10 billion "apps" downloads?

[SoCalDem]

I immediately thought of those drug tests where monkeys were able to choose one button of two displayed..one delivered cocaine, the other delivered food.. They chose drugs over food.

It would seem that "apps" are very addictive, and for what? so people can be even more entertained, connected, amused..

A generation ago cell phones were the size of a brick, and only available to the very wealthy..

I guess we know what's important, don't we?

[hobbit709]

1. My phone makes calls and receives calls

I don't even have the voice mail set up on it. 90% of the time it's not even turned on. Half the time when it's in my pocket when I'm out of the house it's not turned on. My eyes are barely good enough to read the number on the display, much less watching video on a teeny little screen.

And the phone cost me $15 and about $10/mo to use.

[SoCalDem]

2. I cannot see well enough to use those micro-phones either

and am a cheapskate too:)

[IDemo]

20. If my cellphone were any less 'smart'

It would have a rotary dial.

[SoCalDem]

23. My office phone HAS a cord

My son laughs at me, but I do like it, and it has big numbers I can see:)

and when the electricity goes , I can still make a call:)

[Tesha]

54. If you like a rotary dial, there's an app for that. ;-)

One reason *MANY HERE* might like smartphones
is that they can actually display a very, very
readable dialing pad and/or a very readable
"favorites" list for speed dialing.

They also dial by spoken command.

Either way, they can be a lot easier for low-
vision people to use than is the typical
"feature phone".

Tesha

[Posteritatis]

79. I still kinda want a contemporary-sized cellphone with an 80s-size rotary dial hooked to it. (nt)

[Tesha]

81. If you really want it, it's easily done.

There are adapters that connect to your cellphone
via Bluetooth (radio, just like a wireless headset)
and emit a standard old telephone line that can
provide dialtone and ringing current to all the
wired phones in your house. You pick up your
plain old telephone and the connection is actually
made via the cellular network.

(In all honesty, I don't know if these adapters
actually support rotary dial phones or just tone-
dialing phones, but it's still pretty cool that
they can do it at all.)

Tesha

[Silent3]

43. When my phone wasn't a "smart phone", I didn't use it much either.

I didn't, and still don't, feel a strong need to make that many phone calls nor to be easily reachable at any time for anyone who might want to call me. When my phone was just a phone, it stayed in the glove compartment of my car, switched off most of the time.

Some of the early smart phones added functionality that would have made them more useful to me, but while they were more versatile than a plain mobile phone, they didn't do anything extra particularly well.

Once the technology reached a certain point, however, they started to be good phones, good automatically-synched address books, good calculators, passable if only utilitarian-quality cameras, good e-mail/text messaging devices, reasonably functional web browsers, good GPS devices, good alarm clocks, good appointment books, good game-playing devices, good portable music players, etc.

Take any one of those features all by itself and I was never that motivated by the use of that functionality to deal with something crammed into my pocket that did just that one thing. I never carried a paper address book or appointment book around -- at most all I had was a tiny list of a few important phone numbers tucked inside my wallet, and I was terrible at keeping my non-smart phone's comparatively crude auto-dial up to date. I like having music on the go, but my iPod stays in my car most of the time, not in my pocket.

While I'm happy now to be able to kill time when I'm stuck waiting somewhere by playing a game on my phone, I never would have walked around lugging a Game Boy or the like just to be able to play games on the go. I love being able to find out exactly where I am and to be able to get a map of where I am at almost any time, but I don't need that ability badly enough that I'd have bothered carrying a GPS-only device around, or even enough to remember to keep a GPS-only device charged.

Put all of these different functions together, however, do a lot of those functions very well and some passably well, all in one device that easily slips into my pocket -- and it becomes hard to imagine living without that device any more.

My phone still gets so little use as an actual phone, however, that the "roll over minutes" keep piling up and will never get used.

