automated society

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

Why do you have music on your phone anyway? Doesn't iTunes store that in cyberspace?

[jim]

I don't use cyberspace.

I'm learning to hate Apple. First the music transfer business, and now I just found out that all of those crappy apps they put are there to stay. I was able to move them to the second page, but still I want the space for music. The calendar, mail, watch, weather, passbook whatever that is, notes, book shelf, game center and the stock things I have no use for but can not delete. At 8 gee-bees I need to conserve space, and I think I'm using an entire gee-bee for that crap.

edit ... ok, now I'm starting to see some good things. I just found a [expletive] load of music my wife has bought over the past 5 years, and some of it is right up my alley. That was pretty easy to get it to my phone. And then I just bought an album and had it automagically go to my phone. I'll admit that's pretty slick, and exactly why I went with this phone.

[JCShutout]

Knowing how to work with non-power tools allowed me to organize volunteers to do repairs and beautification on 20 homes in south county this summer with a $1200 supplies budget, half of which was spent on paint. Technology on the other hand (hello internet) allowed someone with my skill level to organize and give instructions on a wide variety of repair work, some of which I hadn't actually ever done.

Useful and affordable technology can be amazing, but technology for the sake of technology is, for me, an unnecessary expense.

Why the hell would you want to work with non power tools?

Because we had $600 leftover after the paint and had projects at 20 homes. I guess I could have bought one or two power tools and done work on 3 or 4 homes, and told the other 16 homeowners, "too bad."

I didn't say technology was bad, I said it was expensive. It has to actually improve my life in a meaningful and significant way for me to justify the expense.

[Schlich]

Hey these gizmos are great for organizing your music until you want to move your music from one computer to another and then it basically sucks. My entire idea of going to the old iphone would be that it would be easier to keep track of music since I have a mac now, but I forgot that moving music from your iphone to your computer isn't easy.

Everyones on the cloud now.

Also apple sucks.

[jim]

Hey these gizmos are great for organizing your music until you want to move your music from one computer to another and then it basically sucks. My entire idea of going to the old iphone would be that it would be easier to keep track of music since I have a mac now, but I forgot that moving music from your iphone to your computer isn't easy.

Everyones on the cloud now.

Also apple sucks.

I turned all of that cloud [expletive] off.

And apples sucks big time, but less than Windows and Droid.

[jim]

Hey these gizmos are great for organizing your music until you want to move your music from one computer to another and then it basically sucks. My entire idea of going to the old iphone would be that it would be easier to keep track of music since I have a mac now, but I forgot that moving music from your iphone to your computer isn't easy.

Everyones on the cloud now.

Also apple sucks.

I turned all of that cloud [expletive] off.

And apples sucks big time, but less than Windows and Droid.

[jim]

I got this in my work email, I found it amusing:

Dear jim,
Does online communication make us more social or anti-social? In our most recent blog short, e-Management explores addiction to apps, online games, and everything Internet; and shares our tips for unplugging. What tips do you have to maintain a healthy online/offline balance? Add your comment now.

We'd love to hear your point of view on this topic. As always, feel free to share our latest blog thread with your friends, social networks (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Pinterest, Google+), and colleagues who may want to lend their thoughts to advance this topic. We look forward to your questions, comments, or feedback. Join the conversation now.

Cheers,

e-Management Blog Team

So e-Management Blog Team, what tips to I have to maintain a healthy balance? Well, for starters, I don't use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Pinterest, or Google+ and I don't read blogs.

So how am I supposed to share my tips again?

[lukethedrifter]

You use GRB.

[lukethedrifter]

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[cardinalkarp]

I don't use cyberspace.

I'm learning to hate Apple. First the music transfer business, and now I just found out that all of those crappy apps they put are there to stay. I was able to move them to the second page, but still I want the space for music. The calendar, mail, watch, weather, passbook whatever that is, notes, book shelf, game center and the stock things I have no use for but can not delete. At 8 gee-bees I need to conserve space, and I think I'm using an entire gee-bee for that crap.

edit ... ok, now I'm starting to see some good things. I just found a [expletive] load of music my wife has bought over the past 5 years, and some of it is right up my alley. That was pretty easy to get it to my phone. And then I just bought an album and had it automagically go to my phone. I'll admit that's pretty slick, and exactly why I went with this phone.

Oh, and you can delete apps from the phone by holding your finger on the app until they all start shaking & have little x's by them....then delete away.