The next morning, the BlackBerry's world seemed much clearer. I deftly called up the Armstrong CD list. I was reminded, however, that every decision to sign on, reverse course, or look up something new required a wait of anywhere from a half minute to more than a minute. On a PC, backing up to the prior screen is a trivial pursuit. On the BlackBerry, it is a huge investment of time.
Mistakes are costly.
To make this as easy as possible, I decided to buy the first CD on the short list. Luckily, I could do that since I don't have any Armstrong. The Web site wouldn't let me check out, requiring me to go back around again. In a swirl of confusion, I trudged ahead, hoping for the desired outcome. I'm still sorting that out.