> New ways of doing things don't work well unless, and until, a major fraction > of the affected population adopts them. Cellphones and other mobile > computing devices aren't in that zone yet: they are a /tool/, but not the > only one. > > Bill Horne
Your choice to stick with older methods is fine if it works for you. But I have to disagree with this statement; I feel that mobile computing devices ARE in that zone now, especially for younger parts of the population. A teenager without a text-capable cellphone, for example, would be cut off from the major communication channel of his or her peers. Mobile access to maps, schedules, and real-time data on train and bus arrivals has changed my relationship with public transit sufficiently that I would say that anybody who lacks that access is getting a second class experience. Saving 15 minutes of standing out in the cold and rain to wait for a bus is life changing; with real time data I don't have to go out to the bus stop until the bus is about to arrive. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss