Thanksgiving

Over the Thanksgiving break I talked to my mom about her most important information technology and she thinks that the iPhone has had the most impact on her work. My mom runs a stationary business for events, such as Weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, and is in contact with her customers all day, everyday. When she first got the iPhone, she had a lot of difficulties making the transformation from an ordinary flip phone to a phone with so many capabilities. She found it very difficult to make the change even though she is usually good with other technologies. We both agreed that her biggest difficulty came from the size of the phone. It took awhile for her to get adjusted to having the Internet and email on a phone compared to a huge computer screen. Although I originally thought that switching to the iPhone would help her with regards to her business, she thought it made it more difficult. She explained that having a phone with email on it put more pressure on her because her customers began to expect automatic responses from emails, even into the night. On the contrary, my mom found that the iPhone helped her with organization because at all times she can find out what her schedule was like and whether or not she can set up new times to meet with customers. Overall, she feels that the iPhone has helped her with her work, and I would have to agree with her.