While sitting in the Phoenix airport recently with an hour and a half to kill, I began thinking about ways to entertain myself. As you might expect, my first thought was to look at my smartphone. I could check Facebook and Twitter to see what everyone was up to and found out, via Facebook, that an old co-worker of mine would be heading to Phoenix! Unfortunately, we wouldn’t be there at the same time. Darn!
So I then turned to the Cellular Video (CV) function on my device. And thank goodness for it! It added some much needed entertainment to my day. I was sitting in a restaurant with TVs, and, of course, the only thing on was sports (not that I mind, but there wasn’t a game on) and CNN which continued talking about the Hudson River plane landing that had taken place the day before. As amazing as that was (and it was amazing!), it wasn’t what I wanted to watch as I sat and waited for my next flight.
So, the short of the long is that CV saved me! I watched ridiculous clips from American Idol and also caught up on some celebrity gossip. It was a nice break from the ever-so-seriousness that was on the wall in front of me. Thank you CV! You helped my mind wander to useless, but oh-so-entertaining stuff!
Posted by Brandy in Brandy, Just for fun, SmartPhone, social networking Tags: Brandy, Cellular Video, Facebook, SmartPhone, Twitter
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My Saturday started as it always does – with an unexpected request from my teenage son to take him somewhere. In this case, he wanted to go the gym before his 2:30 p.m. basketball game to practice his 3-point shot.
After spending an hour at gym, I had to get back to the house to ready my youngest son for his 11 a.m. basketball game. Following his game, we rushed back to the house to get my teenage son again to take him and other basketball team members to their game location.
While all of this was going on, I was monitoring my emails to stay on top of a system issue impacting our retail stores. This issue started at 7 a.m. and was resolved just before 2 p.m. This, of course, overlapped with my family time. Also at my son’s game earlier in the day, the Official told me that I should be paying attention and not texting. I was paying attention! The coach had called a timeout which allowed me to focus back on work for a minute; however his comments did provoke my thoughts.
Today’s wireless technology allows us to stay in touch, but is that always good? How do our divided actions impact our kids and what they perceive to be quality time spent with family?
Posted by Priscilla in Priscilla Tags: Priscilla
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Thank goodness for Internet in my pocket. I was having a dinner at my house and one recipe called for mascarpone. Well, let’s just say, I left the house before reading the recipe and once I was in the store looking at the items I needed, I realized I had no idea what mascarpone was! Crazy thing is, it’s not like I don’t cook (although I’ll be the first to admit I cook MUCH less these days) and I’m Italian, but I really wasn’t sure what it was.
I felt silly asking a grocery store employee because I felt I should have known what it was, but I also did not want to drive back home to jump online and figure it out. Then it dawns on me, I have the Internet in my pocket (aka, my smartphone)! I pull out my phone, pull up the Internet and search “mascarpone.” Bam! Done. I knew exactly what I was looking for. I had a description of the product and a picture to go with it. And for those of you wondering, here’s a link.
Internet in my pocket saved the day. Has your device ever saved you a trip to the computer?
Posted by Brandy in Brandy, Shopping, SmartPhone Tags: Brandy, Internet, SmartPhone
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Let me tell you how my husband got busted recently. Since I liked mine so much, I gave him a Palm. To my surprise, he resisted, saying he didn’t need it since he only uses his phone to make and receive calls.
We recently celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary; he surprised me by having flowers delivered to the office on Friday. Then, on Sunday morning (our actual wedding date), I was awakened by his phone alert noise. He came in the room and said “Sorry to wake you … that was my phone reminding me to tell you Happy Anniversary.” Caught, red-handed! You see, he started using his phone to remind him of important dates, which is (fortunately) keeping him out of hot water.
Posted by Calm, Cool & Connected in Dedra, Organization Tags: Dedra, Palm Centro
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Any of you ever wonder about what your teenager talks about after midnight? In my opinion, they are either talking about the opposite sex OR talking to someone of the opposite sex.
My husband and I decided to take our teenager’s phones after 10 p.m. on school nights. We let them keep them in their rooms on weekends with instructions not to use them after midnight.
I usually examine the cell phone bill pretty closely. I recently noticed several calls placed to and from my daughter’s cell phone after midnight. I asked her about these calls and she said she had to call a friend back to tell them that she could not talk after midnight. I asked her why she did not text them, and her response was that returning the call was quicker. Right then, we knew we needed to implement a parental control like AT&T Smart Limits, so we did.
I don’t know what teenagers really talk about, but I think this subject should be top-of-mind for all parents.
Posted by Priscilla in Priscilla, Teens & Cell Phones Tags: Priscilla, Smart Limits, Teenagers
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This past holiday season, my husband and I experienced the deaths of three loved ones. An old co-worker, a friend, and a family member. What an emotional couple weeks it had been. As we entered the New Year, we reprioritized a few things in our lives. We also spent some much needed time organizing our photos and even making a movie of our 2008 photos using iDVD and iMovie that allowed us to display a bunch of great moments in our lives over the past year to share with our friends and family at our New Years Eve party. It was amazing. We put music to it, captions to let people know the different events/days the pictures were from and even added some video clips we had. I encourage you, whatever your technology of choice is, capture the moment. Whether it’s using a video camera, a digital camera or your smart device, capture the moment. Often times, it’s the littlest moments that meant the most.
As I’ve expressed before, I love pictures. So I capture pictures on my BlackBerry Bold as well as my camera that is always with me. Luckily today, there are so many great programs out there to help us bring all these moments together for our enjoyment. One of my most favorite pictures is of my son and I while in Tahoe. I have no make up on, hair isn’t done, but it’s a moment that was caught when I was kissing him. Every time I look at that photo, whether he is with me or not, I can feel myself kissing him. It brings me much joy. Anyway, we all believe in different things, but one thing is certain: Our time here is limited. Capture the moments you have with those you love. They will forever bring a smile to your face and your heart!
Posted by Brandy in Brandy, Photos Tags: Brandy, Photos
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