ComputerWorld takes a look at the Nine Deadly Sins of Cell Phone Use, including Butt Dialing (inadvertently pressing the call back while your phone is in your pocket), Stall Talking, and Crunchy Calling (eating and talking). It's a matter of manners, and nothing more. But in the case Crunchy Calling, I am not sure who's more at fault — the person interrupting your meal, or the person who continues eating. It's a matter for Emily Post.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Interesting to note that mobile phones have been banned at this coming weekend's Open Championship at Carnoustie, Scotland. More at http://www.opengolf.com/news/displayNewsItem.sps?….