> I text message a lot. A friend who lives in MV texts me all the time. If > he's on the road and not on IM, or having lunch somewhere, and is thinking > of me, we text. If my manager is thinking of something she forgot to tell me > and she's at the docs, we text. If I'm thinking of someone, I'll text. > > Granted, texting using my Blackberry is easier than with my RaZR, but if you > do it enough you get used to it and can type quite quickly. Plus, there's > the little acronyms and shortcuts (although they didn't work so well for > blind beau, since the reader on his Palm would pronounce the letters if it > didn't recognize the words -- he always had to stop and think about "c u sn" > or "lvg now").
I txt a lot as well, mainly because most of my family and many of my friends primarily txt rather than call. I had to upgrade to an unlimited txt plan just to keep my cell bills down. ;) But it's convenient for all the reasons that people have listed. Plus many phones now have a full language dictionary that will narrow your word options down as you key, removing the need to hit a key multiple times. For example, "hello" is 43556 instead of 4433555555666. I'll admit a qwerty pad would be useful, but cell-size is just too small to be much more efficient, IMO. At least for the price tag. For now I'm happy with my quasi-intelligent cell phone. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob "I see your OOO message and raise you a clue." ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
