Technology

Paul Levy, who is a bigwig at a fancy hospital in Boston wrote on his blog about ending his relationship with mobile email. This guy became a heavy blackberry user and decided to cancel his blackberry in November when Cingular announced that the technology that powered the earliest Blackberries would be shut off.
He talks about seeing ho beautiful the world is without having his stupid face in the blackberry all the time. Well all I have to say is, this guy is a jerk. A major jerk. Mobile email and data don't have to ruin your life, in fact they are far more likely to improve your quality of life greatly. I think alot of Mr. Levy's attitude is generational. And that in the next couple of years we will all have the capability and desire use the power of the computer in our pocket to access the "information superhighway" . Think of SMS, just a couple of years ago nobody in this country would use them. Now even my mother will reply to a text message if I send her one (thought she won't initiate an SMS). I would just like people, especially older people in decision making positions to not be afraid of technology. I know the person who inspired this post used the technology heavily before quiting, but his reaction was because he was never comfortable with the tech from the get go. Like a french kid doesn't grow up to be a drunkard, some who grows up with multiple methods of communication doesn't go nuts the first second they get a blackberry.

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