So, our former-webmaster-turned-IT-something-or-other-manager asked me to send out a global announcement to all employees (yes, that's part of what I do) yesterday. He's always funny about asking me to do this. He consistently IMs me first to make sure I'm sitting by my computer (which, let me just take a second to say... that's why God invented away messages/status, people. If I'm showing as online & available, guess what?! I'M REALLY HERE! It kills me that so many of my colleagues open their IM conversations with me (when I'm online/available, mind you) with: Are you there?). Anyway, so, he asks if I'm here. I say yes. He says an all-employee announcement is coming my way. I edit, gather approvals, send out to employee base. Meanwhile, just after reading it one time, I made a very special decision. The announcement was about how the company cannot support e-mail through the iPhone and how employees should not run out and get one. My decision? I'm SO replacing my Samsung i730 with an iPhone. So, let's reword your announcement here, IT-something-or-other-manager: the company cannot support e-mail through the iPhone YET and employees should not run out and get one YET. :) Thanks for the idea, buck-o. Now, HURRY UP, Apple & Microsoft... and make nice so that those of us who are very desirous for the neatest gadget around these days can hurry out and snatch one up (when the new shipments arrive, that is... well, IF the new shipments arrive). I want my iPhone NOW.
I've actually been thinking about replacing my "old" i730 for a while now. I've had to stop using the bluetooth altogether now since it evidently mutes my voice to inaudible when I talk with anyone from the office (perhaps with others and they just strain to hear me instead of saying anything). I kinda appreciate that since I don't like my voice anyway... but I guess when you're doing business via phone, it's kinda important to be heard. Anyway, so that's my initial reasoning... then I hear from the boss tonight that she's been playing with her new Blackberry. We got both our computers and phones/pdas/smartphones/blackberries at the same time. She uses her stuff a lot... probably not quite as much as I use mine... since she works from the office and all. Anyway, my point was going to be... she and I both have $$$ in this year's capital budget for a new laptop. And it turns out she just got a new Blackberry. Cool. Perfect timing. I'm excited now! I love my gadgets.
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