tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4711798471850397762..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Be a smart phone user.Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-38730661676336937332013-01-29T05:46:13.400-06:002013-01-29T05:46:13.400-06:00Snedcat,
You could go even further and turn a ref...Snedcat,<br /><br />You could go even further and <a href="http://blog.calibre-ebook.com/2011/10/custom-news-fetching.html" rel="nofollow">turn a reference site into an ebook</a> and the fetch news function of Calibre. (I don't know if you have a separate ebook reader, but with Calibre, you can read ebooks of any format on a computer.)<br /><br />You could even use Instapaper as the "news" site for furher customization. <br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-5407743891540813592013-01-29T00:03:21.260-06:002013-01-29T00:03:21.260-06:00Yo, Gus, you write, "I bet about a quarter of...Yo, Gus, you write, "I bet about a quarter of my readership had a similar laugh." I'm tempted to reply, "Yes, Gus, that's what I said." (And you might well reply that a novel beginning "Snedcat laughed" isn't promising.)<br /><br />In slightly similar vein, my father once told me of an exchange in one of his math classes. The professor said, "Although the highest grade was lower on this test, the average grade for the class remained the same." A student said, "But you didn't tell us what the average is." Without a pause the professor replied, "It's still true."<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendations, by the way; I'll look into them the next couple of days.Snedcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-79035816430662266272013-01-28T16:37:55.362-06:002013-01-28T16:37:55.362-06:00Snedcat,
Heh! I bet about a quarter of my readers...Snedcat,<br /><br />Heh! I bet about a quarter of my readership had a similar laugh -- before realizing that this site is an essential one, of course.<br /><br />Depending on how you use the reference sites (i.e., assuming they don't change frequently or unpredictably), if there is an instapaper-like app for Blackberry, you could save what you need to Instapaper, tether your phone at work, and then use the material quickly at home. <br /><br />Or, if you take a laptop to and from work, you could send what you need to EverNote and access a local copy once at home.<br /><br />BB,<br /><br />It was the birth of my daughter last year, as well as a desire to project a more professional image when networking or working with clients that drove me to buy mine. <br /><br />I was holding the baby constantly and realized that hand-held Internet would make certain job-related things easier, as well as foraging for blogging material easier during the enforced idleness of late-night/early morning feedings and resettlings.<br /><br />On both counts, three cheers for my phone, Dropbox, and Pinboard!<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-74152908295168028532013-01-28T10:11:08.551-06:002013-01-28T10:11:08.551-06:00I didn't purchase my first smartphone, the iPh...I didn't purchase my first smartphone, the iPhone, until 2008. I was using the flip phones and on the pay as you go plan for years. The iPhone suited my needs because a) I wanted immediate access to my email accounts and internet; b)iTunes, and c) my employer at the time had a discount on monthly payment plans. <br /><br />I have no regrets. I do not use any other Apple products. I still have the 3GS model. It works fine with me. I do not wait in lines for the latest models. It seems that's become a ridiculous ritual. I also do not have games on my phone.<br /><br />I admit I can get distracted on YouTube, and of course your website(wink, wink). But overall, it has been a good decision. Especially since I have my Mary Kay Cosmetics business. I'm able to contact customers in a timely manner. <br /><br />Bookish Babe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71711002467868632202013-01-28T05:42:24.181-06:002013-01-28T05:42:24.181-06:00Yo, Gus, you write: "Eskildsen's take-ho...Yo, Gus, you write: "Eskildsen's take-home lesson isn't that we must toss our phones into the ocean, but that we should be careful that we are actually using them in a life-enhancing way. One can form good smart phone usage habits just as well as bad."<br /><br />Had to chuckle at this post since I read it on my Blackberry after getting home from work. In my case at least it's fairly self-limiting: I don't have Internet at home and it's so inconvenient to surf on Blackberry that I easily limit myself to five minutes at night and five in the morning for necessary email checking, though I do go online at other times to check reference sites. It's this last part that I'm pondering how best to change, since even that disrupts my train of thought and distracts me inordinately.Snedcatnoreply@blogger.com