Comments on: SlackBerry http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/slackberry/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:05:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Project Syndicate » PDA showdown: Blackberry vs. Treo 700p http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/slackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-310350 Project Syndicate » PDA showdown: Blackberry vs. Treo 700p Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:19:06 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/10/17/slackberry/#comment-310350 <p>[...] For me, at least. I’ve been a user of Palm OS since around 1999 or so. About 9 months ago, or so, I got a Blackberry. I tried real hard to find some love for the ‘berry, but it was tough going. There are relatively few third party apps for the ‘berry, which was a surprising letdown. On the other hand, the ‘berry did what it was supposed to do pretty well. It was an okay phone, though I always felt dorky talking into it. And it was an okay calendar and organizer, though I never really dug into it once I began to understand that it would never really bend to my will. The email stuff was fine, though I don’t really need or want push email. I’d rather just hit a button and get the email when I want to get the email. I had some minor gripes with the email sync between the ‘berry and my Powerbook, but nothing that was a dealbreaker, just annoyances. The bluetooth functionality never really worked for me–apparently RIM used some obscure version of bluetooth that eliminated the use of some software that I wanted to use. Overall, though, the ‘berry and I had a rather lukewarm relationship. I was known to let it run out of battery power and just leave it that way for days. That’s about how much I relied on it’s organizational capabilities. [...]</p> [...] For me, at least. I’ve been a user of Palm OS since around 1999 or so. About 9 months ago, or so, I got a Blackberry. I tried real hard to find some love for the ‘berry, but it was tough going. There are relatively few third party apps for the ‘berry, which was a surprising letdown. On the other hand, the ‘berry did what it was supposed to do pretty well. It was an okay phone, though I always felt dorky talking into it. And it was an okay calendar and organizer, though I never really dug into it once I began to understand that it would never really bend to my will. The email stuff was fine, though I don’t really need or want push email. I’d rather just hit a button and get the email when I want to get the email. I had some minor gripes with the email sync between the ‘berry and my Powerbook, but nothing that was a dealbreaker, just annoyances. The bluetooth functionality never really worked for me–apparently RIM used some obscure version of bluetooth that eliminated the use of some software that I wanted to use. Overall, though, the ‘berry and I had a rather lukewarm relationship. I was known to let it run out of battery power and just leave it that way for days. That’s about how much I relied on it’s organizational capabilities. [...]

]]> By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/slackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-306996 Phil Gerbyshak Wed, 19 Oct 2005 03:05:56 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/10/17/slackberry/#comment-306996 I've got a CrackBerry too, and so do most of the leaders in my organization. It's actually funny when you see people who don't know how to use them get them for the first time for the pure status of it. Mine isn't working right now, and it has totally whacked out my calendar. I guess that gives me an excuse to miss meetings. I also enjoy my BB most of the time, though it sometimes feels like it's a weight around my neck that I'm tacitly expected to check on all the time. I haven't played with any of the tools available, so I can't speak from a GTD perspective. Sorry Bren. I’ve got a CrackBerry too, and so do most of the leaders in my organization. It’s actually funny when you see people who don’t know how to use them get them for the first time for the pure status of it. Mine isn’t working right now, and it has totally whacked out my calendar. I guess that gives me an excuse to miss meetings.

I also enjoy my BB most of the time, though it sometimes feels like it’s a weight around my neck that I’m tacitly expected to check on all the time.

I haven’t played with any of the tools available, so I can’t speak from a GTD perspective. Sorry Bren.

]]> By: Phil Gerbyshak http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/slackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-306995 Phil Gerbyshak Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:56:19 +0000 http://slackermanager.com/2005/10/17/slackberry/#comment-306995 I've got a CrackBerry too, and so do most of the leaders in my organization. It's actually funny when you see people who don't know how to use them get them for the first time for the pure status of it. Mine isn't working right now, and it has totally whacked out my calendar. I guess that gives me an excuse to miss meetings. I also enjoy my BB most of the time, though it sometimes feels like it's a weight around my neck that I'm tacitly expected to check on all the time. I haven't played with any of the tools available, so I can't speak from a GTD perspective. Sorry Bren. I’ve got a CrackBerry too, and so do most of the leaders in my organization. It’s actually funny when you see people who don’t know how to use them get them for the first time for the pure status of it. Mine isn’t working right now, and it has totally whacked out my calendar. I guess that gives me an excuse to miss meetings.

I also enjoy my BB most of the time, though it sometimes feels like it’s a weight around my neck that I’m tacitly expected to check on all the time.

I haven’t played with any of the tools available, so I can’t speak from a GTD perspective. Sorry Bren.

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