tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954706465712229913.post9139948506877365968..comments2023-05-14T05:46:37.703-05:00Comments on Dave Bjorlin: Neither Fair nor Balanced: On Technology and Negative Newt (Among Other Things)Dave B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09690163963009395363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954706465712229913.post-12196798432462038442011-12-12T20:32:48.439-06:002011-12-12T20:32:48.439-06:00I'm debating now whether to get a smart phone,...I'm debating now whether to get a smart phone, too. I'm especially turned off by it now that Luke has one, because he gets updates all day and night. It drives me nuts. I'm annoyed enough when I have a voicemail alert. <br /><br />On the other hand, you can only get so much information by texting google, and I find myself more and more often leaving home without the information I need (addresses, directions, etc), thinking I can get it while I'm on the road (realizing too late that it requires that I have a smart phone...) What a dilemma...Allihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171386824440939917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954706465712229913.post-22819787301687183682011-12-12T09:34:54.997-06:002011-12-12T09:34:54.997-06:00I agree with the iphone..I have one and I turned o...I agree with the iphone..I have one and I turned off the setting so that it doesn't automatically show me when I have an email. Moral is I still get to CHECK my email, and decide when i want to check it meanwhile avoiding the annoying red dot that would otherwise show up on my home screen telling me there's a new email. ANyways, thats my way of avoiding the "Always in Contact" iphone.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706010186940024546noreply@blogger.com