Technology: friend or foe?

I've managed to keep a fair distance from many of the high tech gadgets used in business today - so far. Even my cell phone is for "emergency purposes" only. This will probably change in the very near future for me, but I often wonder how I would keep myself from falling into the "available 24/7" scenario that so many people are a part of? It's pretty clear that unless you make a conscious effort to draw some lines, your WLB can go awry. According to an article by the Press Association, Technology 'creating extra work', employees who use remote technology work an extra 20 days per year. That's almost a whole month extra, on your time. I can't imagine how you can give undivided attention to your loved ones (when it should be their time) when you're constantly texting from your Blackberry. I'm not saying technology is a bad thing, and quite honestly I would not be able to run a home-based business without it! But I do think I'll need make some clear boundaries down the road. Tom Musbach from Yahoo! Hot Jobs came up with some nice tips for professional gadget use in his article, Wireless Working: Rudeness Made Easy?. So I'm preparing myself!