Comments on: Is a smartphone necessary? http://www.mattmccomas.com/is-a-smartphone-necessary/ change the campus, change the city, change the world Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:13:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian Barela http://www.mattmccomas.com/is-a-smartphone-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Brian Barela Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:31:55 +0000 http://www.mattmccomas.com/?p=715#comment-1417 had i stayed at chico state another year as director of the ministry i would have REQUIRED all staff and interns to have either an iphone or droid (although almost 70% already have one or the other). --in five years nearly everyone will have what we know as a smartphone now. --it's good stewardship--so many emails and communications can get done in times when you cannot break out your laptop (for staff it's walking to and from appointments). --poor email management is rampant in ccc--when i bought my first smartphone (a huge sprint blackberry that looked like a remote control) my inbox count instantly decreased significantly. had i stayed at chico state another year as director of the ministry i would have REQUIRED all staff and interns to have either an iphone or droid (although almost 70% already have one or the other).

–in five years nearly everyone will have what we know as a smartphone now.

–it’s good stewardship–so many emails and communications can get done in times when you cannot break out your laptop (for staff it’s walking to and from appointments).

–poor email management is rampant in ccc–when i bought my first smartphone (a huge sprint blackberry that looked like a remote control) my inbox count instantly decreased significantly.

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