Comments on: Curb your crackberry http://www.geekytraveller.com/2007/11/curb-your-crackberry/ Gadgets, tools, and tips for geeks who love to travel, and travelers who are geeks. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Toronto Traveler http://www.geekytraveller.com/2007/11/curb-your-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-169 The Toronto Traveler Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:50:25 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/curb-your-crackberry/#comment-169 Thanks for the site! I don't actually have one myself, but I'll be sure to pass it on to friends that are constantly annoying me by endlessly texting on their blackberrys when we're out watching the game or at dinner. Thanks for the site! I don’t actually have one myself, but I’ll be sure to pass it on to friends that are constantly annoying me by endlessly texting on their blackberrys when we’re out watching the game or at dinner.

]]> By: Travel Guy http://www.geekytraveller.com/2007/11/curb-your-crackberry/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Travel Guy Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:32:21 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/curb-your-crackberry/#comment-57 My observation is that most folks can't have a "crackberry" without the addiction. Best way to avoid is not to get one. A friend who had sworn never to have one, was forced to get one for his new position at work. Now he's on it nearly 24/7 at several hundred emails a day. He claims to hate the thing, but can't seem to get away from it - including when on vacation. Quite sad actually. I see the kids all texting away these days - the crackberry has become the adult version of texting your friends. The fact that it's mostly a waste of time is easy to discern when you ask an addict what all those emails are about. Usually 99.99% of them don't need sending - just like the kids texting away. It's simply a way of socializing. My observation is that most folks can’t have a “crackberry” without the addiction. Best way to avoid is not to get one.

A friend who had sworn never to have one, was forced to get one for his new position at work. Now he’s on it nearly 24/7 at several hundred emails a day.

He claims to hate the thing, but can’t seem to get away from it – including when on vacation. Quite sad actually.

I see the kids all texting away these days – the crackberry has become the adult version of texting your friends.

The fact that it’s mostly a waste of time is easy to discern when you ask an addict what all those emails are about. Usually 99.99% of them don’t need sending – just like the kids texting away. It’s simply a way of socializing.

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