As soon as I saw the box this phone came in, I knew who would be the perfect person to test it out. I immediately brought the entire box over to my Sister’s house and gave the phone and the AMAZING box that came with it over to my Brother -in-Law. This box was amazing, and filled with all sorts of cool survival gear….. and a rubber ducky. Enough from me though, let’s hear about this phone from the [...]
As a huge fan of HTC I’ve been keeping my eye out for their latest announcement, and they did not disappoint me today! I think I’ve told you the story before about how at CES I was in a very small meeting room with some HTC folks and a guy was in there eating his lunch and I find out that he’s the guy in charge of the Sense user interface, and I completely geeked out. I have loved [...]
You know how a song can come on, or you can walk by and smell something, and INSTANTLY be transported in your head back to a different time in your life? In my “former life” (ie before I met and married my husband), I was what my friends called a “serial I-Love-You-er”. Which meant I fell in love a lot. When I fell for a guy it was usually pretty quick, and there are probably around 5 guys in my [...]
My friend recently called me because she was upset that other people could see her likes on Facebook. I explained to her that it’s mostly because the friend’s status that she liked was a public status (meaning that she made the status available to the entire world). Now I understand people’s need for privacy, but these days I don’t see why you “liking” that so and so is pregnant is really something to be kept private. So after a [...]
I recall the days…. wait, let me go put on my “Grandma Glasses” and get my cane… ok… I recall the days of yore when you would be gone all day with your family, come in the house and go straight for the answering machine to see if anyone had called. ”No Messages” the machine would say. BUMMER! I was hoping for a call from that cute boy I liked! Those were simpler days back then. We weren’t available 24/7, [...]
This post is sponsored by Location Labs, the makers of Safely apps for families and publishers of “Safely Times,” a monthly newsletter offering tips and resources for parenting in a digital age Just a few days until Christmas, and you might still be considering if it’s the right time to get your child a cell phone! I get asked all the time “what is the right age for my child to have a cell phone?” or “What phone and plan should [...]
I have been having an inner tug-o-war trying to decide whether I let my older kids have a phone yet or not. On the one hand, I want to be able to get in touch with them! One by one, their friends parents are losing their land lines, so it’s getting harder to track them down. On the other hand, there are so many reason I don’t feel like my kids are ready for a phone: I fear they will [...]
Distracted driving. We are hearing about it everywhere we go. Yet, there are some people who can’t resist the siren call of their cell phone. Whether it’s an incoming text, or the phone is actually ringing (I know, who TALKS on their phones anymore??). Either way, it’s causing too many accidents and even deaths. Luckily there is a company, Location Labs, that is willing to save us from ourselves. They’re the makers of Safely Go/a>. You can download the free [...]
There are a LOT of games available for your phone these days. I mean A LOT! So generally I don’t look for games that just entertain, especially when I’m looking for games for my kids. That is one reason I liked Awesome Upstander! So much. I love games that sort of teach you when you aren’t even noticing that you are learning. Awesome Upstander! is your typical side scrolling video game. During the level you are asked to collect a [...]
Yesterday I found out that Google Play was having a sale on some select apps. Each app was .25! So I purchased a few of them, but was still thinking about a few others, when I looked again today, the apps were totally different! So it looks like each day the .25 apps are going to change. Definitely check out the new “on sale” apps every day. I’ve already gotten some killer deals on apps that I’ve been eyeing for [...]
I know I’ve been relatively mum about the new iPhone 5 announcement. Mainly because I was out of town last week. I know, great week in tech news to be out of town!! Even before the announcement, which based on rumor and leaks, I figured was going to be pretty underwhelming, I had been meaning to make a graphic like this one that Samsung made as soon as the iPhone 5 specs were released. Now that they are, Samsung kinda [...]
As I mentioned in a previous post, my sister will be purchasing cell phones for two of her kids this coming Christmas. Hopefully they don’t read this blog, or the secret will be blown. I’ve been researching for my sister the best apps to install on their new devices, when they get them, so that we can make sure they are safe! I came across Life360, and we will definitely be installing this one on their phones. First, the app [...]
