2012/03/07 @ 6:16 PM
Dumb Phone Update
So, it has been quite a while since you have heard from me. I’ve got a lot going on, but I’ve been having a difficult time typing any of it out. Anyhow, here is a quick one, partly because somebody asked recently what happened with the experiment where I gave up my smart phone for a month. I am into my tenth month without a smart phone. Some people see that as a success, but most of my very... read more
2011/07/08 @ 7:15 PM
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – Experiment Update
Multiple friends have pointed out to me that the month of June is over. I went an entire month without a smart phone, and am now more than a week into July, and I still don’t have one. WTF? I honestly thought it was going to be REALLY difficult for me. As it turns out, I’ve rarely missed my smart phone, and more than that, I am totally disinterested in my dumb phone. I’ve gone a couple of... read more
2011/06/21 @ 4:51 PM
Still Dumb
I am 3 weeks into my dumb phone experiment. I’ve lost all interest in my phone. I often have no idea where it is. I don’t bother to charge it at night. I have practiced the texting and gotten much better at it, although I still think it is very annoying. For instance, it thinks that pressing the sequence 278624 is more likely to be because I want to say “brtobi” than... read more
2011/06/13 @ 3:03 PM
Comic Timing
Why I love and hate having a smartphone – The Oatmeal. This seemed appropriate, especially considering I have switched to a Motorola Razr. read more
2011/06/12 @ 12:21 AM
Texting Without QWERTY
My first several cell phones did not have a QWERTY keyboard, and I did more texting on it than I did talking. It was fine. Then I got the Sidekick II, and entered the much easier world of QWERTY texting. In the meantime, in the non-QWERTY world, they became helpful. Now that I am back to having a non-QWERTY keypad, I am being much pained by this helpfulness. As usual, it doesn’t help me, because... read more
