“Leonardo Dicaprio backs out of role for Steve Jobs movie…” I read this headline that had hacked its way into my Facebook newsfeed somehow with about as much interest as I would any other celebrity update. However, I’d be remiss if I didn’t admit that my gut reaction response to being force fed this “news” was… “Wait… could that be because he realized he was casted for a movie that’d.. Read More
Mom makes app to handicap her kids’ phones
Ah, the text message ellipsis. It’s the ultimate face slap. Unless promptly followed by a reply, it means you’re being ignored. And that might make you feel some unpleasant feelings. Espesh if you’re the parent paying for the little brat you’re trying to reach to use it. This is why one mom came up with an iphone app to freeze the handheld device of the kid cold shouldering them. But.. Read More
Data usage: just another reason I hate my phone
About ten months ago, I quit painkillers for my back – and replaced them with yoga. I quit benzos for my social anxiety – and replaced them with jedi-mind tricks. But I had no idea that my long standing addiction to Apple would be as expensive as my literal other-fruit addictions are every week at Wegman’s. That is – not until I started getting those annoying little messages about using.. Read More
Is iphone inducing illiteracy?
Is text messaging murdering our youth’s grammar? Recent spotlight-shining on this matter claims to show evidence of the contrary. But I’m not so sure. A published study that followed kids from primary school to university stated that grammar didn’t poorly effect real-life literacy. My first thought was – I hope these aren’t the same kids, because primary school means age eleven and earlier and phone use a eight years to.. Read More
I need this in my life
Going out of the town for once in my life. Don’t get too excited – it’s not even going to be for 24 hours. Zonked out earlier today after chores and I need to “for real” sleep soon so that I can wake up early and finish le laundry list. As I mentioned earlier on FB, my “to-do list is as long as a Lord of the Rings Movie”. But.. Read More
Siri Symbolism
So, I’m too lazy to make the effort of first – picking up the remote, second – clicking to the weather channel, and third- (the worst part because I’m so impatient), waiting until commercials or whatever are over to see what the forecast will be. Naturally, I go ahead and ask the lady in my phone instead (which requires only two quick steps of pressing a big round button and.. Read More