> </snippage> > >> > >> You're kidding right!? If you aren't, then don't forget about email. > No > >> one needs email on their phone, a full client can do more. > > > > Actually, I agree with that sentiment. Email on a phone is an > abomination. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > -ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker > > Sent from my Verizon Smartphone > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
