In 2006 we went on a trip to Hong Kong and China, and while we were in Hong Kong Paula and I each brought an XDA lls O2, or personalised hand held combination phone and computer.

Well being technologically challenged, I left my O2 sitting neatly on its stand where it could be continually charged with its lights just blinking at me. Paula of course mastered her O2 in a matter of moments and has been using it continuously since she got it.

Well this weekend we were exhibiting at the Reed Gift and Jewellery fair at the Melbourne Exhibition Center. And I decided that enough is enough and I was going to master the darned O2.

I brought a new sim card (which it turns out was part of my problem) so that I could access the internet, and it worked a treat. So my once neglected hand held device has become a part of my everyday life and I don’t know how I existed without it.

The O2 can be used to take video and photos, it records and plays back, has a note pad facility, alarm clock, phone and wireless internet connection. You can set the time for where you are based and a second time for another destination, when you are traveling. And it has games.

I fully recommend everyone to get one of these devices it is just fantastic. Now all I have to do is master my ipod and MP3 player and I will be fully automated.