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#1
Nov 02, 2008, 08:30 PM
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I seem to be obsessed with my email. I have it set so a tone goes off when I get an email and everytime it goes off I have to stop what I'm doing and check it. I have tried turning it off or at least turning my speakers down or even off but then I am worrying what if someone is trying to get ahold of me and needs me and I miss their email and something bad happens.
As much as I love having email its driving me nuts. I am waiting for my T to email me back to now I am checking it all the time and practically run to the computer when the tone goes off. This is just a rant. Jbug
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Nov 02, 2008, 09:08 PM
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I think that's a very common problem these days, even for those not normally prone to obessions. e-mail is as disruptive as it is helpful...there are some interesting studies about how badly it affects productivity in the workplace, because the constant flow of e-mail keeps people from thinking things through thoroughly.
Heck, I'm still not much of a fan of the phone. Not that I could live without it, but it allows people infinite opportunity to interrupt you. I also worry when I phone if I'm bothering somebody. Even though it was much less efficient, it must have been a lot less stressful in the days when folks could only correspond by letter! |
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Nov 02, 2008, 09:14 PM
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Thanks for this.
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Nov 02, 2008, 10:51 PM
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Nov 02, 2008, 11:12 PM
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jbug...think nothing of it, we're all here to help.
 Zloppy, yes, I have to get into the texting habit more. We just have such lousy cell phone plans in Canada, though hopefully that's going to change soon. |
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Nov 07, 2008, 11:42 PM
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ha, Cell phone companies rip you off so much with texting though. the only bad thing. before I got unlimited (actually 500 texts for $10) the texting bill was about $100!
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Nov 08, 2008, 12:04 AM
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You wanna talk about email obsession... I'm writing this from my blackberry at mcdonalds. There is literally no human being on earth with less need for a blackberry than me. I get like one email a day and it is like "how's that prospectus going?" So I don't even answer it.
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Nov 12, 2008, 03:09 AM
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Here it is 2:00 in the morning and I am up an on my computer why you may ask? I heard it bing and woke up to see why it made it's little noise. Now I am awake and can't go back to sleep. I am exhausted and need the sleep but can't go back to sleep. All for some stupid piece of spam.
Jbug
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Nov 12, 2008, 04:04 AM
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well, this is only the 500th time I've checked the PC forums today...
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Nov 12, 2008, 08:05 PM
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I check it like every 5 minutes. lol
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Nov 14, 2008, 07:33 AM
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I like this post. I have a blackberry AND mobile broadband for my laptop. I can surf everywhere. Lol
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