Even before I bought a smartphone, I was using my cell phone as my alarm clock. I have been for many years, and I prefer it to an old fashioned alarm. For Mobile Thing # 3, however, I explored using my iPhone even more as a handy non-phone tool.
I used a sleep noise app, Sleep Pillow, for a couple of nights. I chose the soft thunderstorm noise, which was nice. I'll remember it for the rare times I have trouble sleeping.
I also switched my browser from Safari to Google Chrome. I don't own a mac, so I have limited experience with Safari. I prefer to use google, but I had trouble figuring out how to replace it on the toolbar. I ended up finding a short how-to video on how to change browsers through a google search and quickly replaced Safari.
I should probably download firefox as well just to have a back up.
I have yet to try using my phone to scan QR codes, and I'm not sure I have a lot of use for google goggles, but I think it would be really cool to use them in a museum or on a fieldtrip. You could learn about a piece of work if you can't get all the way up to the tiny little caption they put next to it. In fact, I'll remember to bring my tablet next time I go to MIA and check to see if I can try it out!
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