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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used a hackberry from 2003 to 2007 for
phone calls, voicemail messages from worldwide time zones, emails w/o
attachments and lots of typos, PV system problem alarms, and
occasional internet use (like booking a flight on line while standing in line at
the airport, finding phone numbers, etc.). We planned to use hackberries
for roof-to-office transfer of site photos, short movies, and other info to
speed up estimates but that never happened. We went almost everywhere
with our hackberries to the point where most of us felt phantom hip vibrations
when not packin' the darn thing. Now I am back to using a cell phone,
separate camera, and handwritten field notes. When designing and
quoting PV systems to last for decades, speed in the field is less important
than time to think (like during the drive back to the shop and overnight).
I am interested in hearing otherwise from hackberry devotees.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joel Davidson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:14
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Is a Smart Phone a
Useful Tool in PV?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Hey
Everybody;<BR> I'm trying to justify
switching to smart phone technology. (BlackBerry Curve.) My Immediate
supervisor just gets this "I don't know Dan" look on her face. Others question
the need for that level of communication in the field. Good point. But I can
kinda rationalize the argument both ways. What can I reasonably expect to get
out of this thing for the $$? (that I can't do with a phone). Is there a
"killer app"? The GPS stuff looks cool. The calendar -- maybe. A contact
manager? I pretty much work out of a Hand book/scheduler now. and doing OK
with it. (Whole lot easier to make corrections with an eraser -- shoot, I can
hardly even see that little key pad -- Yes, I should get new glasses) I can
see where the ability to exchange files could be helpful.<BR>I guess I'm just
a bit gun shy maybe. I remember "Back in the day," when personal computers
were making their grand debut, I was seeing so much "stuff" coming and going
(Remember FORTRAN, COBOL and BASIC? or the 6502?) So I decided to study
Assembly, but looking back, even that degree was pretty much obsolete the day
I stepped off the stage. Let's just say I'm a bit
apprehensive.<BR><BR>Anyway, I thought this might be a good forum to
turn to for insight. thanks db <BR><BR>Dan Brown<BR>President<BR>Foxfire
Energy Corp.<BR>Renewable Energy Systems
<BR>(802)-483-2564<BR>www.Foxfire-Energy.com<BR>NABCEP
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