Tag Archives: texting
Texting and Driving – A Deadly Combination
Taylor Sauer’s last text message will never be forgotten: “I can’t discuss this now. Driving and facebooking is not safe! Haha.” Seconds later Taylor was dead. Late at night she was driving home from college on Idaho’s I-84 in excess of 80 MPH… to pass the time she was facebooking a friend about the Denver [...]
How to Turn Your Voice Mail Into Text
Converting your regular voice mail messages into text messages is extremely useful. I personally haven’t called my voice mail box in years thanks to this handy innovation. {Not true, thanks to transcribed messages!} It is useful, simple and streamlines communication – and is good for the occasional laugh when it incorrectly transcribes the message with hilarious results. There are [...]
Using Your Phone to Build Your Prayer Life & Meaningful Relationships
Two weeks ago we talked about how we should be using technology to encourage and love others, today we will explore a couple of ideas for using our cell phone toward this endeavor. {note: this is written with an iPhone in mind. adapt as necessary.} As mentioned in the original post, text messages are an excellent way [...]
What is Sexting? Your Teens Know, So Should You!
Basically, sexting is sending nude or partially nude photos via cell phone or on social media sites. Many times teens are assured that they will remain private, but then the photos are used to blackmail or bully the sender or passed on to others. I came across this video and thought I would share it [...]
e-Parenting: Learning the lingo
For those of you that are new to technology and trying to figure it out or who are noticing that even when people are actually writing a message out on paper there seems to be a new kind of shorthand, here’s a few terms that you should familiarize yourself with. brb = be right back [...]
The Way Teens Communicate
A recent study (a joint effort by Nielson, Ericsson, Common Sense Media and McAfee) has shown that teenagers are plugged into handheld gadgets like never before. The way teens communicate with each other has drastically changed. For example, only 4% of teenagers 13-17 indicated that using the phone to talk was the preferred method of [...]