Wearable devices and new technological capabilities are increasing the ease with which people can participate in lifelogging, the act of capturing and recording every moment of your life, kind of like a diary. The first time I heard about this in…
Category: Digital Dilemma
Agreeing to the Apps
Setting up my new smartphone required me to reinstall many of the apps I had grown fond of using. I suppose the first time I set them up I blindly agreed to the 30 page terms of service and granted…
Technology Transitions
After my unanticipated dunk in the lake with my smartphone (available here), the rice did not work as well as I had originally thought. Thankfully all the data was restored and accessible, but the camera never worked again. Selecting the camera…
Reinforcing Social Connections
In late March I heard a story on CBC’s The Current about a scientist who studies a pod of sperm whales in the Caribbean. One of his main areas of focus is how sperm whales communicate. Through observation, the scientist…
Life Line
Last week I blogged about my accidental time off from my smartphone. Since I wasn’t distracted by it for two whole days, it gave me an opportunity to think about how many things I use it for such as messaging on three separate apps, checking…