Re: movie ad

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

Deborah McDaniel wrote:

> Yabbut - when I was using a daytimer I had to write down all my personal
> appointments, THEN transfer them (manually input) to my Outlook calender;
> conversely, I then had to transfer all my work meeting appointments into my
> daytimer *by hand.* I can't tell you how many times I forgot to update one
> or the other and scheduled conflicting appointments. With a PDA, I just
> synch to Outlook and only enter my personal stuff ONCE (on either device).

Yabbut (two) - Your original situation was a perfect example of
manufactured needs. Instead of using two sources for your
schedule, you could have used just one. Not that I'm any better,
you understand - I'm just pointing out an almost universal
response to technology using the nearest example.

> This in reference to cell phones/pagers - hey, mine has an "Off" button and
> I use it!

This kind of self-discipline is rare. Most people would feel less
guilty about kicking someone lying in the street than about using
the Off button on their cell phones. :-)


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