Let’s All Simplify Our Internet
Posted on 5/22/2013 Written By Leo Babauta The Internet is overwhelming for many people — it never ends, and our connection to it is consuming more and more of our time. When things get overwhelming, my advice is always the same: simplify. But how do you simplify such a complicated beast as the Internet? It’s [Read More]
Top 5 Tools and Tips for Digital Storytelling
Posted on 5/26/2013 Written By Stephanie McCratic Have you ever told your story? Whether you write it or tell it out loud, no one else on this planet has had the same experiences you have, nor does anyone else have the precise gifts you do. And chances are, someone else can learn something from your life. [Read More]
Digital PDA: How Much Is Too Much?
Posted on 5/22/2013 We've all seen the kissing pictures, lovey-dovey wall posts and status updates with countdowns until the happy couple will be reunited. When it comes to PDA online, some couples are all about it while others shun it. What do you think about digital PDA? How much is too much? Any horror stories [Read More]
Why I Will Never Get Sucked Into My iPhone
Posted on 5/22/2013 Written by Cody Matera, Arizona State University Journalism Student It’s a Glowface world. That’s the term my author father coined to describe people who always have their faces buried in a computer screen. A decade ago, there was only a trace of the revealing blue glow as people embraced their desktop computers from a reasonable distance. As [Read More]
Work From Home Solutions For Parents
Posted on 5/19/2013 With email, online task management programs and document sharing systems, it’s easier than ever before to work from home. But when you add kids into the equation, it all shifts. We asked you how you manage to stay productive with kids running around. Here are some of our favorite responses: Set Your [Read More]
The Dot Complicated Team’s Most-Used Apps
Posted on 5/19/2013 Recently, a lot of people have been asking us about our favorite apps and how we use them to simplify our lives. We wanted to share what apps we use the most and how we organize our phones by sharing homescreen shots. It feels a little personal to share our homescreens with [Read More]
6 Things I Wish My Parents Knew About Facebook
Posted on 5/19/2013 We asked students from a journalism class at Arizona State University what they wish their parents knew about Facebook. Here are the best responses from Shelby Payne, Kelly Nish, and Samantha Koukoulas. My generation of the 20-somethings joined Facebook because we so desperately wanted to belong to something other than MySpace. We [Read More]
Find My Friends App For Location Tracking
Posted on 5/19/2013 Written By Liz Wassmann My mother let my younger brother have an iPhone on one condition; that he lets her follow him on Find My Friends, a location-tracking app from Apple (free, iOS, Android). Find My Friends is similar to other location-tracking apps like Google Satellite, but has some additional features that [Read More]