Technology or Common Sense

A funny thing happened today at work.

Someone came in with a lost Blackberry phone (Pictured on the right). He gave it to me and asked if I could find the owner because he was too busy and didn't know how to work it.

Of course I said yes. One of my favorite things to do is fiddle around with new toys and I have a good grasp on technology so I was sure that I could get the owners name and contact info.

First I check recent calls, in case there is a familiar name. The list was all numbers and no actual phone contacts so i move on.

Second I check the owner information of the phone. Almost every phone now has a part where you put in your name and your own number. Especially with smart phones there is a place to put in your info when you first activate your phone. I go to the owner info and it is blank.

With a great sigh for people who don't use there electronics correctly I am forced to move to email. Since this smart phone is synced directly to his Microsoft outlook account I can see on the home screen that he has 10 new emails. Within those emails is the To: section that would have the email.

Going through someone's email is something that I do not want to do. I feel it is a great violation of privacy so with hesitation to going through the emails I put the phone down on my desk. As I pull my hand away from the phone to ponder my decision I notice writing on the case. With a closer look I notice the owners name engraved in the leather case.

With a quick page the phone is back home with the owner