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I can't even text and walk

sassymonkey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:56:23 -0600

I can't even begin to imagine how people think they can text and drive. I can read a book and walk but I'd never ever dream of trying to read a book and drive.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Hands-free doesn't help

Sierra Black — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:48:31 -0600

Or at least, it doesn't help enough. Insurance companies - who care only about the science of risk - want to see all cell phone use while driving eliminated because numerous studies have shown that it's a cognitive distraction, not a physical one.

Clearly, texting while driving is just plain dumb. You wouldn't read a book while driving, right? You're not looking at the road and you're not paying attention. Not OK.

But even when you're using a hands-free device, your attention is still outside the car, and not focused on what you're doing. It's better than texting or dialing, but not the same as just not being on the phone. If the call is that urgent, let it trump your travel and pull over.

Sierra Black - embracing the wild heart of parenting at www.childwild.com

It wasn't hard

Virginia DeBolt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:25 -0600

to find great Talks to recommend. Almost anything in the technology topics would be interesting to me, but these really caught my eye.

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer Technology CE | Web Teacher | First 50 Words

I love TED talks

Wilma Ham — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:15:54 -0600

Hi Virginia

Those TED talks are indeed amazing. I have no teelevision but I love watching TED.
You must have had a hard time selecting your recommendations.

Wilma Ham

www.wilmasblog.com

Regarding Google Wave

reneehendricks — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:55 -0600

I was one of the early testers with Google Wave and have found that it serves two great purposes - inter-office collaboration and brainstorming. I use it for the later, myself. But as a complete mainstream "everyone-has-got-to-use-this" sort of tool, not so much.

Great article, by the way!

Renee Hendricks http://www.socialurl.com/reneehendricks

Amazon.ca is very limited

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:34 -0600

It's pretty much books, movies, cds and software. No MP3s or Kindle store. A few electronics. I saw something a few months ago about some electronics on Amazon.com being available for international purchase but I (personally) think it's too complicated to try to figure out whick ones qualify for that.

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Thanks

Virginia DeBolt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:20:27 -0600

I'm a hopeless early adopter, so stay tuned.

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer Technology CE | Web Teacher | First 50 Words

I can never decide

Virginia DeBolt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:18:33 -0600

if the Canadians are lucky or mistreated to not have the full array of Amazonian ways to spend money. :)

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer Technology CE | Web Teacher | First 50 Words

I personally wouldn't use

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:42:54 -0600

And just because it doesn't seem to be available in Canada (like so many things, sigh). I generally don't even set up one-click payments. It's too easy to impulse buy and it's something I try really hard to avoid. But I can see this being very useful for parents. Just set your teen up with an allowance and a password and let them pick out and order their own stuff.

If it was available in Canada (which it's not, alas) I'd be tempted by the mobile purchasing, at least for ebooks.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Great info!

jpapakalos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:29:05 -0600

This is great info! I love learning about new technologies and look forward to future posts.

Jenna Papakalos

Fujifilm

jkirschner — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:31:35 -0500

Beyond the nostalgia angle, I have to admit that I'm a little perplexed by the interest in instant photos. However, Fujifilm just came out with a new instant film camera, the Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S, for only $85. The prints are about the size of a credit card, with an image area of 1.8- by 2.4-inches.

Josh Kirschner
Techlicious.com

How odd

paulag01 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:37 -0500

Wow - getting invited to re-connect with someone who passed on, now that is one very spooky email. Similar but not as bad as receiving a letter I wrote to a friend that was returned to sender (me) about 2 weeks after his funeral.....that was a sad moment indeed.

Paula Gregorowicz
The Paula G Company
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How odd

paulag01 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:14 -0500

Paula Gregorowicz
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Facebook Struggling To Deal With This

webtrainingwheels — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:03:20 -0500

I had never even thought about this issue before reading your post, it was a real eye-opener. Coincidentally I have just been seeing some complaints regarding Facebook's "reconnect" feature they have been highlighting lately. People are complaining because Facebook is suggesting they 'reconnect' with people that have passed away. So clearly there needs to be a better mechanism in place to deal with this issue. Thanks for raising this issue and for the resources you provide.

Lucy

Wow!

Candelaria Silva — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:53:34 -0500

Great post. Something all we mortals need to think about. I have the will, power of attorney, health care proxy. Now, another thing.

On the other hand, I won't be 'round so will I care. (Just kidding.)

http://blog.candelarisilva.com

Good and plenty!