... while I wait for this program to open.
The faster our computers work, the more impatient we become with how long we have to wait for them to do what they do. Before spooling was built into printers I'd send a medium-sized document to the printer and then take a shower, returning to the computer dry, and exasperated because the print job still wasn't finished. Rendering a complex image that was unthinkable ten years ago elicits cries of "nu..." when the job takes more than ten seconds today.
But in this particular case it's not really an issue of wanting to reach maximum speed on the information superhighway, or even of being addicted to e-mail. Sometimes I really do have to check mail. Perhaps someone has sent me a document I have to read before a meeting the next day, perhaps I've sent something to myself, perhaps I have to work out the next day's schedule in accordance with the messages that I'm expecting will arrive. And if it's a long weekend, not reading my mail until the week starts often means having to devote a couple of hours to going through what's waiting for me when I download mail upon returning to work. E-mail has become a staple of our daily lives, and not being able to download (and send) it readily from home creates real and tangible difficulties.
Go to: My inbox runneth over.