#66 Speaking in your ‘Nother tongue

Denver — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:00:58 +0000

From the days of the tower of Babel till the days of the babelfish to come, we communicate across the world in different tongues.
This difference in communication has lead to many misunderstandings and results in numerous wars, all because we fail to understand and respect each others needs. There is but one planet and many tongues reside therein, so what can we do about this?
Speaking another language is a practical step to take in order to better understand our neighbours on the planet, and perhaps through the passage of time, be less neighbours and more family.

Berry nice phone you have

Denver — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:18:13 +0000

No the title isn’t an inebriated typo, or a forage into composition of Engrish prose. Those with communication induced sore thumbs may immediately recognise it as a reference to the Blackberry communications device from the company Research In Motion (RIM).
In a long saga spanning pretty much an entire year I have finally become an owner of a Blackberry device. Though the painfully expensive and protracted saga ended but a few weeks ago I can already state it was worth the hassle. Well worth the hassle.
I’ve never had any predisposition for RIM devices and still don’t, as long as it gets the job done I’m a happy bunny. Palm and Windows mobile devices just didn’t cut the mustard.
I wondered why many successful business people, and presidents owned Blackberry devices. Now I know; from experience.
Full Qwerty keyboard.
Suitable for one hand use.
A universe of software and support.
All of its features are geared towards getting things done efficiently. (Checkout its shortcuts for instance).
That last point is the clincher for me. I’ve had too many device features fail to live up to their promise, turning out to be mere eye candy rather than fulfilling a useful purpose.
The wow factor fails to impress me much, but the “can do” factor?.. mmm that sounds Berry nice!
[Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device - where else?]

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#66 Speaking in your ‘Nother tongue

Berry nice phone you have