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Will I ever Browse a Book Store again?

By David North ⋅ February 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I like browsing in books stores. I can spend hours wandering around looking to see what books are there. Picking up a book, looking at the cover, reading the back cover, and reading about the author gives me a great feel for a book. Browsing in the book store is also a good way to find out what is [...]

iPhone, User Expectations and Info Systems

By David North ⋅ December 18, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I am always amazed at all the apps available for my iPhone. Seems like I find a useful new app every week and could find more if I took time to look. I think the experiences that business users are having with their iPhones will impact what they expect from information systems in their business. [...]

There is an app for that – iPhone to the rescue

By David North ⋅ December 3, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I was heading east on I-40 on a two day drive to meet up with my mother’s family for a big reunion in North Carolina. Something we do every three years at Thanksgiving. We had just crossed in to Tennessee and I noticed the speedometer was stuck at 65. It was broken. Just what I needed [...]

Finding a place to plug-in

By David North ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I was on the road again this week and I noticed my new past-time: finding a place to plug-in my iPhone. I had to find a place to plug-in in the office I was visiting, in the hotel where I stayed the night, in the airport where I had a layover and in my car on the way home. As [...]

Can you really read a book on your iPhone? Yes!

By David North ⋅ October 15, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

I was sitting in the departure lounge in DFW airport waiting to get on my flight and I was reading a a book on my iPhone. The guy sitting next to me ask, “Are you reading a book on your iPhone?” I said, “Yes, I am.” He said, ” That is awesome! Can you really do [...]

Seven ways I used my iPhone on Vacation

By David North ⋅ March 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I am traveling on vacation, which is a great time to use your iPhone. Here are seven things I did with my iPhone the first few days. The iPhone is an amazing device. I am still always amazed at all you can do with a little device that fits into your pocket. Used Google Maps [...]

Its Tweetie for me!

By David North ⋅ March 12, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I want to tweet when I am away from my desk. Now that I seem through Twitter to have to keep up with the thoughts of thousand and constantly share my thoughts with the masses, I wouldn’t want to miss out on something just because I am not at my computer. Aha! I have an iPhone [...]

Problem Solved: Remembering to set the clock

By David North ⋅ March 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I got an email about it. I heard about it on the TV. I talked about it with my wife. But, I still forgot to set my clock forward for daylight savings time. I went to bed and turned on my alarm so I would get up for church services Sunday morning. I didn’t even [...]

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