{"id":1118,"date":"2013-01-02T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T17:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2013-01-08T09:57:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:57:45","slug":"dont-need-a-smart-phone-heres-some-reasons-to-consider-getting-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/dont-need-a-smart-phone-heres-some-reasons-to-consider-getting-one\/","title":{"rendered":"10+ benefits of having a smart phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iPhone<\/a>A smart phone such as an iPhone, or one with the Android operating system lets you do so much more than just making and receiving phone calls – it’s like having a portable internet-connected computer. In this article I detail the many things that I was able to do with my smart phone while on a vacation in the San Francisco bay area, and in day-to-day life.<\/p>\n

\u2022 With the Maps app I was able to get directions to different cities & landmarks, get travel times with traffic slow-down time estimates, and pinpoint our current location while traveling on a trolley car.<\/p>\n

\u2022 With the mobile web browser I was able to search the internet to look-up a popular restaurant that I heard about, check reviews, and make a reservation.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Used the “Check Please” app to help figure the tip on our dinner.<\/p>\n

\u2022 While waiting at the trolley-stop, I used the mobile web browser to access the web address posted that was posted on a sign and found route map.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I ordered Alcatraz ferry tickets.<\/p>\n

\u2022 With the Email app I was able to receive receive dinner and ferry reservation confirmations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I used the mobile web browser to search for\u00a0 “bay bridge toll amount” and “new bay bridge completion” and downloaded an app that simulates driving on the bay bridge.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I used the Google Places app to find nearby dining and reviews – which uses the smart phone’s built-in GPS to find my current location.<\/p>\n

\u2022 When our XM Satellite Radio stopped working for a brief time, I brought up the Pandora Radio app to listen to music while driving.<\/p>\n

\u2022 When it was time to fill-up the gas tank I used the Gas Buddy app to find the best price on fuel at nearby gas stations.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 I used the camera to take hundreds of pictures.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Remembered how I used a Disneyland park attraction wait times app last year to help manage time waiting for attractions at the park.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read news from home using various apps from local media outlets.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Played “Words With Friends” – a game similar to Scrabble – while waiting in long lines at the amusement park.<\/p>\n

\u2022 While my wife was shopping with my daughter, and I was riding the trolley with my son, we both used the camera and picture messaging apps to send pictures back and forth.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Each day I used a weather app to help decide how to dress for each day’s activities in the bay area’s micro-climates.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I used my bank and credit card companies’ apps to check my balances, spending, transfer funds and pay bills.<\/p>\n

\u2022 To compile this list I used the Notes app often as I thought of different things to add to the list.<\/p>\n

So as you can see, a smart phone came in handy for more than just phone calls during our vacation. It also comes in handy every day in day-to-day life, and a backup for many of the things I do on my desktop computer. If you need help with setting up or getting more use from your smart phone or tablet computer, give us a call – we can help.<\/p>\n

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A smart phone such as an iPhone, or one with the Android operating system lets you do so much more than just making and receiving phone calls – it’s like having a portable internet-connected computer. In this article I detail the many things that I was able to do with my smart phone while on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computing-tips","category-tech-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1118"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1133,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118\/revisions\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}