[hobbit709]

45. But I don't need any of that.

My address book is in the most secure location of all-inside my skull. GPS is another I don't need-I have a very good sense of where I am in relation to everything else-in fact I've done a better job of navigation that the the GPS in a new area when I've been with someone who had one. Calculator-once again my brain works fine for that-surprising considering the amount of drugs and alcohol I've consumed in the past. As for computer games-even though I fix computers for a living I hate them.

[Silent3]

52. Either you have a better memory than most people, or a very short list...

...of addresses and numbers that you care about.

I'm pretty good at navigation without electronic assistance too, but not perfect, especially in an unfamiliar place, so it's nice to have back-up. Besides, just for the fun of it, I simply enjoy the way my phone can give me a bird's-eye view of where I am in relation to other places. One app I have uses GPS to make a great pedometer, one that can tell me how far I've walked, how fast, change in altitude even, then tell me how many calories I've burned and give me a map of the path I've walked.

I'm pretty good at mental math too -- I never bother with a calculator for simple things like figuring out a tip. But I'm nerdy enough that now and then I have thoughts and ideas that need square roots and trig functions and logarithms to solve. If you do all of that in your head too I'll look for your picture in the Guinness Book, but please at least be kind and don't look down on the rest of us who might need a technological "crutch" for that kind of math.

As for computer games... I'm not much of a game player myself. I don't go out of my way to play computer games (or rarely do -- after my wife showed me a Sudoku app, I've been playing that a lot of late, but I'm sure the interest will fade in not too long). That was part of my point of saying that a lot of what my phone does wouldn't be, in and of itself, by itself, enough reason to carry a specialized device with me. Game playing is a nice addition, however, to other options for passing time when waiting in an airport, or in a restaurant when it's too noisy in the waiting area to talk, to reading the news or other web browsing.

[hobbit709]

53. Once I actually call a number it stays in my memory.

Until then I may have to look it up. I don't know how many # and addresses I have memorized, I never counted, but I can remember some going back at least 30 years that haven't been valid for damn near that long. Hell, I can even remember my grandparents address and phone number from Vienna and I haven't needed them for almost 40 years now.

[Silent3]

77. You'd have to admit, however...

...that while your particular memory skills take reduce that particular advantage of a smart phone, it's still very useful for many people to have a convenient automatically-updated list of contact info, and that feature is only one of many that smart phones offer.

I'm not trying to convince you are anyone else that they need a smart phone... if you don't need or want one, that's fine. I commented in this thread mainly because that OP had sort of a "why would anyone want this crap that no one really needs" tone to it.

[SidDithers]

55. +1. Good post...

my "phone" is an ipod, flashlight, camera, gps, web browser, notepad, calendar, stopwatch and deck of cards, all in one. Oh, and it's a phone too. Bonus.

Sid

[lukasahero]

46. ftr, my ipod/smart 'phone' costs me $20/mos to use

just sayin'

[hobbit709]

47. But did it cost only $15 to buy?

[lukasahero]

50. no - which is why I didn't say it did

:shrug:

[csziggy]

71. Same here with the added benefit I get no reception at my house

My cell phone is for my convenience, not anyone else's. I've got the free basic model that Tracfone gives away with their cheapest deals. I keep accumulating minutes since the best deals to add service time include more minutes than I use per year.

Since I have to have a land line as part of my DSL deal, I don't miss the cell. Sure, the idea of having a smart phone is tempting - but since I would not be able to use the features for the time I am home - which is 90% of my time - there is no justification for one.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

3. some apps are very useful...

I only ave a cellphone because we ditchedout landline.
I wouldn't go so fa as to assume that apps = entertinment.

There are a number of navigation apps, email apps, and other useful apps that make mobile life easier. Plus, if some apps are free why not try them?

[datasuspect]

4. all i ever see are slack-jawed people finger fucking devices everywhere i go

but they'll look at you crazy if you speak to them. then they respond with some type of disrespectful, snarky answer.

[lukasahero]

6. "disrespectful, snarky answer"

Maybe because you think they're "slack-jawed people finger fucking devices"?

