Comments on: Mobile Phones – More Data, Less Voice http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/02/23/mobile-phones-more-data-less-voice/ simple, yet out-of-the-box thinking by Ashok Aggarwal Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:20:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ashok Aggarwal http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/02/23/mobile-phones-more-data-less-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ashok Aggarwal Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:37:29 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/02/23/mobile-phones-more-data-less-voice/#comment-16 I don't get why playing is a bad thing even for an individual (unless it consumes your work and/or family life)...you could say the same thing about computers. Guess what the people that "played" on their computers during their free time are now called: experts! And it is not long before we have many new jobs/markets arising for mobile devices - HelpDesk Specialists, System Administrators, Security Specialists, etc. Seems like playing now for fun would be better than cramming via books later on. ...I know what you meant...that's just another perspective on it. I don’t get why playing is a bad thing even for an individual (unless it consumes your work and/or family life)…you could say the same thing about computers. Guess what the people that “played” on their computers during their free time are now called: experts!

And it is not long before we have many new jobs/markets arising for mobile devices – HelpDesk Specialists, System Administrators, Security Specialists, etc. Seems like playing now for fun would be better than cramming via books later on.

…I know what you meant…that’s just another perspective on it.

]]> By: Ghodmode http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/02/23/mobile-phones-more-data-less-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ghodmode Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:54:25 +0000 http://www.mraggarwal.com/2007/02/23/mobile-phones-more-data-less-voice/#comment-15 The only problem with these devices, at least for me, is what I'll call the "playing" curve. Normally, when we're exposed to a new device or piece of software, there's a learning curve before we experience increased productivity. This is an acceptible short-term loss of productivity for most companies and work environments. However, these devices are incredibly easy to use and I suspect that a greate deal of research has gone into the interface and functionality to make them easy to use. So, we have a device that works great from the moment we turn it on and it does all kinds of neat things ... I wonder what happens if I click here... ooohh! I can change these colors... I need to change the default reminder times... I need to figure out how to load that neat new PDA program I read about in that blog... Hey! There's an API, and J2ME... What? There's a meeting coming up? Okay, let me get a piece of paper to write that down. My PDA isn't configured properly yet ... As I said, learning curve is an acceptible short-term loss of productivity for most companies. Especially if they have the option to roll-out the new tool incrementally. However, PDAs are not for the company staff as a group, but for the individual. An individual doesn't have another "self" to cover for him/her during the "playing" curve. ... But there's no solution. You're right. Get on, get over it, play later or get left behind. -- Ghodmode The only problem with these devices, at least for me, is what I’ll call the “playing” curve. Normally, when we’re exposed to a new device or piece of software, there’s a learning curve before we experience increased productivity. This is an acceptible short-term loss of productivity for most companies and work environments. However, these devices are incredibly easy to use and I suspect that a greate deal of research has gone into the interface and functionality to make them easy to use. So, we have a device that works great from the moment we turn it on and it does all kinds of neat things … I wonder what happens if I click here… ooohh! I can change these colors… I need to change the default reminder times… I need to figure out how to load that neat new PDA program I read about in that blog… Hey! There’s an API, and J2ME… What? There’s a meeting coming up? Okay, let me get a piece of paper to write that down. My PDA isn’t configured properly yet …

As I said, learning curve is an acceptible short-term loss of productivity for most companies. Especially if they have the option to roll-out the new tool incrementally. However, PDAs are not for the company staff as a group, but for the individual. An individual doesn’t have another “self” to cover for him/her during the “playing” curve.

… But there’s no solution. You’re right. Get on, get over it, play later or get left behind.

– Ghodmode

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