It must have been an easy day to be a tech reporter for a daily yesterday. BlackBerry's outage was the nicest gift to reporters at dailies looking to fill a news hole. Hey, what did you do without your CrackBerry? (bonus points for Bereft in the title).

Brad Stone wasn't alone. Everyone seemingly got in on the fun. What could be easier? Call up all the chumps you know who own Blackberry's - tell a tale of fear and relief. Voilà. It files itself.