By Shannon McCarty-Caplan “Can you hear that?” my mother shouts arm’s length distance from the phone. “What am I listening for?” I reply. “A buzzing and whooshing sound, coming from my computer,” she yells again. This is just an example of the tech support request calls I get regularly from my cute little mama. She…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan Chicago is alive with preparations for its big St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations this weekend. Tomorrow morning, the day before St. Patrick’s Day, the Chicago River downtown is dyed green (now with non-toxic dye), followed by the parade, with revelry planned on both days throughout the city – everywhere from pubs and restaurants…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan Some people lose their phones, others have had them stolen. I just break mine. Not from dropping it in the toilet or breaking the screen, I somehow end up with mobile “lemons.” I’ve replaced my phone four times in my two-year mobile contract period. My Droid X had several problems, several times. …
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan I’m an idiot. Recently, I received a direct Twitter message from my one of my closest friends late one night. It said, “did you see this picture of you lol” and included a shortened web link. Considering that my friend is a photographer who I know has photos of me, it wasn’t strange…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan I struck up a conversation with a woman on the airport train last night, when she asked me about my Samsung Galaxy SIII Android phone. She admired the size and high-resolution of the screen. Then showed me her new gigantic and gleaming Android tablet. She was excited about her new tablet, but…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan I accidently started following my friend’s 10-year-old daughter on Instagram thinking it was my friend’s account and she was simply posting photos of her daughter “Ashley.” I didn’t think 10-year-olds were on this very adult photo sharing mobile app. WRONG. Seizing the opportunity to check up on Ashley and her friends, I’m…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan My best friend recently posted photos of her daughter “Angela” on Facebook. Angela is adorable; she’s 6 going on 16. It’s been a pleasure having the privilege of watching her grow up through Facebook, as Angela lives halfway around the world from me. Something disturbed me about the pics though. I know…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan I have the privilege of traveling pretty regularly for work and pleasure, which means eating out a lot and getting to know new hotels, attractions, and other businesses. One way I like to keep track of where I’ve been and what I’ve done is “checking-in” to that location using the Foursquare app…
Read MoreBy Shannon McCarty-Caplan You might not know this but the world is being overrun by zombies. Yup, by conservative estimates there are 750 million globally and 45 million in the US and Canada alone, just sitting there under the noses of ordinary folk like you or me. Terrifying, isn’t it? Now, before you check if…
Read More“Can you hear that?” my mother shouts arm’s length distance from the phone. “What am I listening for?” I reply. “A buzzing and whooshing sound, coming from my computer,” she yells again. This is just an example of the tech support request calls I get on the regular from my cute little mama. She only…
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