Comments on: Where are you right now? http://cac.ophony.org/2008/09/26/where-are-you-right-now/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:01:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: James Drogan http://cac.ophony.org/2008/09/26/where-are-you-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-37171 James Drogan Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:11:50 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=625#comment-37171 I've not undertaken an exhaustive study, but I suspect that most technology can be turned off.Perhaps the research should look into the why of "...how often they used laptops and wireless email devices to communicate with work-related colleagues during non-work time."I'm reminded here is a comment made by Sherry Turkle of MIT. <a href="#_ftnref1" rel="nofollow"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]--></a> Sherry Turkle, Diane L. Coutu. "Technology and Human Vulnerability,” Harvard Business Review September 2003 (2003). R0309B. My sense is that Turkle's question is to be answered in the affirmative.In <a href="http://jmsdrgn.squarespace.com/storage/A%20Small%20View%20of%20a%20Possible%20World.pdf" rel="nofollow">A Small View of a Possible World</a> as wonder whether <a href="http://jmsdrgn.squarespace.com/droganbloggin/2006/3/31/always-on-always-connected-always-transacting.html" rel="nofollow">always on, always connected, always transacting</a> is a good thing.  Linda Stone, a former executive at Apple and Microsoft has said, "Constantly being accessible makes  you inaccessible."As far as I know, we can still say no.  We can turn it off. I’ve not undertaken an exhaustive study, but I suspect that most technology can be turned off.Perhaps the research should look into the why of “…how often they used laptops and wireless email devices to communicate with work-related colleagues during non-work time.”I’m reminded here is a comment made by Sherry Turkle of MIT.

[1] Sherry Turkle, Diane L. Coutu. “Technology and Human Vulnerability,” Harvard Business Review September 2003 (2003). R0309B.

My sense is that Turkle’s question is to be answered in the affirmative.In A Small View of a Possible World as wonder whether always on, always connected, always transacting is a good thing.  Linda Stone, a former executive at Apple and Microsoft has said, “Constantly being accessible makes  you inaccessible.”As far as I know, we can still say no.  We can turn it off.

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]]> By: Sarah http://cac.ophony.org/2008/09/26/where-are-you-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-37119 Sarah Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:52:11 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=625#comment-37119 Tom's reply says it all. While reading this I literally laughed out loud. It's completely true and honestly, quite scary. Work is work and shouldn't have to be brought into our personal time. It's to the point that its ridiculous how we can get access to the internet 24/7. Dont get me wrong, I love it but professionally its a hassle.  Katie's blog is so true and its sad. When im at home, getting ready for bed at 11 PM, I dont need my boss texting me telling me he needs me to come in an hour early. If he needed that he should have expressed it during work hours, he should not be texting me when I'm going to bed. Tom’s reply says it all. While reading this I literally laughed out loud. It’s completely true and honestly, quite scary. Work is work and shouldn’t have to be brought into our personal time. It’s to the point that its ridiculous how we can get access to the internet 24/7. Dont get me wrong, I love it but professionally its a hassle.  Katie’s blog is so true and its sad. When im at home, getting ready for bed at 11 PM, I dont need my boss texting me telling me he needs me to come in an hour early. If he needed that he should have expressed it during work hours, he should not be texting me when I’m going to bed.

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]]> By: Tom http://cac.ophony.org/2008/09/26/where-are-you-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-37102 Tom Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:52:14 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/?p=625#comment-37102 When I first read Kate's message, I laughed so loud the rest of my family could hear.  The sound had to travel some way because I was in the most private of rooms where I enjoy reading.  I am not talking about my study.  I laughed for at least reasons: 1) my personal answer to Kate's question was embarrassing, and 2) I realized that work has invaded my private life *way* too much!  Rest assured, I am writing this comment from my living room couch. When I first read Kate’s message, I laughed so loud the rest of my family could hear.  The sound had to travel some way because I was in the most private of rooms where I enjoy reading.  I am not talking about my study.  I laughed for at least reasons: 1) my personal answer to Kate’s question was embarrassing, and 2) I realized that work has invaded my private life *way* too much!  Rest assured, I am writing this comment from my living room couch.

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