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Tweetstakes: We have a winner!

August 20, 2009
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And the winner of the $25,000 grand prize is...Nathan Holt of Lowell, Indiana! Nathan shared his thoughts with us on finding out he had won the grand prize: "The contest was great. It was fun to answer the daily questions using Twitter, but I never, in a million years, thought I would win. My wife and I plan to make some upgrades to our home with the prize money from Pantech."

Congratulations to Nathan and all the winners of our daily giveaways, and thanks to all of you for playing!

Tweetstakes: the final wrap-up!

July 10, 2009
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The Tweetstakes is over! The grand prize winner will be announced as soon as he/she is confirmed, but we've really enjoyed having you all play, and we hope you had fun too! Here are responses from the final Questions of the Day...

What's the worst fate that ever befell a cellphone you owned? (thanks, @comefollowme!)

  • koweebee The toilet.
  • lauraphelan I dropped mine in the pool but it lived! :)
  • jenni104 cellphone worst fate would be lost in a snow bank, frozen then thawed and driven over and squashed into the mud. Nothing major.
  • tkharmonic I forgot and left mine on the top of my car, drove away, realized it and then backed up and over the phone!
  • wheredidyou Remember that phone I found? Well, before I found it, a car managed to find it first and snapped the flip phone in two.
  • llgsbabyll it was thrown out a hotel window , thanks to my then 3 yr. old son, plunging 20 stories down to its untimely demise.. tragic!
  • webbahboy Nothing with my phones - but my wife has trashed her phone 2X -- 1 in a rainstorm, and then by dropping it in a breakfast shake.
  • LindaHP baby drool
  • LisaTurnage washed it in the washing machine
  • DPSJ Abandonment for something newer and shinier. Left alone to waste away in a cold dark desk drawer or cardboard box.
  • StevenYago The worst fate for my prior cellphones was being shorted out using the wrong voltage charger. (The old ones all looked the same)
  • mike_boone Wife said if she caught me calling 900 #s she'd put it somewhere very uncomfortable. Wasn't kidding either, 2 hrs of surgery ...
  • guettel78 Once left a phone in my pants pocket when I washed them - the phone was a goner but at least smelled april fresh for the funeral.
  • Happyhusky once my dog got a hold of my phone and thought it was a toy. Needless to say the phone didn't win that fight...
  • valjean00 It went out of style.
  • eyzofblu63 at a local park,with a petting zoo, I was leaning over to pet a Raccoon and it fell, Racoons don't give back shiny toys
  • My3Sons33 I dropped my cellphone at an outdoor concert, during what seemed like a monsoon at the time. It got washed away.
  • MCJunkie worst fate was when I was using a potta potty and it dropped. you know the rest.
  • comefollowme Let my 1 y/o play w/mine forgetting he puts everything in the sink. Guess where I found mine? Right along w/the dishes 2b washed.

2009 is half over—what unfinished business do you want to take care of before 2010?

  • megatec45 I hope to find a full time job by the end of the year.
  • musicman0494 have an awesome summer
  • Ch3ryl22 getting a new phone mine broke :(
  • llgsbabyll to finally get rid of my baby fat... i had the baby almost 2 years ago..kinda got stuck with the fat...lol..=P
  • wheredidyou The same thing we do every year, Pinky - Try to take over the Universe!
  • webbahboy I need to start and finish writing a book!
  • fyiguy Need to complete winning the lottery, but the lottery commission fails to draw my numbers. Hopefully this half of the year! :(
  • LisaTurnage re-doing my kitchen
  • LindaHP Learning QuickBooks, losing 25 pounds, winning the lottery, keeping the family healthy, stop eating fast food and visit my sister
  • lone_gun Before the end of the year, I want to finish landscaping my yard.
  • Croq360 I'm hoping to relocate to Chicago by year's end.
  • docpants Well, I've lost weight, planned a European vacation and learned how to stir-fry. All that's left is conquering space and time.
  • aspenlm I am going back to college. I enrolled in Central Texas College for the Fall Semester. Wish me luck.
  • ahanin Start my New Year's resolution to work out every day. Or maybe I'll wait 'till 2010...
  • Debbie858 - I need to go through about a million old photos and get them scanned.
  • guettel78 Unfinished business for 2009: finishing my doctorate and deciding what the heck to do next!
  • maricablue I guess I should get started on 2009's New Year's resolutions....

