How big is your screen? From the ones I've seen, I can barely read phone numbers on mine, much less a book.
L > From: wo...@justfamily.org > Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:49:57 -0600 > To: donarb...@mac.com > CC: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] RE: Can plumbers be trusted with cell phones? > > Agreed Don, modern smart phones are not just phones anymore, they are > amongst the smallest netbooks made. My Iphone is much faster than my > first computer and has Gigs of storage, my first used tape drives. > > In a pinch, I can vpn into my office with my iphone, remote a windows > or unix workstation, ssh into a terminal on a router, switch, firewall > or a unix server. I carry hundreds of books around with me for > entertainment, have a few movies and quite a few songs. I love the > ability that my library goes with me, if I'm sitting in a waiting room > at a garage, doctors office, or just have 10 mins to kill while > waiting on something/someone, I have my books with me. > > Too many times in the past I was caught somewhere and didn't have my > current book with me. > > I rarely talk on my phone, its used more as a computer :) > > Charles > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Don Arburn <donarb...@mac.com> wrote: > > Editor of the Caver. You probably are between the keyboard and chair more > > than most of us. Luddite, ain't that rich! > > I'm not so much tethered to my iPhone (I turn off the phone regularly) as > > having a toolkit in my pocket. Calculator, weather, map, translator, radio, > > remote control, dictionary, camera, sky chart, movie listing, chemical light > > stick, clock, currency exchange, tip calculator, bird identification book, > > text, email, Google, and a dozen other ways to pass the time while waiting > > for my tractor... > > In one small package. > > > > > > Don's iPhone. > > On Dec 21, 2009, at 7:21 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: > > > > I like your style, Louise! > > > > > > I keep my candy bar cell phone in the truck and, usually, turned off. > > > > I hate to sound like a Luddite, but, I can't understand how so many people's > > lives revolve around or are tethered to their cell phones, especially, the > > iPhones. (Addicted?) > > > > My kids are the biggest culprits, but, as long as they're paying their own > > bills, I don't care. > > > > > > Now, don't get me started on the folks I see every day yacking/texting on > > their phones on LBJ! > > > > > > Unplugged and loving it! > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Louise Power [mailto:power_lou...@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Fri 12/18/2009 4:07 PM > > To: Texas Cavers > > Subject: RE: [Texascavers] RE: Can plumbers be trusted with cell phones? > > > > Mine stays turned off and tucked away in my purse (just in case I need it on > > the road). I vowed when I got rid of my house phone about ten years ago and > > got a cell phone, that it would be for my convenience only. If people can > > find my number, they can call me and leave a message (I generally check it > > about once a week), but there are only about five people who have the number > > (for emergencies). The tether has been cut and I am not constantly on call. > > > > Louise > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >
