Category Archives: Smartphones

iMessage vs WhatsApp, Signal Anyone?

Jet lagged, 24 hours to Dubai After 24 hours of recycled airplane air and ‘gourmet’ meals, I’ve landed in Dubai,  jet lagged and still awake. And still trying to figure out how to message people from halfway across the planet without funding another billionaire’s moon base. I belong to a cult of about 30 friendsContinueContinue reading “iMessage vs WhatsApp, Signal Anyone?”

Favorite Apple Watch Apps

Ant Browser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ant-browser-web-on-your-watch/id6686406542 uBrowser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ubrowser-watch-web-browser/id6446579498 Watch Browser https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-browser-web-on-wrist/id6449152396 WristGPT: AI for Watch https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wristgpt-ai-for-watch/id6744564150 Petey – AI Chat https://apps.apple.com/us/app/petey-ai-chat/id6446047813 Aris Knowledge App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aris-apple-watch/id6747596223 Stardate – AI Voice Notes https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stardate-ai-voice-notes/id6496679661 YouTube : wristTube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wristtube-for-youtube/id6639600226 Instagram: Lens https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lens-for-watch/id1453244843 Stomp (Mastodon client) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stomp-for-mastodon/id1670866247 Odous for Mastodon https://apps.apple.com/us/app/odous-for-mastodon/id6446084064 Flighty https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flighty-live-flight-tracker/id1358823008 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oxpecker-for-mastodon/id6474893905 Reddit: Nano https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nano-for-reddit/id1344097185 RSS: News Explorer https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-explorer/id1032668306 WhatsApp :ContinueContinue reading “Favorite Apple Watch Apps”

Android vs iOS

I just spent a week forcing myself to use the Pixel 10 Pro and honestly, I couldn’t wait to get my new iPhone 17 Pro. Tech reviewers hype up Android flagships every year, but they gloss over the little quality-of-life annoyances that, day-to-day, really add up. After a week on “pure” Android, I now getContinueContinue reading “Android vs iOS”