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CrackBerry - True Tales of BlackBerry Use and Abuse
of: Martin Trautschold, Kevin Michaluk, Gary Mazo, MSL Made Simple Learning
Apress, 2010
ISBN: 9781430231813 , 160 Pages
Format: PDF
Copy protection: DRM
Title Page
1
Copyright Page
2
Contents at a Glance
4
Table of Contents
5
Acknowledgments
9
The Authors’ Stories
10
Introduction
21
The Responsible BlackBerry User
23
Phantom Vibrations
24
Early Days of the CrackBerry
25
Earliest Citation of the term “CrackBerry”
26
Benefits of BlackBerry Wireless Email
26
CrackBerry Terms Defined
27
Presidential BlackBerry Addiction
28
BlackBerry Addiction Avoidance Tips
28
The Path to a BlackBerry 12 Step Program
29
Our 12-Step CrackBerry Addiction Program
30
Chapter 1 “I Can’t Be Without It!”
33
Must…Check…Messages Now!
35
An International Problem
35
Reaction to Proposed BlackBerry Ban
35
The Roots of the Problem
36
We’re Always Connected
36
Communication Feels Good
37
Can’t Leave Home Without It
38
Checking Messages Makes Us Feel Important
39
He Couldn’t Be Without It
39
Why the BlackBerry is So Addictive
40
BlackBerry On Bike
41
Eat, Sleep, and Dream BlackBerry
42
Cannot Resist—Busted!
43
It’s a One-Handed Device
43
Instant Communication
44
It Calls to You
44
Jet Ski and Fender Benders
45
The Clikety-Clack of the Keyboard
45
The Addiction
46
Vanessa’s Story
46
BlackBerry During a Funeral
50
BlackBerry Caused Mercedes Crash
51
We Hit a Stopped Truck at 60 mph
52
Chapter 2 “Do I Worship My BlackBerry?”
54
Almost Hit by Bus for BlackBerry
56
Driving 30 Minutes to Retrieve My BlackBerry
59
Worshiping My BlackBerry Is Caused by My Obsession with People
61
Chapter 3 “Step Away from the BlackBerry”
63
Cannot Turn It Off
65
BlackBerry in Shower
67
The World Stops Without My BlackBerry
68
Fear of Losing My BlackBerry
69
Chapter 4 “BlackBerry Boo-Boos”
71
The BlackBerry Alphabetic Acrostic
72
BlackBerry Football Instead of Dancing with the Wife
74
Embarrassing Ringtone!
76
Taking a Moral Inventory of BlackBerry Abuses
78
Chapter 5 “Am I a BlackBerry Abuser?”
79
The BlackBerry Addiction Quiz
81
Assessing Your Addiction Quiz Results
83
Sneaking Away from Groups
84
Cash Penalties for Use in a Meeting
85
Kevin’s Comments on the Addiction Quiz
86
Martin’s Comments on the Quiz
86
Musings of a BlackBerry Abuser
87
Dual Addiction
88
Chapter 6 “OK, I Am a BlackBerry Abuser”
89
The Work-Life Balance
91
Seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel
91
Lakefront Cookout
92
Addiction by the Numbers
93
The Sheraton Hotel Study
93
Chapter 7 “Ask Others for Help”
95
An Exercise: What Should You Do?
97
Electronics Rehab Getaway
100
CrackBerry Massage and Spa
101
Massage for BlackBerry Thumb
101
Chapter 8 “BlackBerry Bystanders”
103
My 5-Year-Old Son
104
BlackBerry at Funeral
105
Concerned Bystanders
107
Quotes from Concerned Bystanders
107
Missed a Big Hit at Baseball
109
Berry vs. Boyfriend: Who Wins?
110
Frequent Flyer’s Fiasco/Stand-by Hell
112
Kevin’s Missing Curve
114
Exercise: List Your Own BlackBerry Bystanders
115
Chapter 9 “Scooping BlackBerry Poop”
116
Jam on My BlackBerry while at a Red Light
120
Use BlackBerry AutoText to Reply in Car
120
BlackBerry on Wheel, Typing Next to A Police Officer
121
He Stopped in mid-Story to Use His BlackBerry
122
Exercise: Create a Checklist for Apologizing to Your BlackBerry Bystanders
123
Chapter 10 “BlackBerry Etiquette”
124
BlackBerry Abuse Interventions and Etiquette Rules
125
Achieve Balance with Interventions
126
Addiction Avoidance Tips
126
Top Ten BlackBerry Rules to Live By
128
Top 10 BlackBerry Productivity Myths Busted
129
Rationalizing Our BlackBerry Use
130
The Table Analogy
131
Chapter 11 “Conscious Contact or Constant Contact?”
132
Helping You Reflect on Your BlackBerry Addiction
137
Staying Better In Touch with My Dad
138
Chapter 12 “Typing the Talk and Walking the Walk”
140
BlackBerry Addiction Avoidance Tips
142
Advice for Employers
142
Advice for Parents
142
Advice for All BlackBerry Users
142
Chapter 13 Our Final Thoughts
144
Gary’s Final Thoughts
144
Kevin’s Final Thoughts
145
Martin’s Final Thoughts
146
Constant Effort
147
Appendix : CrackBerry Terms and Definitions
149
Index
155
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