I realize this may be total overkill but, how about wearing a watch?
I know it sounds silly but the clock on a smart phone being an hour off can be a big deal if you use it for appointments. Your email timestamps will be off as well. This can more inconvenient than you think.
Trusting important work/life info to such a delicate unproven technology for the sake of it's 'coolness factor' is rather foolish no? At least have a b/u plan.
No, it's not. I suppose you still have a typewriter?
trusting important work/life info to such a delicate unproven technology for the sake of it's 'coolness factor' is rather foolish no? At least have a b/u plan.
How many 'smart phones' can tolerate the occasional drops, liquid spills or, being left in cars during the summer with 140+ degree temps? Paper/pen and a watch may not have much 'bling' but, it works.
You could make the same argument about a laptop. I don't see many people choosing "pen and paper" over a laptop.
But if you are a clumsy oaf I suppose pen and paper works best.
The utility of a laptop is completely different than that of a smart phone. Folks who immediately trust their every detail of life to the latest tech are even more foolish than those who avoid new tech whenever possible. Why? Because being dependent on tech that fails you costs real money, time and, opportunity.
I argue that if I were to carry everything on me in paper form that I frequently refer to or revise on my PDA, I'd have a briefcase larger than most corporate execs carry to look good, and I'd probably have even worse back problems. Time and money? It would absolutely take me more time to update physical documents, copy, and send them along than it would for me to update my phone/PDA. As for money.... it's probably a wash with me. I run my life by my phone. I also back it up nightly, and sync its data elsewhere. If I have some kind of major failure, I'll go replace it immediately.
See, you have a b/u plan. My argument is that folks who depend solely on new tech without any back up plan are just plain foolish. I do make one caveat, if the latest tech doesn't provide increased utility in the way you do business (I mean does as opposed to could) then, I do recommend people stick with paper and pencil or, whatever they're using.
30 miles sounds like its doable. About a month ago, I was at the tide pools here and received a text message from Sprint welcoming me to Mexico and informing me of their international text, voice, and data rates.
Is there no program/app that can look at an internet clock to update instead of relying on the wireless signal?
This is pure BS.No, cell towers max out between 3 and 5 mile radiuses.
I've had similar problems in the past, just turned off the time sync feature on my phone.
It's not rocket surgery.
I've hit towers in London, ON from Erie, PA before (across lake Erie).
I know because of the damn roaming charges on my VZ bill