Weekend movie picks: Dillinger, dinosaurs, or back for some more hot robot action?

  • tkharmonic more hot robot action! Transformers all the way!
  • megatec45 Dillinger is going to be a hot flick. Haven't seen a bad Johnny Depp movie yet.
  • aspenlm Robots, dinos, cute guy, oh my.......Family picked the Robots.
  • wheredidyou Dinosaurs!
  • dunwichdream I rather go to the movies with my date Johnny Depp, yummm!
  • lone_gun Choices, choices! I'll pass on Dillinger, but dinosaurs and robots sound like fun!
  • docpants If only we could mash them all up and have a film with some hot robot on dinosaur gangster action. Yeah...yeah, that's hot.
  • LindaHP I still want to see UP
  • DPSJ If it's not on Netflix or cable, I won't be seeing it this weekend. Hoping a month without sunshine ends in the Northeast.
  • webbahboy Hey, forget the new movies, I am still trying to find a chance to watch Star Trek! Am falling behind quickly!
  • mike_boone Hot robot action? What kind of sickos are you people? :-)
  • Croq360 I think I'll go see all three movies. Too hard to choose just one.
  • maricablue Dillinger. I want to see if they catch him in end. *wink *wink

How will you be spending the July 4th weekend?

  • Ch3ryl22 watching fireworks :)
  • Pharaohcious visiting tattoo artist around Southern Cali most of the weekend...bar-b-Q if @sandeesalas saves some
  • comefollowme Oooh it's my anniversary. Hopefully my hubby has a surprise planned for me for sticking around all these years! ;) JK
  • chadsowhat : [BBQ baby! (no, not barbecuing babies, an actual BBQ, with beef, pork, chicken, hot dogs, etc.)]
  • lauraphelan I will be spending part of the weekend working and the other part celebrating the 4th with the fam!!
  • jonnycat26 Holiday weekends almost always involve some family activity. Personally, I'd rather sleep.
  • lone_gun Over my three-day weekend, I'll be cycling, hiking, and resting!
  • guettel78 Visiting family, eating way too much, swimming and playing badminton, watching fireworks...the usual 4th of July fare.
  • DPSJ Outside of BBQ and fireworks on the 4th, its yardwork, chores and (hopefully) rest. I know, I know; your envy is obvious ;-)
  • glitzmixx If the sun ever shines in NY again I will be at the beach!
  • webbahboy I will spend the long weekend weeding, mowing, maybe painting, fishing, and most definitely GRILLING! And ALL of that is great!
  • karitillman not thinking about work, that's for sure!
  • thegamblinggirl Laying by the pool, sipping fruity beverages, listening to good music and catching up on leisure reading. Heaven!
  • maricablue Ooohing and Ahhhhhhhing. ...and getting mad at the kid across the street who pops one firecracker at a time. Light 'em all!

Last question! If you win the grand prize, how will you spend your $25,000? [Wish you all could win!]

