Tag Archives: technology

Connect the Dots

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Frank Murphy

Mark Nagi covered sports for WATE prior to trading in the odd hours for a 9 to 5 job at TDOT. When he tweeted a link to TDOT’s new smartphone app, I invited him to come in and talk about … Continue reading →

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A Festive Mood

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Frank Murphy

Technology has allowed me to enjoy my favorite Christmas recording in new ways this year. Now that I have a smart phone, I can use it to listen to “A Christmas Festival” on Google Play Music or the Amazon MP3 … Continue reading →

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When in Chrome

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Frank Murphy

This is my first post using the Samsung Chromebook that I purchased from Amazon.com. I placed the order on Thanksgiving morning. At the time, Amazon said the item was out of stock. Over the next few days, they said that … Continue reading →

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Bettors of Recommendation

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Frank Murphy

Each of the three devices I use to watch YouTube has its own advantage. The browser on my laptop is best at searching for specific videos. My Sony streaming media player is good at playing videos on channels to which … Continue reading →

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Nosy Parker

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Frank Murphy

Neither my friend nor I had any change for the parking meter. We had searched for good restaurants on our respective smart phones and had settled on 8407 Kitchen Bar in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among other things, they are known … Continue reading →

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Nice and Easy

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Frank Murphy

A text message from my friend Mary arrived about a quarter past noon yesterday. She wrote, “Hey Frank – I’m at KLOS. I can’t get a signal in here. We’re going on air in a bit. Do you have the … Continue reading →

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Appy Trails to You

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Frank Murphy

The website for the National Museum of Funeral History offers this encouragement to those considering a visit: “The kids are out of school and it sure is hot in Houston. Don’t sweat it – come visit the museum and stay … Continue reading →

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Consumers’ Cellular

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Frank Murphy

A security team bagged and tagged the audience’s cell phones at the preview screening of “Hope Springs” on Monday night. Like at a coat check, the movie fans were given numbered tags to identify which brown paper bag held their … Continue reading →

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App-parent Motive

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Frank Murphy

Even without cellular service, I’ve been downloading apps and getting used to my new smartphone while connected to the Internet via WiFi. The HTC One V came with several apps pre-installed, such as Facebook, Twitter and TuneIn Radio. Most of … Continue reading →

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All in Good Time

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Frank Murphy

Before long, all four members of my family will have no-contract smartphones. I am the first to take the plunge. In the last sentence of yesterday’s post, I alluded to the fact that my HTC One V had arrived in … Continue reading →

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Phoning It In

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Frank Murphy

Frugalissa took a picture of my dumb phone. I met the local blogger while I was doing a remote broadcast from a new Kroger store. Frugalissa’s name is actually Melissa Cox. I told about my interest in upgrading to a … Continue reading →

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Pad, Robot

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Frank Murphy

A friend named Jennifer says she finally “drank the Kool-Aid” and embraced the Apple iPad. She was a PC user both personally and professionally during her career in the IT department at Regal Cinemas. Having fallen in love with her … Continue reading →

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It’s Like Crackle

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Frank Murphy

The video streaming service Crackle is something I noticed when I first got my Sony SMP-N100. I didn’t use the site until recently when I watched “The Frogger” episode of “Seinfeld.” As I watched, I recognized it as one of … Continue reading →

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Words with Friends

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Frank Murphy

On the Feast of Corpus Christi, Fr. Michael Woods talked about the two guest speakers at last week’s priest retreat: Allen Hunt and Matthew Kelly. Hunt is a former Methodist pastor who converted to Catholicism. Fr. Michael quoted Hunt as … Continue reading →

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