[datasuspect]

19. they are slack-jawed. they sit and finger fuck devices

at times i wonder if i see a string of drool slithering out of the corner of their mouths.

and yes, you can say something as innocuous as "good morning" or "excuse me" and people with either respond with fear, a smart ass comment, or just general rottenness.

it's like idiocracy.

it might be different where you live, but i live in a largish city and use public transportation a lot, so i watch and observe things around me.

the worst ones are 20-something hipster types.

i know this isn't a smart ass answer like yours, but i actually like people, slack jaws and all.

[lukasahero]

29. "i know this isn't a smart ass answer like yours"

"but i actually like people"

Oddly, I'm "people" too but I don't get an overwhelming sense that you like me. Just that you expect people to live the way you want them to.

I work in Boston - I think it's considered a city.

[datasuspect]

32. you're fine with me

being an asshole myself, i feel a certain kinship with smart asses.

[lukasahero]

40. peace then

smart-asses unite

[Odin2005]

62. And us 20-somethings don't give a damn what you think.

[datasuspect]

64. i've never seen a more (DISCLAIMER: GENERALLY SPEAKING) sociopathic generation

not a good crop of "people persons"

[Posteritatis]

74. Try looking at the ones doing the bulk of state and federal governing lately

It might be a bit of a reach to see them, but I imagine the view is quite clear from atop that horse of yours.

[Odin2005]

80. So everyone who doesn't like your rudeness is a sociopath?

[datasuspect]

85. what for saying excuse me when someone is blocking an empty seat on a bus?

explain to me how that is rude?

[Odin2005]

86. Ranting at us being slack-jawed and drooling.

You must be one of those people that think everyone who is spacing out when you say "excuse me" is an idiot. :eyes:

[datasuspect]

87. you seem very hostile

why can't you explain to me how common courtesy is rude?

what's your take on "please" and "thank you?"

[Lucian]

83. Maybe some of us 20-somethings are getting tired of social niceties.

Saying something like "Hello. How is your day" and getting a 1/2 hour story out of it is annoying. Like I care about what your cat puked on or that your crotch itches. And I don't like asking "how's it going" because I don't really care to know how it's going. I have my own problems and shit to worry about. The same can be said about others. When someone asks me "how is your day going," do you really think they actually care about how my day is going? No. They're just asking that to be nice.

Social niceties are insincere, and thus, degrading.

[bobbolink]

91. Then don't ask. And thank you for the lesson.... I would happily avoid you. Maybe wear a button to

that effect?

And if you ever consider running for office... Don't.

[Lucian]

96. I have no desire to run for office.

Running for office requires being phony to people. I don't like being phony.

[bobbolink]

99. Or interested in others. I'm relieved to know that. bye.

[Lucian]

102. Most people bore me.

Same cookie-cutter cutouts walking along the street. I've only really met a few people in my life that I find interesting, that I find fascinating. Everyone else, meh. I forget names because when I meet a person, and they're not interesting, I forget about them.

[superduperfarleft]

11. Gee, I can't imagine why people wouldn't want to put down their phones and talk to you. n/t

[Saboburns]

31. I know what you mean

I tried having a conversation with a guy the other day at work, but he was too busy posting on internet message boards to talk.

Sigh.................

[superduperfarleft]

37. Did you try asking him politely to stop "finger fucking" his device?

I find that's an excellent way to make a good first impression. Especially if it's some random stranger on the subway.

[datasuspect]

39. i find "what the hell are you looking at?"

is a better icebreaker on public transit.

[datasuspect]

35. it's more social observation and testing

i don't really want to have a full blown conversation, but it's always interesting to see how people react to "excuse me" when you want to sit down and they are sitting on the aisle seat effectively blocking the window seat (on public transportation) while the whole damn bus is standing room only.

unless they are of the select few who are on the "buy-two-fares-so-they-can-hog-the-whole-bench" fare plan.

who knows?

[treestar]

49. Just like anyone who was doing something else will do if interrupted

If they were talking to another person who was there, it would be the same.

