Posts

Showing posts with the label cellphones

Cell Phones As Tools

Image
I truly love technological advances. What's not to love about the ability to use new, more effective tools to organize and streamline our lives or to make certain tasks easier to accomplish?  Even home entertainment is far better today with affordable, large screen, high-definition televisions, impressive surround sound and digital streaming media. It is always great to move forward and to improve our lives through technological advances. Cell phones are a part of these important technological advances. We all probably agree that today's cell phones provide us with some amazing and effective tools and, for these very reasons, I've owned a personal cellphone for more than 15 years and I'll continue to own a cell phone. I've used cell phones manufactured by Motorola, Nokia, Blackberry, LG, ZTE and now Samsung. There is no doubt that my current Samsung Galaxy cell phone is the best phone and mobile tool I've ever used and I really love how well it works

Communication Beyond Cellphones

Image
Ever since my health problems started, I have been carrying a cellphone wherever I go.  I rarely use it socially but have needed it to call 9-1-1 for myself far too many times. Today I have even more health complications and need to stay close to help.  This poses a problem while we are at the lake house because there is absolutely no wireless service anywhere near the lake.  The lake is still close to one of our local hospitals so, geographically, there is no major problem.  So, what is the solution for effective communication in case I need help in this relatively remote area?  Or, what if Sheila or Adam need help while out hiking, biking, kayaking or sailing? Radios. Before cellphones became 'mainstream' for families, you would often see families using small walkie talkies at amusement parks and other places families frequent.  Those were decent radios but they were nothing like some of the radios which are available today. Much of our activities at the lake invo