A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON CELL-PHONE YAKKERS. Steve at Shot in the Dark suggests that there are design flaws that lead many users to shout, as well as some new conventions regarding their use that must emerge.

There are clearly some people who don't bother to think about what their loud conversation is revealing about themselves, let alone how they are impacting those around them. And there are others -- and I would include myself on this one -- who still aren't used to having people talking on the phone in certain situations.

All the same, I'm keeping my cards handy.