It occurred to me the other day that this will be the first holiday season in which I've had a BlackBerry. While the device seems disconnected from the holidays (except that it makes a great gift!), I realized that having a PDA device this year has actually changed a couple things in my life.
Both changes have come around thanks to the ease of pairing my BlackBerry to my computer. I never really used previous mobile devices to store information, as it was too time consuming to use a phone keypad to enter so much data. The ability to synch notes, documents and my address book from my MacBook have provided a nice surprise.
One thing I'm extremely terrible at is shopping for other people. This sounds selfish, but it's not as bad as it sounds. When I venture out on a spending spree for others, I tend to draw blanks of what my friends and family either ask for or ideas for gifts I've come up with beforehand. I usually end up panicking in store and make up for it by spending more than planned. It's never a good scene.
This year, I've been able to research, plan and budget my entire gift shopping list, and yes, it's only November. Granted, I've left some breathing room that's needed for the changing desires of my four year old nephew, but I feel prepared for when I hit the stores.
Being able to synch notes from my laptop to my mobile device has freed me from questionable gift choices and insane spending during the holiday season. I can now carry an easy to update shopping list, and getting those last minute gift idea emails from people direct to my device, courtesy of my awesome gdaget, the BlackBerry has definitely given me a boost this holiday season.
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