Gadget Freak
By Erik Murphy – VP, Operations
I wouldn’t call myself a gadget freak, but I do love to get new technology toys and figure out uses for them to do cool things. I was very excited about hooking my laptop with a subscription music service up to my stereo and streaming most of the music we listen to in my house. The accessories such as a Bluetooth integrated phone connection and parking sonar were main criteria I used when buying a new car. I have an iPod which I use to listen to audio books downloaded from Audible when I am in my car.
The iPhone really got me wanting to replace my brick of a Nokia cell phone. I have been to the Apple and ATT stores many times playing around with it to see if my fingers are too fat for the touch keyboard and to figure out if you could do M&A web time collection from the browser. I opted for the Blackberry Curve instead; I didn’t trust that the iPhone would work well with our Exchange server.
After a bit of a ramp up getting used to the new interface (I still think Nokia has the best cell phone interface), I am very impressed with the power of this phone. Everything from the expected Blackberry features of email, contact and calendar syncing and access with Exchange to the way it is smart about how you want to use the device. I have been surprised more than once that it seems to anticipate what I want to do and makes it easier for me to do. The best example is it is able to know what folder I want to file an email into about 80% of the time.
I wasn’t sure about being more connected, but I have found
it actually puts me more at ease to know that I can stay on top of things while
I am not at my desk. I have been able to
import information that we use when we do payroll delivery into Outlook which
automatically syncs with my Blackberry and makes it much easier to contact
everyone when I am delivering paychecks. I look forward to the many different ways to use gadgets and devices in
the future. It is only going to get cooler.
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