Comments on: Are You Addicted to Your BlackBerry?

By: Daniel Franklin

Daniel Franklin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:53:10 +0000

I do have my laptop and my mobile phone. These two are my most precious gadgets of this moment, most especially my mobile. It helps me easily access my email, my messenger id, etc everywhere in the house.

By: menno

menno — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:59:32 +0000

I’ve ben using a Blackberry for about four months and absolutely love it!
Because I’ve got an hour and a half communte, I can now get my e-mail done on while on the train, and that gives me almost two hours extra time with my family. I even get to work (out) in teh garden again.

Too bad I can not automatically turn data services on and off @ certain times to keep the little light from flashing though…

By: Jack Braun

Jack Braun — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:35:34 +0000

Bob you always work 12 hours a day? And never go out? Sounds like you are a little to obsessed with work and wealth. You’ve got enough money, take it easy.

Also, go on a vacation.

By: Nicky

Nicky — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:09:07 +0000

I love gadgets and tech stuff but I especially love my Blackberry. Not only do I not need to be chained all day to my computer (laptop) in order to work, send and receive email, I can stay in touch with my business and personal contacts as and when I need to, whereever I am That includes my social networks. I have my schedule and other productivity applications that work for me.

I am a consumate list maker and my lists are on my BB all in one place. On a recent visit home to the UK I switched off my data services and just used it as a PDA. It was great for journaling my holiday and jotting down ideas on the fly - and I didn’t pay roaming… We had high-speed in our hotel.
Addicted? I don’t think so, but I wouldn’t want to be without mine. It’s far too useful.
Before my BB I had an HP Ipaq pda, and vowed I’d never get a BB. Then I began my business and my BB is excellent for that. Never say never.

It’s possible to control your tools usage - that’s all down to the user. And as for losing contacts from company owned Blackberries… if those workers had backed them up regularly to their personal contact lists or they’d still have them.

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:10:28 +0000

It never ceases to amaze me how Pavlovian we have all become.

I do not have a land line at home, do have a Treo with email from home and office, a laptop at home and another at the office…voice mail and inboxes abound and I only listen to and read on my terms and in my time.

Time management experts recommend reading e- and snail-mail two times a day. Voice mail I listen to more frequently but still on my terms.

It is not the tool, it is the use.

By: Richard Emmons

Richard Emmons — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:12:50 +0000

The employees at Lehman Bros. sure got a surprise when their company declared bankruptcy: They arrived at work Monday and their Blackberries and cell phones did not work. So they lost all their contacts when they needed them most: when they were laid off and needed to network.

By: dianacacy

dianacacy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:41:37 +0000

As a copywriter, I can see the lack of need for constant communication and technology. But as an internet marketer, perhaps …

I saw this video awhile back and finally found it again. It’s with Buck Rizvi and how he dealt with a breakdown while on vacation through the use of his cell phone.

I say as long as you have the self-control to manage the use of your gadgets, you shouldn’t be in danger of becoming addicted. Now, when the teenagers of today become the professionals of tomorrow - that’s another story. *grin*

Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszLPUAAGJc

It’s on youtube.com which isn’t working well for me since their maintenance last night. It might be just on my end though.

By: Achinta Mitra

Achinta Mitra — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:40:16 +0000

Hi Bob,

No BlackBerry, BlueTooth or wireless laptops for me. I do use my cell phone when I’m out of the house and on those rare occasions that I’m on the road to stay in touch with my office. I use my trusty old Palm Pilot to keep my To Do lists and appointments. Otherwise, like you Bob, I’m chained to my desk 10-12 hours a day working on laptops and desktops.

I would be out of business without computers and the Internet. My PDA is more convenient than a paper Day Planner. Cell phones can sometimes become your only connection to the outside world as I recently experienced having survived Hurricane Ike. I live in Houston and for five days, we were without power, landlines, water and only spotty cell service. Still I feel blessed having come through relatively unscathed compared to those who lost a lot more in Galveston and other cities along the Gulf Coast.

By: Erik Deckers

Erik Deckers — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:14:21 +0000

I love my Blackberry. I got into the habit of carrying one when I was in crisis communication for my state government. When I went to a new job, I was excited to get another one. While I am available after hours, I am lucky to work in a job where I don’t need to be. Instead, I use it to stay in touch with my friends and social network. I don’t check email before bed, but will check it a couple times during a weekend.

By: Kelja

Kelja — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:28:09 +0000

I’m on a business trip in the San Jose, CA area - Silicon Valley. For dinner, I eat a a restaurant outside on the patio at a fashionable shopping area. Here, every other person walks around, trance-like, either talking, texting or reading their cell devices. It’s really something, funny if not a bit frightening.

A glimpse of the future?

Personally, I try not to use my cell phone too much. I get much grief from family, friends and business associates for being so difficult to reach. I like that.