Tag: iphone
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The 30 App Rule
So I set up a new phone today. It’s such a blessing to set up a new phone because it gives me an opportunity to start over. There are 2 kinds of apps – life giving apps (the kind that make you life much simpler and helps you to live…
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The Home Screen
Everything leaks identity. You know how they say that you can tell a lot about a person by taking a look at their checkbook and calendar – well, that was a saying before smartphones. You don’t need to look at 2 things any longer. Technically, you can simplify things and…
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Phone Numbers
Phone numbers used to be an identity marker. Growing up, I knew everyone’s phone number. I had it all memorized. I knew all of our numbers. I knew all of my aunt’s and uncle’s numbers. I knew phone numbers of my friends. If I called you I had your number…
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The Psychology of Angry Birds
I know you are curious about it. You might even be addicted to Angry Birds. You’re reading this because you really want to know what the Psychology of Angry Birds is. Well, here it is. Psychology n., pl., -gies. The science that deals with mental processes and behavior. The emotional…
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There’s An App For That
…..but you don’t need it. Seriously. I just updated iOS5 on my iPhone. It is running that weather app that is on in the notification center. Apple told me that it’s cool that it’ll tell you what the weather is like – wherever you are. It runs constantly. Uses up…
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Second Screen in Church
I was sitting in church today. It’s not a huge church, but I couldn’t believe how many people brought their Second Screen to church. Not only did we have the verses on the screen as we listened to Pastor, there were many screens out. I had never seen the Kindle…
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I Can’t Help It
Have you ever been with friends talking about something – a song or a title of a movie that you just can’t quite remember? We whip out our phones and then just Google the thing immediately. Since our phones are in our pockets or in our hands, we can’t help…
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Print Media
Are you still reading print media? My wife has a subscription to a magazine so we still get it. My father-in-law still gets the paper on the weekend. For the most part though, we consume media online. Whether it’s Twitter or the 30 minutes that you spend at work –…
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iOS4 and Happiness
It is amazing to me how happy this can make someone. I mean – so much happiness that comes from a mobile device operating system. Now some of my tell me that I cannot know this happiness because I do not own an iPhone. Work has a t-mobile corporate plan…
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iPhone Hospital
Have you ever head of such a thing? I was on a plane last week on the way to Orlando, and the iPhone4 was just announced so everyone was talking about it. It’s also that “go to” topic that people who are just meeting each other talk about. Anyway, someone…
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The Price of an iPhone
If you buy the cheapest iPhone right now – it is only 49 bucks for a refurbished 8 gig iPhone. The cheapest individual plan is 40 bucks a month. The data plan is 30 bucks a month – making the montly bill 70 bucks – that’s without text messaging. That’s…