iPhone Trade In

Apple said starting Friday that it would give customers credit for functioning older models at Apple Stores. The credit can be used toward the purchase of a new iPhone, which will be activated in the store. It didn’t say how much older phones would be worth. But other brokers such as Gazelle.com offer anywhere from $10 for a working iPhone 3G to $350 for an iPhone 5 that is in pristine condition. Similar trade-in programs are run by retailers including Best Buy, Target and Radio Shack. This is going to be a great deal but I cannot see them offering that much for the older versions of the iPhone even if it is in perfect condition and the phone services are working great. What do you think of this trade in? Are you going to be in line waiting for the new iPhone?

A Sense of Humor

The people at AB-Soft are very professional when it comes to business application and IP telephony but to keep the creativity flowing, they also love to have a great time and a couple good laughs. This is one of the articles that they found and decided to share:

"How to Read an Internet Article:

1) Step one: tweet the article.
2) Okay, time to dive in. But first things first: scroll down to the Comments section and leave a comment or two. Be sure to point out any grammatical mistakes other people make.
3) Let's do this thing. Scan the headline and byline. Suddenly you feel VERY EXCITED/VERY ANGRY. Let Twitter know.
4) Before you forget, email the link to your Liberal/Conservative/Fun/Mean uncle who agrees/disagrees with you on everything. The subject line could read: "Thought of you" but there should be no text in the email body. Just a link. CC 12 members of your extended family and two old college buddies.
5) Can you believe this article? Quickly copy and paste the last sentence of the piece and share it on Facebook without quotation marks, so it's unclear if you wrote it yourself. Neither confirm nor deny this. No time for that.
6) "Like" the article you just shared on Facebook.
7) If no one has replied yet to the email you sent, maybe it didn't go through. Reply-all with the same link.
8) Someone just responded to your Facebook post: "These aren't you're own words." Defend yourself by immediately correcting them: "It's your* not you're."
9) Take a screenshot of the Facebook interaction and Instagram it. For a caption, use #FactsOnly or any series of five emojis.
10) This article is really firing you up. Cool off with a coconut water.
11) Your comments are still pending. Email the site moderator a couple of times.
12) You're getting a bit hungry. Click a link on the right-hand rail about the health benefits of olive oil. Open it up in a tab for later.
13) Okay, time to rock this article. But you better quickly tweet about the olive oil piece. You should probably email it, too. Your mom's gonna love that one."

Now I know that you are smiling and getting back to work after that wonderful distraction.

Health Apps

Application development has come a long way and now it is delving into the health care industry. Before you go ahead and download some of these apps, the insurance company that you are with may have their own apps and nurses on call which is usually free of charge. It will save a lot of time going to urgent care and seeing a doctor or a nurse. The Urgent Care app is just what you’re looking for. This app has a medical dictionary and a symptom checker for self-diagnosis, but its most notable feature is the ability to get in touch with one of Urgent Care’s registered nurses at any time for the convenience fee of $3.99. If you have a problem that needs a doctor, the nurse can get a doctor on the line who can even prescribe medications. It’s like visiting the doctor — without having to actually visit the doctor. If you have non-urgent medical questions that don’t seem worth going to the doctor or calling a nurse to get answers for, HealthTap may be the solution. On HealthTap, you can ask questions that will be answered by U.S.-licensed physicians within a day. Or, you can browse through the many questions that have already been answered on the service. If you don’t need built-in access to a live medical professional, our pick for the best first aid reference app is the American Red Cross First Aid app. It provides detailed instructions for dealing with countless medical situations from bug bites to CPR.

Solution to Running Out of Room

We are constantly relying on devices for storage and it seems like we are always running out of it. Most mobile devices top out at 64GB, and while you might see a tablet with 128GB of 256GB of storage, that’s still a long way from the terabyte or more that you find on even the most basic laptops and desktops. Even with all the site development and online storage, you might still be running out of room to stick your stuff. The solution? Instead of putting memory cells on a conventional 2D plane, Samsung reworked its long-serving Charge Trap Flash technology to create a 3D cell structure with more breathing room. The result is flash that improves both reliability and speed at higher densities. A new company called Crossbar claims to have another solution, called Resistive RAM. To some extent, the rise of online storage reduces the need for lots of on-board storage, but it’s not a total replacement. As mobile apps get more sophisticated, and make use of higher-resolution images and video elements, we’ll need more space to hold them all.

Protecting Yourself from the Sun

The sun gives rise to life and also makes dermatologists earn their living. If you do not want to give the doctor your entire paycheck, it might be a good idea to put on some sunscreen. One of the first things you should do is find a sunscreen that you will actually like. It makes it more likely that you will be putting it on and reapplying it. As a general rule, SPF 15 blocks 93% of UVB rays, SPF 30 blocks 97% and SPF 50 blocks 98%. Doctors now typically recommend at least SPF 30 -- at least being the key words. If you have a family history of skin cancer or are vacationing in a tropical spot (where the sun is especially intense), go for 50 or even 70. Instead of that old advice to use a shot glass-size dose, all experts recommend applying two coats. Squeeze a line of lotion down your arms and legs and rub in, then do it again. Lastly, know that sunscreen does not protect you completely so make sure that you are outside the least during midday when the sun is the strongest as an extension of your protection.