I don't see any point in talking to every stranger I encounter.

[Codeine]

59. Not everyone cares to have discussions with random strangers.

Even before cell phones I didn't want random conversations on the bus. People should mind their own business.

[walldude]

65. Seen this? You'll get a laugh...

Woman walks into Fountain while texting....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg11glsBW4Y

[lukasahero]

5. Whatev'

I don't understand the arrogance of so many here about technology. Don't like it? Don't use it. Fine w/me. But why assume those who do don't "know what's important"?

My husband has to take heart medication 2x a day at specific times. He kept forgetting to take the evening ones (a lingering symptom of his heart attack and heart disease is memory loss) so I programmed in a reminder for him. He hasn't missed a dose since.

Yes, of course there are a million alternatives I could have used but this works, it creates a record of the times he takes them, has a place to make notes about how he's feeling and is incredibly convenient.

Different strokes, I guess. Or maybe that's not what you consider important?

[GreenEyedLefty]

9. I agree. I love my phone.

I read the liberal rags when I'm at my daughter's swim practices. I also read DU.

Clearly I know what's important. :)

[lukasahero]

24. Absolutely

All those places that used to just be a black hole of wasted time (drs ofcs, hospitals) - now I can catch up on news, do some work, not waste time reading 10 year old magazines I wouldn't read if they were current!

I don't even have an actual phone (I have an ipod 4gl rigged up w/skype and mifi) - I never used my cellphone but I love my iPod!

[melman]

92. Me too

Love my iPhone, absolutely love it.

[superduperfarleft]

15. Just your typical "get offa my lawn" "back in my day" luddite nonsense.

Seems to be a weekly occurrence here. And the people complaining about technology see absolutely no irony in doing it on a message board either :eyes:

[lukasahero]

17. Yeah

I had a lot more snark in my original post (something about obviously not knowing anything about "apps") but decided to try another approach...

"And the people complaining about technology see absolutely no irony in doing it on a message board either" <-- exactly that.

[SoCalDem]

21. You are right.. As a non cell phone person , I would not recognize a PHONE app

if it bit me, and I guess a computer IS an app, but I do not wander through life (on the "outside") gazing into a postage-stamp sized screen or talking into the ether while a blue thing blinks on my ear :)

My computer is on my desk, in my home..

To each his own :rofl:

You are all welcome on my lawn anytime.. bring a rake :)..or at least a rake-app:P

[lukasahero]

34. Why no reply to my original post?

The one where I explain using an app to manage my husband's heart medication?

So one of my computers is in my pocket - why does yours being on your desk make you so much better than those who carry theirs in their pocket? "To each his own," indeed.

FTR, a computer is not an app. MS Word is an app.

[SoCalDem]

41. sorry you took such offense..

if they work for you, great.. I am truly happy for you

I don't always reply to every response..mea culpa:)

apps must be a very important thing for so many people to be so touchy about comments from one who does not use them:)

I don't use word.. I guess it comes with the computer.. I do use wordpad.. It's probably an app:)

[lukasahero]

44. your op was meant to offend

the second you tagged it w/the line about "knowing what's important" and compared those who use them to drug-addicted monkeys.

:shrug:

[seabeyond]

27. everyone wants to do everywhere, fine. but NOT in the car driving. please.

i have had so many times lately where a person is on the phone or playing with phone, coming into my lane, or turning in front or puttin, not even driving cause they are busy messin with phone.

it is really getting bad out there. i now look when a person does an "ooops" to see if they have a damn phone, and it is more and more the reason

[lukasahero]

38. People who text while driving are morons

Talking on the phone while driving is almost as bad.

Of course, I've seen people read newspapers and put make-up on while driving so this stupidity is hardly new.

[seabeyond]

51. true that. i am just seeing and running into more and more people having tough time driving because

of phones.


but i tell my kids it is the same as, you suggest, and eating, and kids fighting in back seat, and teenager, and old person, lol

but really.... the phone and texting is becoming a norm, regardless of all the info on the dangers.

