OK I am feeling like a total techno-dork. I have NO IDEA how to work the text feature on my phone, nor did I on my old phone! Once in a while I will get a text message from someone and then be like "DAMMIT" and have to call or email them back.
My niece is a textaholic. I have to say I find it a bit annoying because she will check her text messages every other minute when we do something. :) However..I am not much of a cell phone user anyway...last time I checked I had 4000 minutes rolled over. :) I mainly use it at work to keep from using the company phone and to keep up with my fiancee...usually at Home Depot when he wants me to pick up something and I have no idea what it is! Melissa >From: "Bill Swallow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Sue Heim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [TCP] Friday nuttiness... >Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:22:52 -0400 > > > 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 ______________________________________________ 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
