Cellphone Plan

The most important decision you make regarding your smartphone, after which smartphone to choose in the first place, is picking the right plan for your usage needs. Picking a plan can be overwhelming and requires you to do some deep self-reflection on how often and why you use your smartphone in the first place. If you’re like me, you may not always be honest with yourself about which plan you need. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that I utilize my minutes and data way more than I wanted to pay for. Pick the wrong plan and you may end up paying far more in overages then the few bucks you saved by picking a cheaper or smaller plan. Simple Plans If it’s just you, and a simple plan will suffice, most major service carriers offer a basic or simple plan to fit your needs. Verizon’s 5GB plan starts at $60 per month and supplies you with 5GB of data and unlimited minutes and text messaging. This plan is ideal if you’re not… Read more

If you are an avid blogger, smartphones and apps have made it easy and accessible to keep you in the mix. Blogging has only grown in popularity since the dawn of the internet. Whether you blog as a job or for fun, a specialized topic or just to keep family and friends in the loop, apps have made it easy to blog on the go. There are many apps available to help you keep your blog updated at the speed of life. First things first, you’ll need to choose your platform. I listed two that I like below. WordPress The WordPress app allows you to fully contribute to your blog while on the go. It is easy to use and is fully integrated with your site to allow for easy updating. Using the app is similar to accessing your site from a computer so there’s little adaption time required. WordPress is a great platform, whether you are just starting out, or are an experienced blogger. They have an easy-to-setup and easy-to-use the platform. The app makes it simple to contribute… Read more

Have you ever been deep into a social media or text message rabbit hole that when you finally put your phone down, your neck hurts, your wrists and thumbs are stiff, and your back is so angry at you? Most of us spend a lot of time on our phones these days. When we are using our smartphones for extended periods of time we tend to forget to keep our posture in check. There are several ways to keep those joints and muscles happy while burning through the emails and text messages on your smartphone. Posture When you are on your smartphone, start by trying to be mindful of your posture. Many times when we get on our phones, we hold them down towards our waists or laps and slouch to see it, with our neck stationed in a downward position. This puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on our necks and spines. I get how foolish you might feel holding your phone up to your face or chest, but elevating the phone up to allow your spine and neck… Read more

Smartphone addiction - is it a real thing? We are all guilty of it, getting on our phones to check one thing but we end up getting sucked into a different app or social media. Maybe we check our phones too often or turn to them to keep strangers from talking to us when we’re alone at a restaurant or in a waiting room. Maybe we just can’t leave work at the office and find ourselves checking our email too many times.  Either way, there are two sides to smartphone use - positives and negatives. Business- Leaving the office used to mean leaving the office. But with smartphones it is becoming more and more difficult in some careers, to leave the office behind. In some cases, workers are expected to put in time even when off the clock. This can increase stress and affect the downtime required to recharge. The upside is that cell phones have provided a way to deal with small office emergencies without having to jump in the car and spend an entire off day at the… Read more