[fishwax]

106. .

:thumbsup:

[xchrom]

7. the apps i have -- mostly food stuff -- are all free. nt

[SoCalDem]

12. Food apps? how does that work?

I don't have a cell phone (they are too small for my eyesight & I don't talk on the phone much)

what is a food-app ? just curious.. I have friend who is a phone-person:)

[xchrom]

18. Epicurious has a food/recipe app for example.

If I pick a recipe I like it will even create a grocery list for me.

Food network has one that's free - and there are others.

[SoCalDem]

22. that would be helpful in a grocery store:) n/t

[xchrom]

25. it works really well for me.

but i'm a serious foodie.

[Tesha]

61. Several apps I have are "unit converters".

One's general, handling all the usual metric (SI)
to English conversations and all the related
scientific conversions.

Another is dedicated to cooking and readily
converts among teaspoons, tablespoons, cups,
and the like.

(And then there are the "currency converter"
apps, but that's a different ballgame.)

Tesha

[blogslut]

8. Ged awf mah lon!

:)

[RegieRocker]

10. You posted this didn't you?

Pot calling the kettle black.

[SoCalDem]

13. never thought of my computer as an "app", but perhaps it is

Touché to you :)

[chillspike]

14. Apps can be more than about entertainment

There are sone useful ones. I have one that turns my iPod touch into a phone and lets me make free calls which frees me from a phone company. And some of the language apps are good at introducing you to the basics of learning a foreign language. So apps can be educational too. It just depends on who you are and what you like. I have one "entertainment" app on my iPod, a virtual tour of The Museum of Natural History.

I'd like to see an app for DU.

[SoCalDem]

16. I guess, if you have great eyesight & a busy schedule, apps are the answer then

Someone must be making money from the ones that are not free:)

[chillspike]

30. Some are ad supported

However, a few months ago I was so happy over the free app that turned my iPod into a phone, I offered a donation to the makers and refused it saying they wanted to keep it totally free for everyone.

There's also charities that utilize apps and apps have so many medical uses. Apps can be very useful and helpful to people.

As far as your eyesight, it is about $200 more but the iPad has a really good display and many apps are made for the iPad as well. All the lettering on an iPad is nice and big and when it isn't it's very easy to just zoom right in on them with a few finger pinches.

[onehandle]

26. I'm addicted to organizational apps.

I love lists and organizing my thoughts/data.

I've downloaded a few games, but rarely use them.

I do use my radio apps all the time. Access to tens of thousands of stations makes me happy. I stream music in my car, at the gym, at home and at my desk, so I guess you got me there.

90% of the apps I have were free.

[chillspike]

33. NPR's app is awesome, btw, for live radio

All the stations are well organized. I highly recommend the NPR app if you like radio.

[NYC_SKP]

48. I know!!! With the NPR app, I can listen to Car Talk whenever I want....

...or any of the other shows.

:hi:

[Saboburns]

28. Some of us do apps, you post on DU

I'm sorry, but I find the anti cell phone users here to be foolish. There's a fairly significant percentage of people who post here regularly who take a certain pride in their hatred of all things cellular (Phone that is) but have no problem posting dozens of messages weekly.

Odd that.

[SidDithers]

36. Says the guy typing from his more powerful, smaller, more energy-efficient computer...

"You kids get off my lawn!!"

Sid

[SoCalDem]

42. like I said above, you are welcome on my lawn anytime.. bring a rake n/t

[backscatter712]

56. Hey, I'm guilty as charged - I love my new Android phone!

Some of the apps are genuinely useful - the task-list and calendar apps that sync with Google Calendar, for example. Then there are the various mapping applications that have my phone do a decent approximation of a Garmin. There's little stuff like the calculator app, the notepad app, the tip calculator that's useful in restaurants. There's an Android app called Congress that uses your phone's GPS to help you find your senators and congresscritter, show you how they voted, show you bills debated in Congress and how people voted for them. Surely people here on DU would understand the usefulness of that app.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

