Family on the Phone

This has been a great week for interesting cell phone blog postings. The topic of cell phones is exploding in the news. Even in this economy, people are still buying and talking about their cell phones. Enjoy these posts; I did! Jendi of Jendi’s journal mused about the electronics our kids expect these days, including [...]

I’ve talked in previous posts about using the latest technology to keep track of your loved ones carrying their cell phones. With GPS installed in a cell phone, you can track the person using it. This is great for kids; but what about those who want to go a step further than simple GPS? Or, [...]

For the week of May 25, 2009, Family on the Phone buzzes a very busy mom, LaTara Ham-Ying! In LaTara’s own words, she is a “woman of God, wife, entrepreneur, internet marketer, writer, speaker, and an authentically unplugged mom”. That is a mouthful but very true. LaTara’s website, Mom Unplugged, proves her devotion to her [...]

You took all the precautions possible and yet your cell phone has been lost, or worse yet, stolen! Besides panicking, what do you do? There are several steps to be taken; some of them immediately. Following these steps will help you to feel back in control a little bit and enable you to get a [...]

After all the posts I’ve written about cell phones and the family, I’ve never talked about this topic of manners and cell phones. How is that perfectly respectable and well-mannered people turn into rude, ill-mannered folks when they pick up their cell phones in public? So, I’ve compiled a list of my cell phone behavior [...]

Quick Link Love This Week Gloria the Drama Queen from Out of a Drama Queen’s Mind had a very humorous post about texting. She wonders if texting one’s thumb muscles to the bone is some form of exercise. A Cowboy’s Wife informed her readers of a new feature of T-Mobile. T-Mobile’s Family Allowance is a [...]

I’ve mentioned in previous posts that my daughter, who is turning 11 this summer, wants a cell phone. I haven’t seen the need for one nor had the funds to invest in one up to this point. I have, however, heard some interesting things about cell phones for kids and I decided to do a [...]

In this world, almost everyone has a cell phone, from kids to the elderly. Most people find it a necessity. But, what if you simply cannot afford to have one? The economy is such that we are struggling to pay our basic bills and the much needed phone is chalked up to be a luxury [...]

If you are anything like me, you get a little nervous or anxious when you walk out of the house and forget your cell phone. I find it comforting to be digitally connected. I don’t even have internet on my phone; I can’t imagine how I would be phone dependent if I did. I just [...]

What exactly is “sexting”? This topic has been in the news, on television and newspapers recently. “Sexting” is sending nude or partially nude photos through one’s cell phone. According to recent reports, 1 in 5 teens do this. What are the top two reasons they do it? They do it because they say it is [...]