tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post7639076559696959839..comments2024-03-27T16:29:33.089+02:00Comments on A Jewish Grandmother : Is it Smart to have a Smart Phone?Batyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-61370229488728928392012-10-16T10:29:21.681+02:002012-10-16T10:29:21.681+02:00rm, true, and I'm sure I'll enjoy all that...rm, true, and I'm sure I'll enjoy all that when I take the plunge. My son refers to his phone as his "Nayad*," a better term than the English "laptop." <br />*portable computerBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-1955270248882061902012-10-15T14:40:00.712+02:002012-10-15T14:40:00.712+02:00I ignore most notifications on my iphone and wait ...I ignore most notifications on my iphone and wait till I get to the real computer. The keyboard is so much easier. BUT the ability to take a picture and send it on right away, the ability to "skype" with oversea relatives, and the applications especially (siddur, kosher food listings, minyan finders, etc etc etc) are big positive pointsRickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078192111057725026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-58656354648266620782012-10-14T15:55:43.783+02:002012-10-14T15:55:43.783+02:00Devorah, I think you hit the nail on the head. As...Devorah, I think you hit the nail on the head. As goyish wrote, there will come a day when we have no choice, and we should postpone it for as long as possible. Miriam, in principle my phone can do everything. I just don't have it activated to do so.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-43369577545014971732012-10-14T11:13:38.478+02:002012-10-14T11:13:38.478+02:00Batya, I have a 'semi' dumb phone...I use ...Batya, I have a 'semi' dumb phone...I use the camera, and get so so pictures, the internet when I can't get to the computer [because someone else is using it] but mostly it is just a means of communication. <br /><br />I can live without a smart phone...I want a lap top that I don't have to share....<br /><br />MiriamMiriamhttp://miriamswords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-9136682009098099872012-10-14T09:02:02.195+02:002012-10-14T09:02:02.195+02:00I have a "mini" smartphone and am addict...I have a "mini" smartphone and am addicted!!!<br />Stay away as long as possible.<br />:-)Devorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509427542805980492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-71529957193588895652012-10-14T08:48:26.162+02:002012-10-14T08:48:26.162+02:00I like dumb phones too, but the end is inevitable....I like dumb phones too, but the end is inevitable. When it comes, I will console myself that I will have a combine4d solution to mobile computing and cellphone. At the moment I lack a working laptop and we have three active users competing for the desktop at home. I really do need a computer in the beit midrash during the day.goyisherebbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380171052449799815noreply@blogger.com