Are PDAs for the Middle Class by Kevin
Just a few words about this article by Kevin: excellent, thought provoking, God teach me how to manage tech THIS well
Why is that important? I have an alternative view to the great question posed by Shaun. As a missionary, I oversaw a ministry of over 1,200 people spread out from the metropolis of Metro Manila to the southern, rebel-infested jungles of Mindanao to the actively volcanic, Mount Mayon, the PDA was an essential tool to ministering to as many people as possible throughout that wonderful archipelago. With my Palm in hand, I had the luxury of carrying the full roster of my membership; kept abreast of weekly-updated financial reports; kept track of my appointments and email; carried over 20 Bibles and commentaries from different eras, countries and languages; downloaded my newspapers; wrote my lessons; and stored my most current lesson in the event that my printer broke down or my lesson fell into the stank, dark sewage water left behind by the not-so-efficient drainage system of our fond city as I made a last minute dash to place and podium (side note: yes this has happened…and when it takes an hour or two to travel through the world’s second-worst traffic to travel 7 miles, I need all the back up I can get).
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Why is that important? I have an alternative view to the great question posed by Shaun. As a missionary, I oversaw a ministry of over 1,200 people spread out from the metropolis of Metro Manila to the southern, rebel-infested jungles of Mindanao to the actively volcanic, Mount Mayon, the PDA was an essential tool to ministering to as many people as possible throughout that wonderful archipelago. With my Palm in hand, I had the luxury of carrying the full roster of my membership; kept abreast of weekly-updated financial reports; kept track of my appointments and email; carried over 20 Bibles and commentaries from different eras, countries and languages; downloaded my newspapers; wrote my lessons; and stored my most current lesson in the event that my printer broke down or my lesson fell into the stank, dark sewage water left behind by the not-so-efficient drainage system of our fond city as I made a last minute dash to place and podium (side note: yes this has happened…and when it takes an hour or two to travel through the world’s second-worst traffic to travel 7 miles, I need all the back up I can get).
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posted by Antoine @ 9/23/2005 04:25:00 PM
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Thanks for the encouragment, Antoine! You are an inspiration to many.
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