57. I'm about five years behind in even understanding what is available and how to utilize it. I would

like to find a good introduction to educate me to what I am missing. I would also like to know what types and the costs of services you need to access all these apparently interesting and functional features. I just read in the NYT that some individual received a cellphone/wireless bill(and complained to the FCC) for over $65,000 for one month. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/business/23digi.html?ref=technology

[backscatter712]

58. The monster bills are pretty rare...

They usually happen when you go overseas, then surf the web on your smartphone, which incurs insane international data-roaming charges. The way to deal with that is if you're travelling out of the country, get a different cell phone, or a different SIM card for your phone to use there. There have also been cases where teenagers went nuts with text-messaging on a plan that didn't have unlimited messaging, and racked up ridiculous bills.

But as for me, I pay about $60 per month, I don't use a lot of voice call minutes, so I only take 300/mo. I also have several hundred text messages per month, and I have unlimited data (though there are limits to "unlimited" - don't run Bittorrent over your cell phone...)

As for the apps, there are lots of free apps, but a lot of them are paid apps - usually just a few bucks per app. It's up to you to decide whether an app is cool enough to justify paying a few bucks for it. Some apps have both paid versions, and ad-supported versions that show a little window with Google ads on the screen.

There are a few different OS's - one's Blackberry, another's iPhone, there's also Palm (though they don't have a very big marketshare and may be getting pushed out soon) and there's the one I just got, Android, made by Google, and running a Linux kernel under the hood.

As for what smartphones do, they're essentially a convergent device. It's a pain to have to carry around a phone, an iPod, a camera, an address book/day planner, a laptop for email and web surfing, so by convergent device, I mean that a smartphone pulls all those functions into one device. Mine is obviously a phone, it also has a serviceable camera that can take still photos and videos, it has a music player and a memory card that has lots of my mp3s on it, it can do email, text-messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, web-surfing, instant-messaging, etc. It's also got GPS in it, and Google Maps, so it can show you maps with a "You are here!" arrow, and give your directions. It's got a calendar app, a to-do list app, and a big contact list, and they all sync with Google, so even if I drop my phone in the toilet, I can just get another one, log into my Google account, resync and recover all of that! Then there are lots of games out there, everything from Sudoku to Super Mario - right now, my addiction is Angry Birds...

They're essentially micro-miniaturized computers that fit in your pocket. The key is that you do use them a bit differently than you use a desktop PC, and for different tasks, ones that you'd do when you're walking around and doing things, rather than sitting behind a desk.

Yes, they're neat toys!

More here... http://communication.howstuffworks.com/smartphone1.htm

[Saboburns]

107. Ditto on the angry birds

I likey

[Cheap_Trick]

60. Do you yell at clouds too? nt

[Odin2005]

63. There's an app for your "concerns"

:rofl:

[TicketyBoo]

66. The 10 billion apps downloaded

have nothing to do with cell phones.

This was the new app store for Mac -- the computer, not the iPhone.

I figured someone would have picked up on that.

[Posteritatis]

73. That level of fact and nuance is inappropriate in kids-these-days threads. (nt)

[lukasahero]

75. not sure where you got that

from the official rules: "You will automatically be entered into the Promotion by downloading an app from the App Store" - The app store services all apple products.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/10-billion-app-countdown/rules/index.html

[FreeState]

84. Nope it was iTunes App store not the new OSX App store n/t

[Quantess]

67. Don't let your kid download Smurf Berries.

It costs over $100!

[earth mom]

68. I remember what life was like before cell phones and it was a more peaceful, pleasant & civil world

that's for sure.

I don't use a cell phone, though I have bought a couple (sitting in a drawer now) and have thought about buying an iphone but will probably buy an ipad instead for the portability of it. I think it just boils down to the fact that I don't want the expense and I don't want to be bothered with calls in places like the library or antique store. I also don't want to be one of those obnoxious people on their cell phones loudly talking non stop about private matters in public places. Ugh. I also totally hate it when people interrupt conversations to take calls on their cell phones. I can't believe that people don't realize that it's just a flat out rude thing to do. If I do get a new phone, it will probably be a cheapie used for emergencies only.

