I'm starting to use location based reminders for things like "Call client x when I get to the office". Combined with Siri it is pretty slick.
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NoiseDesign - Oct 21, 2011 1:09:49 pm PDT #18239 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Morgana - Oct 21, 2011 1:41:42 pm PDT #18240 of 25501
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Thanks, le nubian and Consuela. I've been hearing good things about Pinboard but I'd had that last lingering question. Diigo fell through for me and I just ran out of patience waiting for Delicious to fix itself.
§ ita § - Oct 21, 2011 1:51:00 pm PDT #18241 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm starting to use location based reminders for things like "Call client x when I get to the office"
It determines that by GPS?
Back in the day I had the best phone companion software (pre-Android, it never worked with Android, and is discontinued now) that would do all sorts of Bluetooth proximity stuff with your phone and your Mac. Mute iTunes when the phone rang, caller ID display on the Mac, take actions on the Mac when the phone comes into range and vice versa. It was so cool.
But I haven't thought deeply about that stuff since then.
Although my rental car can sync with my phone. I just don't keep Bluetooth on for battery reasons. Not sure what the hit is.
NoiseDesign - Oct 21, 2011 1:56:12 pm PDT #18242 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yes. It is doing that work based on GPS.
§ ita § - Oct 21, 2011 1:58:09 pm PDT #18243 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would like my phone to be able to have different configurations based on location. That must exist, right?
So one profile when it knows I'm at work (either by GPS or by WiFi) which doesn't necessarily have the Doctor Who theme music, but full blast everywhere else, maybe something different on my home network. I also don't need my tablet to ring when I'm in the office. Just elsewhere.
Stephanie - Oct 21, 2011 2:44:35 pm PDT #18244 of 25501
Trust my rage
Does anyone know if there is a place to sell your iPhone 4? (or if anyone knows someone who wants one?) I thought I saw something on the Apple web page about buying back iPhones but now I can't find it anywhere.
Jessica - Oct 21, 2011 2:50:14 pm PDT #18245 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Stephanie, try Gazelle.
Maria - Oct 21, 2011 2:57:26 pm PDT #18246 of 25501
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Stephanie, at&t or Verizon?
le nubian - Oct 21, 2011 3:28:50 pm PDT #18247 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
compare gazelle to apple trade in program. I did gazelle and apple's programs over the summer because for one of my computers, apple's deal was MUCH better.
§ ita § - Oct 22, 2011 8:34:51 am PDT #18248 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, I think I've found the location-aware app I was thinking of. It's called Locale and it costs $3.99. It switches configurations based on GPS and WiFi locations. I've bought it for my phone, and will try it out for a week and see if it's worth getting on the tablet too. Looks like there are a *ton* of plugins, so that should be interesting.