Wired Wedding Planning
You’re getting married! Congratulations! Now what? It’s been a long time since I had anything to do with planning a wedding, so if you are looking for checklists of everything you need to do, you aren’t going to find that here. However, I was chatting with Tiffany Swartz from Dimondale and she explained that social media was a very important factor...
Continue ReadingWired Wish List
If you want to find out what’s high on your wired woman’s Christmas list, just ask! I got a wide variety of answers when I asked, so you might not want to assume that the woman on your list wants what some other woman wants. Several women gave me answers that probably won’t surprise you. Jess Knott would love to have an iPhone. It seems she’s in love...
Continue ReadingWired Wherever They Go
For many of us, technology is an everyday part of our lives, allowing us to do things that we never dreamed possible. Recently I spoke with Leslie Hart-Davidson of Hart-Davidson Designs who told me that it is nearly impossible for her to separate business and home. She’s an avid Apple fan who is never more than a foot away from her iPhone. She checks her...
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A Sign of the Technology Times
Linda and Maxine Seven years ago, I met a wonderful woman who has become one of my favorite customers and a dear friend. Maxine Hewett walked into our store one day to talk to us about purchasing her first computer. She had retired from her job of 35 years the year before and had a desire to keep learning. She had used computers when she worked processing...
Continue ReadingThe Smart Ways We Use Smart Phones
With nearly 372 million mobile phones shipped in the first quarter of 2011, the chances are excellent that you own one and carry it with you everywhere you go. While smartphones are gaining in popularity, there are still significant sales of so-called feature phones. So if you are one of those women who hasn’t made the move to a smartphone, you may be wondering...
Continue ReadingBiking? There’s an App for That
It’s hard to find anyone today who doesn’t depend on technology. Each of us has our favorite devices or applications that we can’t imagine being without. Over the coming months, I want to have conversations with women throughout the area to find out just how they use technology to make their lives fuller, more organized or just plain more fun! I thought...
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