I’m reading a lot in the blogosphere about the new Facebook privacy settings. The jist of it is that unless you really know how to tweak your settings, Facebook will be publishing a lot more of what you write and what you’ve posted (your photos, profile info, etc.) I recommend you treat Facebook as a public website or blog, and do not post anything on it that you wouldn’t want the world to read. I’ve always treated it that way. Take some time to learn about the settings because the default they’ve set up for you is not very private.
Iphone usability
Posted in Technology with tags iphone on December 11, 2009 by carlapenI’m learning a lot about the iPhone. Next up: how to do PowerPoint on them, and video skills.
I’ve Gone Over to the Dark Side and Gotten an iPhone
Posted in Technology on December 6, 2009 by carlapenI’ve resisted and I’ve fought it. I don’t like Apple and I still don’t. I’m not a Mac, I’m a PC. But this iPhone 3GS is really a tiny computer I can carry with me and do a lot of stuff with, regardless of where I am. I don’t want to be a Luddite, so I have succumbed because I believe this is the superior smartphone out there. I tried out the Droid, BlackBerry, HTC Tilt and several others; they are not as powerful. I can even have a tiny Tweetdeck on it. And… I can blog on it! There’s a WordPress app out there.
My complaints: Everything goes through the iTunes store. I hate iTunes and I hate the hooks they put in your system. I mean, I had to enter my credit card number to download a free app! That’s ridiculous. Apple seems very controlling to me.
Also, there’s not an easy way to get the default apps off of it. I am going to attend a class in a couple of weeks to learn more, and getting the default apps off of it will be one of my first questions. For example, I have no need of the stock quotes app. I can move them around but not delete them. I moved them to “page 2″ but it irritates me that they are still on there.
IFEA ‘09
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2009 by carlapenWe are at IFEA ‘09 in Indianapolis and learning all about WIKIS!