Back to work

I just got back in town a few hours ago. I have been returning calls and sifting through emails. One of the drawbacks to technology is that it makes it easier for work to stack up while you are gone.

I must, again, say how grateful I am for Cloudmark Desktop, an email spam filter that actually works. I had over 300 emails while I was gone, but only about 20 were actually worth reading. Cloudmark sifted all of the spam and none of the good stuff.

I can't figure out why more Internet service providers don't use Cloudmark to filter spam (Do you hear me ACS, Bresnan, AOL and every other ISP that uses a crappy filter that prevents the good stuff from getting through on a regular basis? I didn't think so.).

Every time I go out of town I come back with stories about how much I love my Treo. This case was no exception. While I was traveling, we were able to find nearest pizza places, addresses, phone numbers, weather and movie times. I also used it to kill time while waiting for things to happen. The phone part came in handy a few times too.

While I was in Portland on Saturday, we decided to attend the Saturday Market. The Market is a huge outdoor craft market and there were probably thousands of vendors. I was in a party of 10 people or so counting kids. I had to appreciate the wonders of technology as we all split up on several occasions and we were able to meet right back up again within a few minutes by using our cell phones.

Now that I am home I must go back to using my Treo for everyday jobs like working with clients, finding my clients addresses and tracking my schedule. Still, without my Treo, I can't imagine how crazy every day would be. I would spend at least an hour or two looking at maps, looking for phone numbers, chasing down pay phones and thumbing through a day planner. No single technology has benefited my business and daily life more than my Treo – that includes my computer and my car, either of which I could go days without using. My Treo gets used on average about once per hour while I am awake.