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Problem: Need Remote for Presentation Solution: iClicker
After getting home after long week out of town, I was preparing for a presentation on Saturday morning. I had my PowerPoint slides ready and had taken them to Kinko’s to get printed, but I didn’t have a remote to run the slide show. I think I had loaned my USB one to my Dad. Walmart didn’t have any. [...]
Problem: Missing my Grandkids Solution: FaceTime
Sometime last year my daughter and her family moved from being close to us to several hours away. It was a good opprortunity for her husband and good for them them to be more out on their own, but it was bad that they took our grandkids with them. We love our grandkids. We love spending time with [...]
Will I ever Browse a Book Store again?
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
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
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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I like to solve problems with technology. In this blog, I'd like to share some of my ideas and also tell you about solutions I am currently working on. Welcome, and please share your own ideas with me by leaving a comment.
