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A New Smartphone for My Wife: Part III (Motorola Atrix)

March 12th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor This post is the third (and hopefully final) in an unplanned series on helping my wife choose a smartphone to replace her Palm Centro (with no data plan). As the family CTO, I must strike a delicate balance between making sure my wife is comfortable with her new phone and “informing” […]

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Tags: apps, Atrix, HTC Inspire, iPhone 4, outdated, proprietary, smartphone
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A New Smartphone for My Wife: Part II (HTC Inspire)

March 8th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor As I noted in Part I of my “A New Smartphone for My Wife” series, I am in search of the best smartphone for my wife. She is NOT a techie and just came from a Palm Centro without a data plan, so getting a smartphone is big technological step up for her. […]

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Tags: Android, apps, Atrix, HTC Inspire, iPhone 4, proprietary, size, technology
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A New Smartphone for My Wife: Part I (iPhone 4)

March 5th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor About a month ago, my wife decided it was time to join the 21st century and upgrade her Palm Centro (with no data plan) to a real smartphone. I had just completed her transition from separate phone contacts and calendar on her Palm and another set of email contacts in her […]

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Tags: Android, apps, iPhone 4, irritating, proprietary, smartphone, technology
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iPhone: The Latest in Parental Expediency

July 12th, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor Parents now have more ways than ever to keep their kids distracted, entertained, and otherwise occupied, in other words, out of their hair. Parental expediency has truly reached new heights thanks to the iPhone and its army of clever app developers. Expediency is one of the most dangerous words in parenting. […]

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Tags: apps, distraction, expediency, iPhone, kids, parenting, technology
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