I'd love to see a movie made showing how often cell phones interrupt daily life these days. When I watch recent movies and tv shows, they seem even more fake because the cell phone use is kept to a bare minimum, like it's still 1985 or something. :yoiks:

[Codeine]

76. I never take calls on my cell.

That's what texting is for.

And the world was no more peaceful or civil before mobile phones. Bigotry, homophobia, racism, warfare, classism, etc. all existed in your technological Eden.

[earth mom]

100. I never said life was perfect before cell phones. nt

[backscatter712]

78. One of the keys of living with a cell phone is using its features to deal with unwanted calls.

Phone etiquette has changed since the advent of cell phones - everyone knows it's perfectly ok to decline to accept a call if you're busy or don't want to be disturbed. Every phone I've ever seen has an option to decline a call when the phone rings - you just hit End instead of Talk, and the call goes straight to voice-mail. People understand, and if it's important, they'll leave a message or text you.

Also, every modern phone can be set to vibrate or to silent if you're somewhere where a ringing phone would cause problems, or you don't want to talk to people.

Also, using text-messaging, IM, Facebook, etc. etc. etc. instead of calling is perfectly acceptable, and you don't have to answer another person's text instantly.

[earth mom]

101. Phone calls are an interruption that are usually not ignored-that's all I'm saying. nt

[Dappleganger]

103. I use less than 30 minutes of cell phone time a month.

Phones are for making appointments and knowing where the kids are, that's it for me. If you want to talk then come over for a visit or send me an email.

[Odin2005]

104. Yes, we young people just need to get off your lawn!

:eyes:

[proud2BlibKansan]

69. Angry Birds!!!

[demmiblue]

93. Especially for you:

lulz :hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

94. LOL!

[Harry Monroe]

70. What's important is that my phone make calls!!

I dropped AT&T last month for that very reason. Couldn't even make a call in my own home, no signal. Had to go outside. I finally got fed up and went to Cellular South. I can now make calls in my own home and even dropped the landline. My phone is smart enough at least to make calls. And that's all I want it to do. Anyone wants to "text" me, they can write me an e-mail or catch me on Facebook.

[Posteritatis]

72. Even by get-off-my-lawn rant standards this one's a bit of a reach. (nt)

[tabbycat31]

82. I want an app that gives me courage to call a guy

Still waiting and yes I have to make that phone call tonight.

[lukasahero]

88. go for it!

and good luck. :hug:

[cbdo2007]

90. ha ha, there probably already is something like that. You would tell it who you don't want to call,

it would immediately call that number and won't let you hang up.

Seems like a million dollar idea.

Good luck.

Is this a good phone call or a bad phone call?

[tabbycat31]

95. It's a good phone call

It's to a guy that I'm sort of seeing. I want to talk to him but the problem is communication is not my strength by a long shot (I'm about as bad at it as the Democratic party is) and last week before I left I left a note asking him if I could take him to dinner for his birthday. He responded by text (only after my friend grabbed my phone and texted him).

I just want to talk to him but I fear reaching him at a bad time, etc. Football does not help things either. I almost never initiate phone calls to my friends and/or family. It's just how I am since I went through much of my childhood being afraid to speak up about anything.

[Texasgal]

89. Really?

Goodness, I can think of about two thousand other things that piss me off...but phone apps?

[Stevenmarc]

97. At the end of the day my Apps have basically paid for themselves

They've helped me produce and market work.

[sofa king]

98. I've got a killer app.

It's an app that adds the letter string "l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n" to the end of every instance of "app" that appears on the Internet. You know, so it's not annoyingly stupid anymore.

It's my damned idea. I know one of you is gonna steal it and make a mint. I want a motherboard and a new scooter for it. Don't cheat me.

[coalition_unwilling]

105. LOL - n/t