Thing 4~Keeping Up

I chose Zite for this Thing and I have to say that I love it! Once I got some favorite topics on it and started using it regularly, it really started to give me interesting articles. I like that it combines different types of content (articles, blog posts, etc). At first I couldn't figure out the RSS feeds, but I think that is working now too. I've mostly been using it for personal interests, but I could see it being helpful for professional use as well, especially children's services.

Thing 3~Utilities

This has been a tough one for me. I already use the calculator app on my control panel, so that was out. I had downloaded Red Laser when I first got my iPhone and although I thought it seemed really cool, I never ended up using it much. I have two little kids who frequently accompany me to the store. If I started scanning stuff and trying to figure out where I was going to get the best deal on everything? Well, let's just say things would spiral downward pretty quickly. I also downloaded the QR reader at one point and never used it. I'm happy with Safari, so that left the iHome alarm clock. Sounds like a good idea, right? In the end, though, it didn't seem to offer me much that my regular iPhone alarm doesn't already do. It did illuminate a big problem, though. I don't have any music on my phone. Embarrassing, and I don't really know why. I have an old iPod with music on it that my son now uses. My husband has one too, but I haven't really figured out how to create different playlists for different devices on iTunes. Honestly, I haven't actually tried very hard. It's one of those things that is perpetually on my to-do list. Sigh.