I'd hate a Blackberry (although I do love blackberries in a crumble)

Reg Pither's comment on my last post is an interesting one about Blackberries.

I'd like to say I had rejected a Blackberry at work. I cannot think of anything worse that taking my email load on holiday with me, peeking at them on Saturday and Sundays, or even in the middle of the night. Several friends and contacts of mine who have one do all of these.

"Oh it's easy," they say. "It means I can spend just ten minutes a day on the beach dealing only with the urgent emails and ditching the spam, and that helps when you get back to work because you don't spend two hours clearing the backlog."

Hmm. Yeah, right. So where did that two hours come from then? And did you really enjoy peace of mind on hol?

Not for me.

That said, I haven't even been offered this modern tool (and so can't be as senior as Reg).

But I'm glad. I'd hate a Blackberry, (though I do love blackberries in crumble).