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…
Category: Digital Dilemma
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…
Go Jump in a Lake
Friday evening, while enjoying a pre-dinner glass of wine, I had the misfortune to tumble into a lake with my phone in my dress pocket. erp. To be fair, it wasn’t because I was tipsy. The dock post on which I was…
Digital Decisions
I often find people firmly taking a stance to either be completely digital, or to remain firmly rooted in paper. Personally, I enjoy having options. Recently my mother was interested in a few recipes in one of my magazines. I…