Tag Archives: Blackberry

iPhone Withdrawal

Posted on June 29, 2009 by fwade_admin

A journalist/blogger, Topher, is undergoing sever Tech withdrawal by not using his smartphone for (gasp) an entire week. Follow jos journey back to the land of the techno-dinosaurs by reading his first account: Tech-Torture with Topher: Bye-Bye Smartphone, and follow … Continue reading →

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Converting Email into Scheduled Items

Posted on March 16, 2009 by fwade_admin

Ever since I learned that I could take an email and immediately transform it to an item in my schedule with its own start and end time, I have engaged in the habit almost daily. In Outlook 2007 it’s a … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Slavery Article

Posted on March 10, 2009 by fwade_admin

I wrote a post as a guest-writer the Stepcase LifeHack website entitled “Blackberry Slavery” that was published today.In the article, I describe how PDA’s armed with real-time email are allowing companies to take advantage of employees’ fears of losing their … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Slaves

Posted on November 4, 2008 by fwade_admin

Are companies forcing their employees to become slaves to their email devices? At some point in the future it’s not too hard to imagine that employees will be expected to not only have a cell phone in their possession at … Continue reading →

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Now, Everyone’s a Surgeon

Posted on October 7, 2008 by fwade_admin

There used to be a time when only surgeons had cell phones and beepers. Because  their jobs required quick responses that involved matters of life or death, it seemed to make sense.  After all, a couple of hours spent at … Continue reading →

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More Crackberry Madness

Posted on September 26, 2008 by fwade_admin

An interesting article in the Economist starts with the finding that “35% of BlackBerry users would choose their PDA over their spouse. While this is entertaining, the real shocker comes a bit later in the article: The vast majority of … Continue reading →

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Visiting a CrackBerry Forum

Posted on April 7, 2008 by fwade

I spent a few minutes this morning starting to do some research into how Blackberry’s are used. I visited the Crackberry Forum and have looking around for a conversation to join on how their productivity has been improving from using … Continue reading →

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