Tag Archives: mobile

Teetering Towards Toddlerhood

Lately, the topic of a child’s transition from being an infant to being a toddler has been on my mind a lot. While my oldest son recently made the transition out of the toddler age group, in just three short months my baby will officially turn a year old. He is already almost a toddler. In some ways, Blake seems more like a toddler than a baby. He has been crawling for months now, and he is very interested in learning how to walk. Sometimes, he simply cannot bear to be down on the floor and he cries for me … Continue reading →

Decorating a Nursery

Decorating a nursery can be a lot of fun. Okay, I know it’s been a long while since I did it, but I still remember the fun of getting a nursery ready for a coming baby. One of the first things these days might be whether you know the gender of the baby, as many people choose to find out beforehand. This could determine the color scheme you choose. This was one I never had to worry about. I just found out when the baby was born. If you don’t know, then you might want to stick with colors not … Continue reading →

Computing Week in Review: April 7th Through April 13th

From detecting your smile to smelling with your cell phone, this past week’s articles show how far technology has come. Here is the Computing Blog Week in review for April 7th through April 13th. April 7th Computing Week in Review: March 31st Through April 6th What is your favorite thing to do on your computer? Do you enjoy blogging or building a website? Reading up on news and entertainment? Do you spend a lot of time working on your computer? It is hard to believe that just a few decades ago, most of us did without computers (and cell phones … Continue reading →

Emergency Alert Text System for Cell Phones

This is a test, this is only a test…Who doesn�t know those words and the distinctive sound that accompanies testing of the Emergency Broadcasting System. And if you have ever been warned of severe weather in your area, you know how valuable that system is for everyone. Well, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just approved a new nationwide alert system for cell phone users. The plan puts in place a federal agency that will create the messages and relay them to cell phone companies. The alerts will only be available on cell phone services that have agreed to participate … Continue reading →

Mobile Fragrance Communications

Instead of ring tones how about downloading the scent of a cherry pie? How about creating a playlist of comforting or relaxing scents such as an ocean breeze, spring flowers or a musky perfume? Cell phone users in Japan will be testing out a new service that allows them to download fragrances. The service is the brainchild of NTT Communications, a major telecommunications company. Twenty cell phone users will be trying out the new mobile fragrance communications service for a total of ten days by downloading files containing music or video clips and accompanied by specific scents. Scent playlists are … Continue reading →

Your Cell Phone Can Warn You of Speed Traps

What do you think of the practice that motorists have of warning each other that there are upcoming speed traps? When you see an oncoming car flashing its lights at you do you think there must be a hidden speed trap, and do you suddenly slow down? Do you warn other motorists if you see police waiting to catch speeders? Well, if you do engage in the process, getting and giving those warnings just got a whole lot easier. All you need is a cell phone or a personal digital assistant to warn about speed traps, red light cameras and … Continue reading →

Cell Phone Care

Ask most people how often they replace their cell phone, and they themselves might be surprised by what they tell you. From a very unscientific and informal survey of friends, relative and readers, I found that at least seven out of ten people (or 70 percent) replace a cell phone at least once a year. While some of these replacements are due to upgrades, the majority of reasons given for replacement were broken, lost or stolen cell phones. Replacing your cell phone can be an expensive business. While most cell phone carriers do offer customers a minimal insurance, most customers … Continue reading →

Why I Don’t Own a Cell Phone

Our family is unique today in that we don’t own a cell phone. Even for frugal people, this seems out of the ordinary. Not all of our reasons for not owning a cell phone are frugal, of course. In my old corporate self, I was attached to my cell phone, and I would really rather be attached to my family and friends. But this is the Frugal Blog, so let’s talk about my frugal reasons behind not having a cell phone. I have nothing against anyone who owns a phone, of course, and I may own one in the future. … Continue reading →

The Popularity of the iPhone

There is no doubt that the popularity of the iPhone is through the roof, even before it has actually been released. Anyone who owns a mobile phone has heard of the iPhone and probably wants one. Already news reports have been coming in projecting that there is much more demand of the iPod than there will be supply. This “panic” probably feeds the gotta-have-its a bit, after all, scarcity often makes things seem more attractive, but the desire for an iPhone is much more than your typical tickle-me-elmo type hype. According to the magazine, Information Week, for an example of … Continue reading →