thing the second | mobile device tips

Thing 2 was to watch some general tips about iOS7 features. I watched the videos for both the iPad and iPhone.

My iPad stays at home, often not leaving my bedside, so I don't do a great deal of what I'd consider "advanced" things with it -- mostly just newsfeeds, Facebook, checking the weather in the morning, the occasional ebook and web browsing. It's also first-generation, so (at least as far as I can tell) I'm unable to upgrade to iOS7 and use many of the spiffy new features.

My iPhone, on the other hand, goes everywhere (except the dinner table!) and is used for pretty much everything. The iOS7 feature that was highest on my wishlist? Time stamps for texts! Hallelujah! I also appreciate having unlimited apps in a folder, because I'm unhappy if my apps are not organized just so. I'm intrigued by Siri's capabilities, but I have to admit that isn't how I search for anything and I never interact with Siri at all.

Having sung some praises of iOS7, I should also mention that they changed a feature that worked well into something that, for me, no longer works at all. Previously, if you double-clicked the Home button while in lock screen, you could bring up audio controls, and pause/unpause at will. I could even do this while wearing thin gloves during winter. In iOS7, double-clicking does nothing, and you can bring up audio controls only by swiping up from the very bottom of the screen. Add a case and winter gloves, and I can no longer control audio without a bit of hassle because I can't reach the very bottom of the screen. Annoying.

more housekeeping

I liked the quote, "The learner alone doeth," but it was kind of an awkward and archaically formed statement and, yes, pretentious. So I changed it again. In the meantime, I've accomplished no further 23 Things activities because I was thinking too intensely about a blog title I could be happy with. You see, this is where my some of my OCD tendencies really shine! Instead I'm settling, resigned to simplicity. Unless I'm struck by a bolt of brilliance and the perfect blog title is revealed to me, ever julia it will remain. Because it's true.

I promise actual content in the next post.

housekeeping

Changed my blog title. I was looking for short quote about education or learning, since that is supposed to be the theme here, and this new one was about all I could come up with that wouldn't spill onto a second line. Too pretentious?

thing the first | blogging and registering

Thing 1 was to create a new blog, on which to record all of my experiences during the 23 Mobile Things project. I already had a gmail account, as well as a profile in Blogger, so selecting that over Tumblr was the natural choice. All I had to do was select a username ("everjulia") and blog title (the relatively uninspired "Julia's 23 Mobile Things"). Et voilà, here I am!