Oct 23, 2011, 10:35
Zig:
I can only speak from my own perspective. I have always been highly organized, and have been using a pocket day-timer where I wrote my appointments and lists of things to do, birthdays, etc for more years than I can remember. I would also carry a pen and a second little book with lists of phone numbers. Because I already used these things, an electronic PDA made total sense to me.
I was an early adapter of electronic PDAs. In the very early 90s, I bought a Psion 3a which allowed me to replace all of the little books and devices that I carried with a single unit that had advantages and applications of its own (such as a translator). That was replaced by a Psion 5, a Palm Vx, a Dell Axim X51, and then subsequently by an iPhone 3 - and currently by an iPhone 4.
I always maintained that having one would not make you organized though, and I was right. Owning one if you weren't already organized didn't mean much.
Of all of my devices, the iPhone was the first one that was actually pocket sized - before that they were briefcase sized. The iPhones also go way beyond previous devices in that they can be used as a camera, a GPS (another hobby of mine), an email device, etc. etc.
Once you exclude old timers like me from the equation, there are also hosts of new applications for these devices. People these days text and twitbook and make phone calls like mad. So it has come to pass that even if you are not naturally organized, there are many things that you can do with such a device - not only is it a mini computer, but it is also a communication device - much like a tricorder from Star Trek.
So yes - the iPhone has become an omnipresent part of life, and I have replaced so many devices and notebooks with it, that it has become a one-stop data device for me. For others it has become a mobile gaming device, book reader or communications center.
I'm rambling without conclusion. Hopefully, my experience helps to understand the phenomena a bit better.
I can only speak from my own perspective. I have always been highly organized, and have been using a pocket day-timer where I wrote my appointments and lists of things to do, birthdays, etc for more years than I can remember. I would also carry a pen and a second little book with lists of phone numbers. Because I already used these things, an electronic PDA made total sense to me.
I was an early adapter of electronic PDAs. In the very early 90s, I bought a Psion 3a which allowed me to replace all of the little books and devices that I carried with a single unit that had advantages and applications of its own (such as a translator). That was replaced by a Psion 5, a Palm Vx, a Dell Axim X51, and then subsequently by an iPhone 3 - and currently by an iPhone 4.
I always maintained that having one would not make you organized though, and I was right. Owning one if you weren't already organized didn't mean much.
Of all of my devices, the iPhone was the first one that was actually pocket sized - before that they were briefcase sized. The iPhones also go way beyond previous devices in that they can be used as a camera, a GPS (another hobby of mine), an email device, etc. etc.
Once you exclude old timers like me from the equation, there are also hosts of new applications for these devices. People these days text and twitbook and make phone calls like mad. So it has come to pass that even if you are not naturally organized, there are many things that you can do with such a device - not only is it a mini computer, but it is also a communication device - much like a tricorder from Star Trek.
So yes - the iPhone has become an omnipresent part of life, and I have replaced so many devices and notebooks with it, that it has become a one-stop data device for me. For others it has become a mobile gaming device, book reader or communications center.
I'm rambling without conclusion. Hopefully, my experience helps to understand the phenomena a bit better.