Comments on: My personal war against Crackberry http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/ Adaptive Path Blog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:20:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: web business 2.0 - Topless Meetings http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-178721 web business 2.0 - Topless Meetings Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:14:04 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-178721 [...] Links Die 7 Topless-Regeln von Todd [...] […] Links Die 7 Topless-Regeln von Todd […]

]]> By: Attilla http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177942 Attilla Sun, 11 May 2008 17:34:38 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177942 I allow note taking. But the condition is that the note taker can be called upon at any moment to read his or her notes. Since "note taking" is almost invariably an excuse for checking mail or fiddling with a document, this generally causes the laptops to close. On the few occasions they stay open, the note taker really does get called at some point. One of two things follow: either the "notes" are useless because they were competing with other demands for attention (in which case the behaviour is never repeated) or the notes are genuinely useful, in which case the group has gained something. I allow note taking. But the condition is that the note taker can be called upon at any moment to read his or her notes. Since “note taking” is almost invariably an excuse for checking mail or fiddling with a document, this generally causes the laptops to close. On the few occasions they stay open, the note taker really does get called at some point. One of two things follow: either the “notes” are useless because they were competing with other demands for attention (in which case the behaviour is never repeated) or the notes are genuinely useful, in which case the group has gained something.

]]> By: Time Management en omgaan met storingen « http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177393 Time Management en omgaan met storingen « Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177393 [...] las ik op http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/  een leuke blogpost. Via een of ander Internetforum kwam ik daar terecht. Het is in het Engels en [...] […] las ik op http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/  een leuke blogpost. Via een of ander Internetforum kwam ik daar terecht. Het is in het Engels en […]

]]> By: Arno Wingen http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177392 Arno Wingen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:09:54 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177392 I'm definitely on the 'dictator' side. I love meetings where everyone stands and where people risk getting shot for picking up their cellphones. That's probably why I don't have any staff... I’m definitely on the ‘dictator’ side. I love meetings where everyone stands and where people risk getting shot for picking up their cellphones.

That’s probably why I don’t have any staff…

]]> By: adaptive path » blog » Julia Houck-Whitaker » Writing & Sharing Ideas: Fears & ‘The Duh’ http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177239 adaptive path » blog » Julia Houck-Whitaker » Writing & Sharing Ideas: Fears & ‘The Duh’ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:03:47 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-177239 [...] will criticize it. The good news about that concern: That’s when it truly gets exciting. Take Todd Wilkens piece about Crackberry for example. If you read the comments, you’ll notice it was terribly unpopular with a lot of [...] […] will criticize it. The good news about that concern: That’s when it truly gets exciting. Take Todd Wilkens piece about Crackberry for example. If you read the comments, you’ll notice it was terribly unpopular with a lot of […]

]]> By: Jason http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-175767 Jason Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:19:02 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-175767 It has been my experience that those that are on personal wars against laptops in meetings run bad meetings. This might not be you, but... It has been my experience that those that are on personal wars against laptops in meetings run bad meetings. This might not be you, but…

]]> By: AC http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-171006 AC Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-171006 Meetings are where the PHBs get to perform for their workers, and pretend that they are not completely incompetent. It's just an amateur theater piece, by sub-par amateur actors. We already know the PHBs are incompetent, and we know the meeting is a meaningless and completely pointless activity. We do our jobs *despite* going to meetings are receiving the morons' perspective on something he or his best-boy read (and didn't understand) in a magazine. Meetings are where the PHBs get to perform for their workers, and pretend that they are not completely incompetent. It’s just an amateur theater piece, by sub-par amateur actors. We already know the PHBs are incompetent, and we know the meeting is a meaningless and completely pointless activity. We do our jobs *despite* going to meetings are receiving the morons’ perspective on something he or his best-boy read (and didn’t understand) in a magazine.

]]> By: Robby Slaughter http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-170982 Robby Slaughter Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:05:03 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-170982 You should not bring anything to a meeting except a clear mind. Not your phone, your laptop, not even a pen and paper. Even taking notes distracts from your purpose at the meeting, which is to contribute to the brainstorming or the decision making. Any other role is a sign of an unhealthy meeting. Read more on my blog response at: <a href="http://www.robbyslaughter.com/blog/?2007-12-08" rel="nofollow">http://www.robbyslaughter.com/blog/?2007-12-08</a> You should not bring anything to a meeting except a clear mind. Not your phone, your laptop, not even a pen and paper. Even taking notes distracts from your purpose at the meeting, which is to contribute to the brainstorming or the decision making. Any other role is a sign of an unhealthy meeting.

Read more on my blog response at:
http://www.robbyslaughter.com/blog/?2007-12-08

]]> By: alan kingston http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-170401 alan kingston Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:50:26 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-170401 Has the concept of community disappeared from this world. It sounds like half the respondents forget that what ever the hell they're doing that's so important has NO VALUE absent its relationship to the rest of the world...and the rest of the world starts with those around us. I live by my laptop and smart-ass phone device which keeps me in touch with other human beings. None of the technology, and none of my production, means a damn without its human context. Chill the $%^&*() out boys and girls. Has the concept of community disappeared from this world. It sounds like half the respondents forget that what ever the hell they’re doing that’s so important has NO VALUE absent its relationship to the rest of the world…and the rest of the world starts with those around us.

I live by my laptop and smart-ass phone device which keeps me in touch with other human beings.

None of the technology, and none of my production, means a damn without its human context.

Chill the $%^&*() out boys and girls.

]]> By: Duane http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-170168 Duane Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:04:23 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/11/15/my-personal-war-against-crackberry/#comment-170168 Forget email - I bring my laptop with me so that I can continue to write code while you talk. I've done it in front of the CTO and the company president, and they haven't stopped me. If they asked me to stop, I would, but I might well fall asleep. it's happened before. In a meeting where I am the center of attention, either because I'm doing the speaking or because I'm being interrogated for something, of course I'll stop coding and pay attention. But for the vast majority of other meetings where I am simply there to voice an opinion in case someone is about to do something stupid, I can do that with only part of my attention. Forget email - I bring my laptop with me so that I can continue to write code while you talk. I’ve done it in front of the CTO and the company president, and they haven’t stopped me. If they asked me to stop, I would, but I might well fall asleep. it’s happened before.

In a meeting where I am the center of attention, either because I’m doing the speaking or because I’m being interrogated for something, of course I’ll stop coding and pay attention. But for the vast majority of other meetings where I am simply there to voice an opinion in case someone is about to do something stupid, I can do that with only part of my attention.

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