Are you more into nudge-mail or shove-mail? To help you make up your mind, below are some totally un-researched personality-types that might surface.

(Usual disclaimer applies: any resemblances, passing or otherwise to anyone dead or living is not intentional and strictly coincidental… wait a minute, nobody is forcing you to read this guide anyway right?!)

The Librarian Ninja

• Synchronize your entire Exchange folder into your Pocket PC using ActiveSync when it is tethered to your PC/Laptop.
• All means all. Compromise is not a word in your dictionary. You are a librarian, so everything is archived right? Everything is in your Pocket PC, including file attachments from half a decade ago. Space isn’t a problem because you have configured all the attachments to be saved on your spanking new 2GB mini-SD card. Crack-berry fans, go eat your hearts out.
• Set it to option c, “When new items arrive” so that you are fully updated on new mails that comes into your Inbox.
• And because you have all your Emails within reach, you can immediately verify if the claim by your staff pertaining to that amendment in the contract 2 months ago is really true.
• Deliver an immediate, scathing ninja strike via Direct Push if the claim turns out to be false.

The Miser Workaholic

• Synchronize the latest batch of pesky mails that seemed to have creep into your Inbox overnight before leaving for work in the morning.
• Because company isn’t paying for your telecommunication charges, set it to Synchronize “Manually” to save on GPRS traffic.
• Select “Send outgoing mail immediately” so that you can answer those urgent mails when commuting to work on the train.
• Get nagged for two whole weeks by wife when attempting to do the same while on holiday.

The Blackberry Wannabe

• Synchronize using cable? No way! Nothing less than “When new items arrive” and “Send outgoing mail immediately” will do for you.
• It is so cool and geek to be able to talk loudly on your Windows Mobile phone on the crowded train and say: “Sure, no problem, let me send you the mail now.”
• Problem is, all the Emails you have in your Inbox are forwarded to yourself by yourself. Because the only real Emails you ever receive are shows “Hotmail Staff” under the From field.

The Selective Road Warrior

• Synchronization is set to “When new items arrive” – you won’t be called a road warrior with anything less isn’t it?
• Synchronize the last 3 days of mail from your Inbox as well as the last 3 months of mails from your Sent folder just in case.
• Yes you have the latest 2GB mini-SD cards, but with lexipedia, half a dozen dictionaries, assorted PDF, CHMs and enough EBooks to last you through a nuclear winter, you have got to be selective you know.
• Actually, you used to have two of the 2GB mini-SD card. Well, until one day while you were swapping them on the move, one of them popped out of the spring-loaded SD slot, and into the elevator shaft.

Recently ABC news writers have demanded to be paid time-and-a-half for checking their blackberries on their own time.

Personally, I think that checking work emails at home isn't that big of a deal. Most are tied to their blackberries and constantly check them so it isn't that much of an inconvience. I also agree with the argument that so many do personal errands at work so doing a few things like checking their email and staying connected isn't too unreasonable. This is to a point however, any out of work projects or dealing with something that takes more that 30 should incur some type of compensation for personal time lost.

We are in an age where many professions require us to be connected at all times and if you don't wish to be on-call you should switch professions.

Pandemonium in Boston right now. Fans have filled the street. Boston beats LA in 6! Congrats, way to win it at home.