  • MCJunkie If i won the GP I would most of it to our homeless shelter. I would help my family with bills. and take my mom on a trip.
  • megatec45 I'd pay for my daughter's college tuition, buy a Matrix Pro. If any left over, find a empty tropical beach and buy a few 6 packs.
  • Ch3ryl22 pay for my school and pay back my BF that has paid 4 it
  • DarkAngelof3 I would give it to my mom for all the help she has ever givin me.
  • hawkgirl94501 send my 17 year old daughter to college and get a newer car!
  • dunwichdream I'd give 10k to help my mom and 15k to make a down payment on a house, we have laid eyes on a lovely one! ;-)
  • wheredidyou The same thing we do every night, Pinky - Try to take over the world! (Thanks for the Tweetstakes it was fun & good luck to all!)
  • Pharaohcious I will donate to an organization then get some hungry folks some food, then buy a Matrix Pro, and put money down on a new Camaro.
  • DPSJ First - clear debt. Then, some gadget "funny money". All work and no play...
  • nickcornaglia A guy named Madoff said if I win he could TRIPLE that money for me! Sounds like a shaweet deal!
  • katmagick Share with family, pay off some bills and take my first vacation in over 20 years!
  • tracyeb1 Pay off Bills,Makeover room in my home For my 1st and only Grandchild due NOV.21st, Take all my kids on a family vacation.
  • guettel78 I'd pay off my student loans and buy a piano to celebrate the milestone!
  • mdo77 just got married so probably the two big H's -- Honeymoon & House (we close in 2 weeks). Thanks in advance ;-)
  • jenni104 I honestly don't know, I will tell you after I win it though if you pick me!!
  • eyzofblu63 finish off my dogs pens with heat and AC and finish my parrots room with trees and vines and tons of toys for the birds and dogs
  • My3Sons33 - Catch up the bills & buy something nice for my boys & hubby. I can't fathom winning $25k!
  • paintuoso I'm going to spend it all on chocolate...
  • etak953 Make my 201k into a 401k
  • ShesAnAngel417 I would go to tech school so I can finally have some freedom and choice in my life, it would change everything for me...
  • Debbie858 $25,000 could teach 500 urban kids to swim. Matrixpro could help safe 500 lives and kids would be safer, healthier and have fun.
  • thedailyblog well i entered for sole purpose of winning a phone! But since phone notification never arrived, $25k will do. $ for a bake shop!
  • thegamblinggirl You mean after I recover from my heart attack & pay off the med bills?? LOL! I'd put HUGE smiles on the faces of loved ones.
  • doozercries If i win I am going to put a down payment on a house and buy a nice used car. It's sad to see this end, I really enjoyed it! ;-(

Tweetstakes week 8 wrap-up

July 1, 2009
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The Tweetstakes ends THIS MONDAY, JULY 6. That means there's still a couple chances left to win a free Matrix Pro or enter the grand prize drawing for $25,000! If you've been putting off entering, there's really no more reason to wait—do it now!

Summer's here! Which would you rather give up: Web access or air conditioning?

  • Gahchinzo A/C. No question about that. Man was that supposed to be a tough question?
  • notermark RLY? you mean the matrix pro doesn't come with a/c?
  • SurrealMystery Definitely A/C. Seriously, why would anyone go without internet access? lol
  • wheredidyou No way web access should be out, unless the AC got jealous and "tripped" on the breaker... again.
  • Skorpio1978 I would give up web access cuz I can bum web from work or friends. Cuz no AC in phoenix Az is just insane
  • SlurpeeFan Air conditioning! I'd die without web access. Plus I could always kick it old school with a box fan. No contest.
  • taylor9209 I would keep web access, then use the net to find a tutorial on making my own AC. You can find anything on the net. muahaha
  • mike_boone Until I can enter to win a Pantech Matrix Pro and $25,000 through my air conditioner, I'll stick to the web access thank you!
  • guettel78 Keep the web access & use it to google ways to fashion my own form of makeshift A/C!
  • ericwilborn web access! there are so many other options (nudity, computer fan, web access-controlled air conditioning, etc) to help cool off
  • fyiguy I'd giveup AC - If it gets too hot there's always movie theaters and the freezer section of local supermarkets to keep cool.
  • bluenude3 QOTD: Web service. We live in TX & it is already in the hundreds. The internet can't keep me alive, but AC can.
  • StevenYago Couldn't I just give up something less important, like hearing?
  • valjean00 I'd rather give up air conditioning but you are really asking me to split the baby here.
  • maricablue I'd sweat all over the keys before I give up my web access. Oh, it's going to be a hot summer.

Would you use GPS to track your significant other's whereabouts? (Would you tell them first?)

