How Does One Manage...

[jezzilee]

I don't use i-phones. I can get better functionality and specifications with androids half that price. Admittedly, I don't use smartphones for graphic intensive games...okay, maybe once in a while, but still, I expect my phone to last at least four years before I think of looking for one more.

I had android, was convinced I needed an iphone, bullshit! I love android and am returning there very soon...

 

[jezzilee]

I can!

I always forget the pockets. I should remember by now but all I thought was "Ooooh! Dress! Why don't I wear these more often?"

I have to learn over and over.

Do not be thwarted, there are many with pockets that are still very pretty. I will not allow my phone to remove my femininity.

 

[Recidiva]

Can you do eclectic? "Sarajevo"

Yes! Yes, I can.

Oh, the strings.

 

[RunningJib]

Que?

So, I clicked your link and switched tabs back to lit. Expecting a song, what I didn't expect was the bubbly cheery little odd tune that came on, switching back I found it was an ad...I didn't think it was YOUR type of music...I expected more of what is actually playing when it got to the music! Very nice!

What were you expecting? Sailing Shanties?

I have very eclectic tastes. For you, may I suggest: "Have some Madeira my dear" or would you prefer "Little Red Riding Hood"

 

[RunningJib]

Consider

Yes! Yes, I can.

Oh, the strings.

"Frates"

Arvo Part is a recent discovery


BTW, I've just purchased a refurbished Android Tablet. Added 32 Gb chip. 18 Gigs of music

 

[trysail]

How Does One Manage... With no cell phone.

Easily.

The world got along for centuries perfectly well without 'em.

They're mainly an annoyance and an unnecessary expense.

When I'm out of touch..., I'm out of touch. Leave a message. I'll get back to you when I get back.


​

 

[JohnnySavage]

Easily.

The world got along for centuries perfectly well without 'em.

They're mainly an annoyance and an unnecessary expense.

When I'm out of touch..., I'm out of touch. Leave a message. I'll get back to you when I get back.


​

Leave a message on what

 

[jezzilee]

What were you expecting? Sailing Shanties?

I have very eclectic tastes. For you, may I suggest: "Have some Madeira my dear" or would you prefer "Little Red Riding Hood"

I have heard little red before, it is very good! The other I will listen to in a bit, I have my own tunes playing now ...stuff to design by.

 

[jezzilee]

"Frates"

Arvo Part is a recent discovery


BTW, I've just purchased a refurbished Android Tablet. Added 32 Gb chip. 18 Gigs of music

I have an ipad, a kindle, an off breed I cannot remember the make of and two asus tablets. I love the asus tablets the most

 

[Conager]

Easily.

The world got along for centuries perfectly well without 'em.

They're mainly an annoyance and an unnecessary expense.

When I'm out of touch..., I'm out of touch. Leave a message. I'll get back to you when I get back.


​

You make a good point. I think sometimes the ability for constant instantaneous communication can result in sharing too much information, too fast. Can you imagine the suspense and intrigue that resulted when people used to correspond romantically by letters?

 

[jezzilee]

Easily.

The world got along for centuries perfectly well without 'em.

They're mainly an annoyance and an unnecessary expense.

When I'm out of touch..., I'm out of touch. Leave a message. I'll get back to you when I get back.


​

This is so true, and I never thought I was very dependent on them. I was wrong. I can leave it for hours, but I always know it is there waiting for me. This out of touch thing is pissing me off. My boss needs to be able to reach me!

 

[jezzilee]

You make a good point. I think sometimes the ability for constant instantaneous communication can result in sharing too much information, too fast. Can you imagine the suspense and intrigue that resulted when people used to correspond romantically by letters?

I love writing letters, it is an art long lost...now when I write people I never get replies... Even Christmas cards are fast becoming a thing of the past. Where is the human touch people!?!?

 

[Learin]

You make a good point. I think sometimes the ability for constant instantaneous communication can result in sharing too much information, too fast. Can you imagine the suspense and intrigue that resulted when people used to correspond romantically by letters?

My job requires that I'm connected to the office intranet and email all the time. My team mates want me to stay connected on the live chat groups, just in case they have an emergency in dealing with something.

I agree that you can ditch most of the things that are around, but you can't ditch all of them. If you want to fit in without sticking out like a dinosaur, you have to adjust.

 

[doowdniw]

My job requires that I'm connected to the office intranet and email all the time.

I was once offered a company Blackberry. I respectfully declined.

 

[CyranoJ]

I was once offered a company Blackberry. I respectfully declined.

Word. I specifically avoided ever getting a smart phone -- I only ever briefly even had an old-timey merely-cellphone -- precisely because I don't want to be reachable and hooked in all the time. I don't understand how people stand it, honestly, it would drive me bonkers.

Of course every company would love to be able to reach its employees at any time of day or night no matter what they're doing. But since I'm fairly sure we still have labor laws that don't allow them to force the issue, fuck that.

 

[thør]

I switched from Blackberry to an iPhone a couple years ago and have been pretty disappointed. I'm a heavy user of the machine because I don't have a home or business phone - the iPhone is it. The charge in my BB would last 4-5 days. The iPhone gets charged all day on my desk, and is usually dead by the next morning.

I need a phone, a texter, a calendar and a handful of business related apps. I don't care about webbing or streaming, but it seems that everything on the market comes with all that stuff I don't need.

Do you have a bunch of crap running in the background that you don't need?

 

[thør]

My job requires that I'm connected to the office intranet and email all the time. My team mates want me to stay connected on the live chat groups, just in case they have an emergency in dealing with something.

Are you the White House Chief of Staff?

 

[JohnnySavage]

Do you have a bunch of crap running in the background that you don't need?

I have no idea. The screen is chock full of little icons I have never used and have no idea what they do.

 

[Recidiva]

I have no idea. The screen is chock full of little icons I have never used and have no idea what they do.

Took me forever to figure it out...

Double tap the main button, then scroll and swipe up on applications to close them, reboot your phone, should make a huge difference. Everything stays open forever otherwise.

 

[thør]

I have no idea. The screen is chock full of little icons I have never used and have no idea what they do.

Take a couple minutes between Lit posts to determine if you need the apps. If not, throw them away.

 

[Learin]

Are you the White House Chief of Staff?

Formal Office terms get to your brain?

 

[Sammael Bard]

Some people can't live without being connected to the worlds 24/7. Some people can't stand being connected to the world 24/7.

I'm somewhere in the middle.

To each their own.

 

[thør]

Formal Office terms get to your brain?

Is that a new competitor to MS Office or Open Office?

Actually, it was the "all the time" part that I was responding to.

 

[Learin]

Is that a new competitor to MS Office or Open Office?

Actually, it was the "all the time" part that I was responding to.

If there is a better competitor, can you let me know?

"All the time" as in "all the time during the working hours". I'll be damned if I let my office crap interfere in my non-working hours.

 

[ToysAreUs]

With no cell phone. Yesterday my iphone battery died, and would not recharge for anything....

Jez,

Here's a trick the Boeing Airplane Company uses when batteries in cordless hand tools refuse to recharge. Put the battery in a freezer for 24 hours, remove it and let it return to room temperature (6 hours) and then try to charge it.

I thought it was an urban legend until I tried it when my cordless drill battery died and it worked! When my cell phone battery quit I froze it, and again the process worked. I have no idea why.