Then he wrote a blog post. Turns out he’s testing the new Treo. Being CTO of Microsoft does have its privileges!

When showing my phone around I actually get a lot of questions about whether or not to go with a keyboard-style phone. Here’s why I don’t: I used to have a Blackberry (back when I worked at Fawcette) and I used it so much that my hands hurt. Really hurt. I lost my Blackberry in a cab in New Orleans and my pain went away. I realized then that it was the thumb keyboard that was causing my hands to hurt. Let’s face it, I was addicted to that thing (and this was before blogging, imagine if I could post from my phone!)

So, now, I avoid any device that has a mini keyboard. Why? Because it’s too hard to use T9 to type emails or blog posts. I can read them just fine, but replying is hard so I wait until I’m on my Tablet PC and have a wifi connection.

Here’s a tip, though. If you want me to call you back make sure you put your phone number on your email post. Make sure, also, to put hyphens to connect the numbers, like this: 1-425-205-1921. Outlook on SmartPhones automatically turns that number into a clickable one, so it’s very easy to call you.