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Do You Use Gadgets to Pass Time During Your Commute?
The other day I was headed home on the bus and I noticed a man passing the time with a DS lite. I was shocked at first, mostly because I am so used to seeing everyone zone out with their iPod or iPhone or sending emails on their smartphones.
I know only 31 percent of you have eBooks, which I presume is the most logical (or educational) commute gadget, but I want to know how you waste your to-and-fro time.
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Have You Taken Any Courses From iTunes U Yet?
iTunes U has been around for some time now offering up cool courses from schools around the country that you can download straight to your iPod Touch or iPhone. I don't know what took me so long, but I just took a few free courses on video editing over the past week and I gotta tell ya: it's pretty awesome.
I take public transportation every day to work, so being able to brush up on math, grammar, and even astronomy during my commute seems like time well spent.
T-Mobile's Dance Commercial Is For Sharing
It's rare when commercials make you feel good, and even rarer when they can make technology seem like a community enhancer rather than a discourager (much like that inspirational Nokia commercial). This T-Mobile commercial also manages to uplift with this ad with what seems like an entire train station of London commuters spontaneously dancing together (400 people were in on the commercial gig). They really drive it home with the tagline "Life's for sharing".
Do You Use Your Cell During Your Commute?
If you're like me and use your commute time to keep in touch with friends and family members you may want to rethink your habit.
According to a recent article in The Los Angeles Times researchers from the University of Utah have determined that drivers that talk while on the road drive "more hesitantly than undistracted drivers and, as a result, are increasing everyone's average drive time by five to 10 percent."
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What's Worse: Poor Cell Service or a Bad Internet Connection?
There are two unavoidable spots in my commute where I lose cell phone service. . .everyday.
How-to Track Traffic on the Go With Your Cell
It isn't a pretty picture: you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic cursing out the cars in front of you for clogging up the road. Instead of yelling at your fellow commuters, whip out your fancy phone for easy access to mobile maps that will offer alternate routes, drive time projections and apps that will tell you how long it's really gonna be.
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The Most Charming Earbud Caps You Shall Ever See
Each time I put my earbuds in (or headphones on), I resent the few seconds it takes to look at which one is left and which is right. Call me lazy — I call me efficient.
For a brief, crazy minute (or minutes), I may have even thought about using a Sharpie to make the "L" and "R" much bigger, but then my craziness would be on display to everyone I walk by on my morning commute.
Geek Tip: Save Money by Contributing to Google's Tip Jar
I've professed my love for Google time and time again, and now with their new venture Tip Jar, they're helping me save some money.
Tip Jar allows you to post your most tried and true tips about saving money while traveling, babysitting, or commuting, and share them with the world. Have a tip about how to get the best rates when traveling abroad?
Daily Tech: The Helio 2 Is New and Improved
- After a thorough review, the Helio Ocean 2 gets two big thumbs up. You can now pick one up from Virgin Mobile for $149. — Crave
- TechCrunch's Michael Arrington chatted with 28-year-old Etsy founder Rober Kalin at the World Economic Forum at Davos.
Use JobCompass Mobile to Find a Job On the Go
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but the unemployment rate in the US is still rising. So if you are among those unfortunate masses that will have to take to the classifieds, start multitasking — there's a new way to search jobs and pound the pavement at the same time.
JobCompass is a mobile web service that lets you search for jobs in your area, so you can look for that perfect job even while on the go.
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