When Technology Rules your life

The Technology of Treo's, Trials, Tungsten T's
First, Daniel broke his phone, cell phone in half. Not to bad, since it still worked but not good since it wasn't designed to function that way. So Marcia says,"time to get a new phone Val and give yours to your son." Well, since I am very frugal, I will think about it. However, in the back of my mind the words of Danny Morel- owner of Telos are ringing- if you don't have a Treo or a Blackberry you are not in business in the real estate business. So I guess it is time.
This will be great. I can combine the best function of my Palm Tungsten T with my new phone. I can have all of my programs and calling and supra key in the Palm of my hand. (it that a pun?)
Then the Tech Nightmare begins. It starts with the Verison Salesperson, "your new package includes one month free Internet, so use it for one month and cancel it" thanks Kevin. Will do. By the Way, what number do I call to accomplish that? A month passes and I call to cancel only to find out from the support tech that there is no free one month program. I have been paying all along and an email will be sent to the Sales person to clear up. Just so you know that time wise this is already two hours of time accomplishing the new modern game "hurry up and wait"
Then, My Tungsten T dies, I have no, none, lock box ability. As A realtor in the Victorville area, with listing in Desert Knolls and Spring Valley Lake that is kind of important.
Then I am in the process of Syncing my Topproducer information. To no avail, The program by which I am trying to sync is not one that is compatible with the Treo talking to the Tunsten T Talking to Top Producer. I have spent three hours on the phone with Topproducer only to find out you can't get there from here. Poor hapless consumer. You have spent your money and the good will you felt at the time of purchase. The sense that all would be a new bright world is dark and dismal. But your Attitude is Good. Until you find out that a simple "Please erase all of your current palm programing from your computer BEFORE you install the new palm software" would have saved you hours of frustration and agony.
All this going on and I and E Pro who do not consider myself tech savy but also not tech stupid am conducting my real estate business using my personal power phrases. NOT TO WORRY, NO PROBLEM, I AM RIGHT ON TOP OF THAT. When I fell like LOST IN SPACE with a robot yelling Danger Will Robinson Danger.(I know that dates me but it is sincere and true and out of control)
So At this point I have to contact Supra, Top Produceer, My Bible- Palm Software and Chicago Title- loan calculator, and yet to figure out how to blue tooth my ear device. and I just discovered that although I have a category for games- there aren't any games. You know how important that is when you are wasting time anyway that at least you can waste time amusing yourself.
Well, If you have made it this far, you have a cast iron stomach or no common sense either way
Thanks For Reading.
Val Suffering in the High Desert close to Desert Knolls, The Mesa, Sycamore Rocks, Mountain Vista and Other areas in Apple Valley you have never heard of unless you live here.

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