  • melan26 This is better than having a microchip implanted, right?
  • sweepcoupon Only if I get a bad feeling something is wrong.Like he is in trouble.
  • terriek4ever I would only use GPS if my significant other was missing for a long time like 8hrs or so.
  • lone_gun Not unless he is missing in a blizzard.
  • taylor9209 Maybe put it on the phone in case of an emergancy, but not to track. (Thinking Kidnapping), and prob wouldn't tell her.
  • bluenude3 QOTD: Heck no. I trust my DH & that is the cornerstone to our relationship.
  • LindaHP I wouldn't use GSP to track my husband, but I wish I had it for some of the losers I used to date!
  • DPSJ The chip implant and barcode tattoo already in place should suffice ;-) Seriously - no. If I need that I have bigger issues.
  • mike_boone No that would be wrong to track her via GPS. That only gives her location. That's where the surveillance cameras come in.
  • aawillma Only with their permission! If someone ever did that to me I would lose all trust in them.
  • dianemarie63 No, never. And if he did that to me, we'd be done.
  • LuckyCat7 Don't have GPS but if I could track hubby I would if he didn't come home & I couldn't get ahold of him! Concerned for his health.
  • deanna_j I would, but I would not tell him first because where is the fun in that? ;)
  • SlurpeeFan That is so creepy! Meaning yes, I would probably do it. I am a creep.
  • maricablue I think a ball and chain would be adequate.

Are your parents or teachers on Facebook? And are they your friends?

  • DarkAngelof3 yes I have my parent's on mine but my mom doesn't like it.
  • aawillma My parents are, and they are my friends. I think if I was still a teenager this would NOT be the case though.
  • taylor9209 "No, and no." That could be my shortest tweet ever. lol
  • SurrealMystery Definitely, my dad and 3 instructors are on FB and we're totally FB friends! <3
  • DPSJ No, not to my knowledge. I do have nightmares of FB Friend Requests from former teachers that lead to disturbing FB photo albums.
  • ericwilborn yes, and yes. and some i helped to bring in :\
  • Croq360 My parents are lucky if they can even turn on the computer, so no. And I'm out of school, so no teachers.
  • mike_boone Mom and dad aren't on the Facebook site, but dad did make the America's Most Wanted web site.
  • guettel78 If they are, I don't want to know -- at least until I carefully edit my page to remove anything incriminating!
  • gfagan72 - My mom is. At first I didn't want to add her, But I caved! LOL
  • AshDonBrown Teachers Yes... Parents No thank God.... if they were I would have to remove half of my Profile
  • jonnycat26 Some teachers are on facebook, but Id never friend them. Too weird.
  • auntiethesis Not my parents, but I'm on Facebook and I'm friends with all four of my children-I think they're afraid not to be my friend!
  • MsEAD - Not only is my mom on here, but so are some of my school teachers, AND we are all friends.
  • sneakypanda I have a private and public twitter for that very reason! Teachers and Family following my every tweet? Creeepy!
  • valjean00 No parents on Facebook. But I am Facebook friends with my niece whom I now know has some opinions I need to disabuse her of.
  • toddlisatyriem my parents and teachers are not on Facebook, but I am a teacher and I have several of my students as friends!
  • trishden No parents, No teachers but daughter, nieces & nephews follow me on Facebook, my 18yr old son won't, I guess Mom's NOT COOL!!

You find a lost phone. Do you turn it in somewhere, or do you mess with it to find the owner?

  • DarkAngelof3 I always look for a # that say home or like mom/dad and call them to let them know I have there phone. But I call from my own
  • aawillma Totally mess with it to find the owner. If it's clearly locked or dead I would turn it into the service provider's store.
  • Grantwin Mess with it to try to find the owner. Who am I going to turn it in to?
  • heaventrees Actually that did happen to me. I did both. Called "home" on the lost phone and told them I was leaving it at the service desk.
  • My3Sons33 - It depends. If I'm at a venue with lots of people, I will turn it in right away. If not, I would try to call the home# first.
  • nickcornaglia Mess with it to find the owner and to DEFINITELY check out their pics!
  • webbahboy With finding a lost phone I might do both! I would definitely try to call the owner. If at a mall, might leave w/ lost & found.
  • mike_boone There's only one right thing to do. Make a bunch of 900 number calls on the phone, then sell it on ebay.
  • trishden It depends on where I found the phone. If it were a place that had a lost & found, I'd turn it in, if not call home # & return.
  • StevenYago I would go only as far as tunrning it on. Hopefully a name & number to call is on the splashscreen. Otherwise I would turn it in
  • MsEAD - This has happened to me twice. I mess with it to find the owner. Successful both times.
  • DPSJ Depends on whether the device is locked and owner info is present. I try to follow "do unto others" when it comes to gadgetry :)

