GC> I've often said just that.  We are living in a 
 GC> science fiction world.  If you could go back in 
 GC> time to even the 1950s, they would be amazed by 
 GC> microwaves, computers, VCRs, laser surgery and the 
 GC> rest of our technological advances.  Sci-fi has 
 GC> come true.
When I was reading and enjoying science fiction in the 50s my foster mother 
used to shake her head and say, "I don't understand how an intelligent girl 
like you can believe rubbish like that."  Now the "rubbish" has not only 
happened, most of it is outdated.  (Yes, I know I'm outdating myself by 
admitting that, but hey!)
 GC> It helps with my staff as well.  They can't say, 
 GC> "you didn't tell me...."  Our internal email system 
 GC> even shows a history of the message which shows 
 GC> when the recipient read it.  In addition, I can 
 GC> assign work without interupting my work flow or the 
 GC> work flow of my staff.  I used to hate when a 
 GC> manager used to come and assign me more jobs while 
 GC> I was in the middle of an important project.  Email 
 GC> reduces the interuptions.
The people who work for me are not available for me to walk in on them and 
interrupt them.  They are working out of their own homes or offices, many of 
them in different Provinces, and even the ones in BC are not in the same town 
as I am.  All of my instructions, supervision, corrections, and suggestions 
are done by fax, phone, modem, and mail.  The owner of the company has 
travelled to Toronto, Montreal, Calgary
Calgary, to see these people face to face, but I don't leave my house.  They 
all know that I keep copies of every communication to or from them, so there 
is no "you didn't tell me that" available to them.  I find it helps keep 
things  running smoothly.
--- Maximus 2.01wb
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