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Hand-computering, nickels and dimes
Jan. 23rd, 2015 09:41 amThe new swab-n-dab sure comes with a lot of pre-installed junk, argh (note: it's a Samsung Galaxy S4). It's taking me a little while to figure out how to manage it and such, seeing as I have to get it to talk to Mac OS 10.8 and learn about its creeps and beeps. On the same day that I ordered the SIM card for it, I ordered a nano-sd card that has almost as much memory as the laptop I owned previous to this one. I also went ahead and ordered up a case for it that should protect against getting caught out in thunderstorms without a ziploc baggie (supposedly waterproof to a depth of 6 ft). Not quite a Pelican case, but close. Hopefully that will all suffice for the initial money-hemorrhage.
I think this swab-n-dab cost less than the first digital camera I ever bought, the one that lasted a good six years before it died utterly and then got stolen. It appears to have as good a camera, although it's going to take some fiddling to learn about macro photography options with it.
The second I turned it on, it got super-nosy about my personal business (no thanks, device). I've observed many people who get almost-constant notifications from their devices, which seems like a horrible form of self-torture. I wonder if there are apps that notify you when you have notifications. (I don't actually wonder that.)
Any suggestions on good ways to think about managing apps? I'm considering writing out a list of the things I want this hand-computer to know about and manage as a starting point (e.g. pictures, music, gups-nagivation for bicycling [i.e. GPS navigation], phone calls). I don't want to throw money to corporations that are lame about personal privacy and advertising (e.g. the Googly, Amazonia, snApple).
It needs some stickers on the back.
I think this swab-n-dab cost less than the first digital camera I ever bought, the one that lasted a good six years before it died utterly and then got stolen. It appears to have as good a camera, although it's going to take some fiddling to learn about macro photography options with it.
The second I turned it on, it got super-nosy about my personal business (no thanks, device). I've observed many people who get almost-constant notifications from their devices, which seems like a horrible form of self-torture. I wonder if there are apps that notify you when you have notifications. (I don't actually wonder that.)
Any suggestions on good ways to think about managing apps? I'm considering writing out a list of the things I want this hand-computer to know about and manage as a starting point (e.g. pictures, music, gups-nagivation for bicycling [i.e. GPS navigation], phone calls). I don't want to throw money to corporations that are lame about personal privacy and advertising (e.g. the Googly, Amazonia, snApple).
It needs some stickers on the back.
