tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post2362926343709962568..comments2024-03-04T04:08:39.755-08:00Comments on The Fies Files: TapasBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-71569360798309672752011-02-18T04:18:50.930-08:002011-02-18T04:18:50.930-08:00I have a phone that I use only for a phone. The ad...I have a phone that I use only for a phone. The additional cost of using it as a tiny laptop is just not worth it to me, since I'm not often that far from a laptop.<br /><br />However, what bothers me is that people use Facebook instead of blogs and email, and the trendies salute this as very hip. It's also very ephemeral. Conversations end not because everyone has had their say but because the entry has cycled down into the tarpit of new stuff, and god help you if, a week later, you try to remember what day someone said something would happen, or find that cool link they sent that you didn't have time for at the moment.<br /><br />I still have a stack of letters my son sent when he was in the Navy, but some regret for all the now-gone conversations we had by insanely long-distance phone. But that was one, distinctive situation. Today, every conversation is ephemeral and, to that extent, kind of pointless.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-16543542404343667692011-02-16T17:00:59.835-08:002011-02-16T17:00:59.835-08:00It seems to me like people do everything EXCEPT ma...It seems to me like people do everything EXCEPT make calls on an iPhone. It makes the tablets easier to understand - bigger screen and no annoying "phone".ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-68637610606730973582011-02-14T16:16:47.799-08:002011-02-14T16:16:47.799-08:00Thumbnails are the greatest way to tackle mega-pro...Thumbnails are the greatest way to tackle mega-projects. I didn't realize that until I drew 88 little boxes on my whiteboard and "sketched" my thesis out. I'm trying that with chapters of the book now and it seems to be the best method for overcoming both writer's block and oops-this-won't-work-right-itis.Jim O'Kanehttp://www.TVDads.comnoreply@blogger.com