As anyone who knows me could tell you, last week I finally took possession of my first smart phone, a BlackBerry Tour 9630.
The journey to my BlackBerry was a long one and at times confusing! For some background: I had recently laid to rest my 5th PDA, an HP iPAQ running Windows Mobile. Prior to that I have owned, used, abused and put to rest a Palm III, a Palm IIIxe, a Palm V, and a Palm Tungsten E. Then I have always had my cell phone, dating back to 1991 when I purchased my first AT&T phone (1lb?) on the Cantel Network.
So the time had definitely come, to merge these two worlds into one unit. But what to get, what to use?
I needed a PDA (calendar, tasks, docs, spreadsheets, email); Internet tool (browser, IM, twitter, facebook (I do specialize in social media and the web lol) and more); Extras? (MP3, Video, Camera?); and of course I need a phone, and a good one! I was sick of lousy reception et al. Also, I wanted a plan that was affordable, and would meet my needs… Read More »
<pulls out soapbox, steps up on top, begins rant…> I am TOTALLY blown away by how inconsiderate so many tweeple can be! The eternal optimist in me wants to assume that their rudeness is nothing more than ignorance in disguise.
Read a great article today @ CTV.ca: 
This is a first, to my knowledge, but I highly doubt a last!
