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I'm Living On The Edge : I'm Disabling Spellcheck, Autocorrect, and Siri

Richie Phillips — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:43:22 +0000

Just a quick thought here as I attempt to compose this article this morning. I am getting sick of phones and software that auto-correct everything you do. I am totaly ovr it, aren’t you? Do you think it speeds you up? Quite the kontrary. Now there’s a good example right there. I WANTED to [...]

What Do Text Messages From Guys Really Mean?

Levack — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:29:50 +0000

My single female friends are always asking what I think a text from a guy means. It never stops. So thankfully someone finally put together a think tank that can help women everywhere understand the true meaning behind a guy's text. HeTexted.com is here to help ladies.

Distracted Walking, Do We Need a Law?

Sean McMaster — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:50:09 +0000

Distracted walking. We have all done it. Reading texts while walking, talking on the phone while trying to cross the street. Hey, we are not driving a car, so it can’t be dangerous! Right? Lately, there are stories all over the news about people getting hurt while simply taking a walk while talking on the phone. [...]

A Way To Teach People Not To Text And Drive [VIDEO]

Scott Blaine — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:53:59 +0000

Texting while driving is illegal. It’s a New York State Law, but many people still do it. I myself am stupid enough to do it on occasion. I am usually good at pulling over to the side of the road or into a parking lot if I really need to respond to a text. Sometimes [...]

Man Almost Walks Into Bear While Texting [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:23:48 +0000

More and more we are seeing people completely ignoring the world around them while texting. There are laws to keep you from texting while driving. We see more and more videos of people falling down holes and in fountains. So I guess it's not shocking to see this guy walking along paying no mind to the world around him, but it's a little shocking what he almost walks in to- A BEAR!

Too Many Drivers Eat, Text, Watch Videos and More Behind the Wheel — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:08:25 +0000

Buckle your seat belts, folks. According to Harris Poll chairman Humphrey Taylor regarding a new survey, “The number of drivers who engage in potentially dangerous, in some cases extremely dangerous, behaviors while driving is terrifyingly high.” The poll of 2,800 adults found that 86 percent of drivers have eaten or drank when behind the wheel, [...]

Texting and Walking Could Get You Injured Or Even Killed

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:17:10 +0000

When people are texting, of course they focus on what they’re texting about. There are laws to not text while they’re driving. As a matter of fact, according to our friends at YNN, this week in the Albany area, it’s Operation Hang Up Week. “Drivers busted texting or talking while driving face a $100 fine [...]

Governor Cuomo Signs NO Texting While Driving Into Law

GNA — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:59:25 +0000

Governor Cuomo signed a new bill Tuesday saying no more texting while driving. The law is called the Distracted Drivers Law. The new bill will allow police officers to stop and ticket drivers they see texting on the road. Originally, officers were only able to pull motorists over and issue a traffic violation for being distracted while [...]

Ever Play Mobile Games In The Bathroom? Liar!

Richie Phillips — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:00:43 +0000

Don’t say you haven’t used your cellphone on the “throne”. You know what they say about denial! (It’s not just a river in …..you know the rest) Anyway, the stats are in!According to Travis Boatman, vice president of worldwide studios for EA Mobile at Electronic Arts, people are playing mobile games more at home than [...]

Texting Is A Thing Of The Past

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:33:33 +0000

After seeing so many people using their cell phones for texting, it made me start to think about communications from many, many years ago (long before any of us were born). There was this thing called hieroglyphics. As I looked at the pictures of these strange looking characters from ancient Egypt, it kind of reminded [...]