I was reading this comparison post between the iPhone 4s and the Droid Bionic and it got me thinking – besides the phones themselves and their specifics, why do you have a smartphone? What do you do with it? I’d love to see why other people have theirs and maybe get some new ideas for how to use my smartphone.
As I have gained more responsibilities and my schedule is getting to be extremely full of things to do again, I realized that I needed to find a way to try and tie all my calendars and all my tasks together. Even though I’ve always been busy and I’ve used a good paper calendar since I started college, I have started to use my phone as a quick reference to what I need to do and what I need to remember. Though my iPhone calendar has been useful til now, it’s not flexible enough for my needs, so I set out through the App Store to find a better app that was free. Here’s what I found:
Hi folks! There isn’t an app for making you go to class and paying attention, but there are some other tools that can help you do better in the classroom. I know this is a tech blog, but sometimes you have to go “old school” and mix that with some modern technology to get the most out of a class. Here are my top 5 tips for stopping the material from going over your head and instead make it go into your brain 
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Did I date myself by saying “get psyched!”? It’s that time of year again, back to school time. I’ve been trying to help a niece and a cousin get ready for college this year and so I’ve decided the first Back to School post this year would be things you need for college. Most of these assume that you’ve a freshman living in a dorm, but many could be useful despite your year status or dorm status.
Please post in the comments if there is an item you think I’ve missed or if there is something else that really helped you get ready for college.
Here is a quick and easy cake recipe that my grandmother used to make regularly and my mom continues to do today. According to my Mama I am in at least the fourth generation to enjoy this cake. In our family, it marks birthdays, holidays, and anydays. Thanks Mama for writing it up!
1-2-3 Cake
1 cup or 1 stick Crisco
2 cups sugar
Cream together on high (level 5 or 6).
5 large eggs
Add one at a time, beating well after each.
Turn mixer down to level 3 or 2.
Add 3 cups flour, alternating with 1 cup milk.
Almost every phone these days has a digital camera built in. But what if you want more? You want better zoom, more precise shooting, or just manually adjusting the shutter speed or aperture? You can’t do that on every phone. So here’s a quick how to for picking a digital camera to use in the place of or in combination with you camera phone.
Ask yourself five questions -
1) What do I plan to take pictures of?
2) Where do I plan to use my camera?
3) How much control over the composition do I want?
