Messaging mom

My mom has an iPad, which means we can now iMessage (it's a verb because I say so) each other for free.

This evening I was telling her about a book I just checked out (I'm in blue):



See, I had quite a few "odd bits" experiences growing up. I learned very early on that if Mom said, "It's roast beef, just eat it." she was being honest. Kind of.

Anyway:



Damn you, autocorrect.

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iUpdated

I had a nerve-wracking 3+ hours yesterday updating my iPhone. I cooked supper and folded laundry while I waited, occasionally checking on its progress and having momentary fits when it became apparent that it was Doing Mysterious Apple Things. On its own. Which is freaky.

Eventually I had to just walk away, accepting that the phone was smart enough to know exactly how to go about its own business of downloading and backing up and whatever else it needed to do to continue being awesome.

I'm still pretty much stuck in the "Holy moly, this is the most amazing, magical gadget ever invented! Music, internet, camera...WOW! I can do all this stuff! And it fits in my pocket! I live in the future!" mindset when it comes to smartphones. I hope I never stop being amazed.

But you know, there's always someone who rains on my iParade. SayUncle, who keeps trying to invent a 1911 vs. Glock-esque rivalry between iPhones and Droids, had better go out and get himself a pair of skinny jeans and a bad haircut because he's becoming a smartphone "I had that app before it was cool" hipster.

a ding in the universe

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

—Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005

new favorite thing

Instagram. Social media made visual. Snippets and glimpses of life. The mundane made beautiful.

Add me (bredamita) if you're a user!

when prevention isn't

Hardly seemed possible, but they've finally found something more useless than a whistle.

Getting raped? Be sure to arm yourself with a smartphone - because the White House will soon have an app for that.

Kimber J. Nicoletti-Martinez, director of multicultural efforts to end sexual assault at Purdue University, has some design suggestions:

“Maybe people could add more components to it to ask people to confront their beliefs,” about what causes sexual assault, she said—like building an app that resembles Angry Birds. “Is there some kind of bird you can fling against misogynistic attitudes?”

Sigh. 

Isn't there some sort of device that would fling heavy metal projectiles at high rates of speed directly at, and hopefully through the vital organs of, your attacker?

(Radical idea, I know, but I suspect it could be very effective.)

Two great things...

...that really don't go great together.

Yeah, I know what it looks like, but it's really a holster for your iPhone.

Your TSA

First they wanted to see in your pants, now they want to ride around in your pocket. So helpful.

farewell eight arms

Paul the octopus, who was famous for psychic predictions and pissing off I'mADinnerJacket, has gone to his great reward in that big sushi platter aquarium in the sky.

But now, because of the wonders of technology (and people with way too much time on their hands), Paul can live on in our iPhones, solving all of life's little dilemmas. Free and cuter than flipping a coin.

3GS, legit

I finally got a real iPhone, with a 2 year contract, a data plan, and everything. It even takes video! I had been limping along, using phone cards on a jailbroken 2G that had a messed up digitizer because somebody (a certain cat who shall remain nameless) dumped a glass of water on it.

While happily playing with all the new functions - internet & email EVERYWHERE! - I discovered that I can make folders of related apps. It made my little librarian brain squee in delight.

And, yes...the folders (including Reference and Reference2) are all alphabetized, as are their contents. Don't judge me.

Because you asked...

(and because I finally managed to get a good photo)...

The new 'do.


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(I so love my iPhone apps. This photo was gussied up with one called Lo-Mob)

bits & pieces

This gun disassembly 3D app looks like it might be helpful, although I can't exactly vouch for its accuracy.

It's free through this weekend, though, so it might be worth a download.

Is this thing on?

(tap tap...Testing 1, 2, 3...)

Today I downloaded an app that lets me blog from my iPhone. It's so much easier to use than having to log in through a browser.

Oh, and look! I can even add photos. Here's Eloise, from a moment ago:


She thinks there should be less blogging & more napping.

Cats have very good ideas sometimes.

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Gun porn

There's an app for that.

If you search for "modern weapons" on iTunes, you can find encyclopedias for all types of firearms: machine guns, pistols, sniper rifles, shotguns, etc.

(I probably have the world's largest collection of reference material apps downloaded on my phone. You can take the girl out of the library, but you can never take the library out of the girl, I guess - I need to find the answer! Now!)

*snerk*

I read this the other day and I'm still snickering about it.

(I'm constantly baffled as to why anyone reads Althouse, or considers her a conservative anything.)

Hey, Robb?

There's an app for that.

Originally, I downloaded "Stachetastic!" because the little iPhone icon is the deliciously hunky Tom Selleck, but the photos are awesome - totally worth the $0.00 I paid for it. (yes, free!)