Adventures in Linear Thinking
Adventures in Linear Thinking Don’t get me wrong. I love my phone. My phone connects me to the world, my friends, my business. It provides me with the name, address, hours of operation and directions to the nearest Vietnamese/Ethiopian/Barbecue restaurant no matter where I roam. My Smartphone and I have a wonderful relationship. However, like all relationships, it has its problems. One of these is my ToDo list. I am a list maker. I have friends who swear I have a list for everything, and somewhere (they are sure) is a list of lists. Here is where my smartphone and I have relationship problems. I have downloaded probably fifteen “ToDo” apps. None of them are quite right. I finally found a British one which works okay, but is less than ideal. At least it understands when I spell things funny. I have a memo app, a sticky-note app and a “reminder” app that dings incessantly for 15 minutes prior to any appointment (it’s like having an electronic mom