Abuzz About Apple

October 15, 2011 — Mrs. Mecomber
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I own several i-devices from Apple and have been absolutely thrilled with the latest software update, iOS 5. I’ve always been very wary of new updates, ever since 4.3 crashed on my iPhone and wiped out everything. EVERYTHING. It was pretty lousy. So I hadn’t updated from 4.3…. what was that, no updates for 3 weeks? :-p

Thus I am joining the ranks of the Apple bees, abuzz with news and my excitement about the new operating system. It comes on the wings of the death of Steve Jobs. Even though he had been sick for a long time, I think we were all shocked to turn on our i-devices and read the news that he had passed away. I remember him from way, way back. I still own the first personal MacIntosh computer from 1984. It was when I was just getting “into” computers and even considered some F5 training courses and all. I even have the old Mac mouse and keyboard and dot matrix and old floppies! It’s been in storage a long time, I’m not even sure it works anymore…

Anyway, I never went for the computer science degree nor any Cisco IronPort training courses, but I do still remain deeply interested in computer technology. Apple’s meteoric rise in the past ten years has really changed everything. Who knew the iPhone would revolutionize cell phones?!

I love the iPhone. I never thought I would want one, but after I hit that little button, I was hooked. It’s a terrific device. I am thrilled with iOS 5 and even more thrilled that my iPhone survived the transition! My favorite feature has got to be the new Notifications. The old way drove me nutty, I love the new one. Do you have an i-device? What do you like best about the new iOS 5, if you have it?

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A Flexible VoIP iPod, iPhone App

September 1, 2010 — Mrs. Mecomber

I’ve been researching various voip options, both for my home phone service and my iPod. Phone service is SOOO expensive. It’s crazy, how expensive it is! And cell phone service is even more expensive. I just don’t understand why, after all these years, service is still so pricey. Voip, or Voice Over Internet Protocol, is a digital voice service through a computer. And now, it’s also through the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. I have an iPod Touch– a very basic one– that I love. I’d like to look into getting an iPad or iPhone sometime in the near future… but I dislike paying the sky-high prices for cellular service.

There’s a terrific new app I have heard about called Line2. It’s gotten a good review from PCMag, and is available on the AppSafari’s site. It’s touted as a “very flexible” iPod Touch voip, although it can be used for voip iPhone and iPad. There’s a good video at the site. Looks very easy to use.

It is expensive, $15 a month. But that’s still a lot less than cell phone service ($70/month for the most basic plan), and there’s no long-term contract. Of course, voip is more of a supplement than a full-fledged phone plan… but still, it’s a great option. And Line2 apparently is able to make calls when the cell service signal is weak or non-existent. That’s pretty cool.

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