Comments on: I am such a Luddite

By: I am such a Luddite

I am such a Luddite — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:45:12 +0000

[...] work and everything in between I am such a Luddite It seems everyone at the conference has a Blackberry. I don’t recall so many of these [...]

By: DaveB

DaveB — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:28:24 +0000

They cut both ways…I love being able to stay up to date, respond, and even file e-mails while I’m sitting at the airport, waiting for something/someone, stuck in traffic, etc. But, it’s a big problem with distractions during meetings, sometimes we have to go to the extent of holding “no blackberry” meetings, and that is just sad. Personally, I have been able (for the most part) to throw the thing in the drawer when I come home and have it stay there til morning.
Even though technology may further enable or perpetuate a workaholic lifestyle, in the end it is the user who has the power to set the boundaries…And if they can’t then it’s not necessarily a problem with the technology, is it?
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As for what’s going on, it is just the beginning of the explosion that Jobs and Gates talked about at D5 at the end of last month. Next year maybe you’ll see a FlipStart or two!

By: DaveK

DaveK — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:09:25 +0000

Corporations are deciding they want people to be accessible all the time, day or night. I hate this. Jim described it to me this week “If I have 5 minutes of down time, I can check my mail and reply”. When did “down time” become so evil that we need to fill it with the chatter of more email. Stop and smell the roses, people!