What do wish your phone could transform into? (Of course, the Matrix Pro transforms nicely!)

  • alee67 A fully operational X-Wing
  • Gahchinzo A universal remote control.
  • ContestsGuide I think I'd like my phone to transform into a car. A flying car. Kind of like the briefcase on The Jetsons, but even more handy!
  • terriek4ever i would want my phone to turn into a container with $10000 in it.
  • megatec45 I wish my phone could transform into a smoking hot babe! With unlimited data plan and texting
  • dianemarie63 A crystal ball, so I could look into the future and find Saturday's winning Powerball numbers!
  • tabormeister the obvious answer is a flipping sweet robot, complete with balloon-tying skills. just in case.
  • lauraphelan I wish my phone could transform into a dvd player!
  • sweepcoupon I wish my phone would change into a housekeeper
  • lone_gun I wish my phone could transform into Bob Vila so all my pesky household improvements would get done!
  • DPSJ How about transforming into, say, $25,000 USD (before taxes)? Just sayin'... ;-)
  • glitzmixx a sports car!
  • guettel78 I'd like it to transform into a blu-ray player, mp3 player, and a Vespa, three other things I'd love to have but can't afford!
  • ericwilborn a car would be fine.. but it'd be awful small...
  • taylor9209 Sometimes I wish my phone would turn into a big steak dinner. With a baked potato with baken bits, lots of butter and cheese...
  • webbahboy I wish my phone could transform into a bathroom-cleaning robot. My wife would be pleased.
  • StevenYago Can I have it transform into a Star Trek food processor to give my my junk food fix when I need It!
  • Grantwin I would like my car to transform into a fully stocked kitchen so that I can always be just a few minutes away from a great meal
  • llgsbabyll how about the perfect boyfriend> always there when u need him and if he doesn't call, you know exactly why....hahahaha
  • docpants I wish my phone could transform into a pillow. After ringing all day, I'd put it on silent so incoming calls can rock me to sleep
  • doozercries i wish my phone could transform into a Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode. I love that dude!!! **swoon***
  • valjean00 An Audi A8. George Clooney. World peace. The choices are limitless.

Let your Matrix Pro entertain you

June 24, 2009
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Posted in applications

One of the great things about the Matrix Pro is how it can be your gateway to a world of mobile entertainment.

Do you enjoy listening to streaming radio from Pandora? Then you should install the Pandora Windows Mobile app to take your Pandora experience on the road.

There's nothing like having games at your fingertips to while away those moments of free time. Check out the game lineup at Total Access for free games plus trial versions of some of the most popular games around.

If you're a Netflix subscriber, how would you like to manage your queue while on the go? Download Mobile Manager for Netflix (available at Total Access) and you can search for titles, view complete movie details, and reorder your film queue to your heart's content.

With your Matrix Pro at your side, you've got your entertainment experience covered!

Tweetstakes week 7 wrap-up

June 22, 2009
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Only TWO more weeks of the Tweetstakes. Who will the $25,000 grand prize? It could very well be one of the people who responded to our questions from week 7.

P.S. Except under very specific circumstances, don't break up via text!

Where do you watch your TV? On a TV set? On your computer? On the bus? (At the office?)

  • terriek4ever I'm old school. I only watch shows on a tv set.
  • jonnycat26 I guess i'm old fashioned. I watch tv in my den.
  • wheredidyou What is this thing called Television? It looks like a one-way communication device that is double-good.
  • bluenude3 QOTD: I watch TV sitting in my recliner, feeding the baby, on a TV set. Work nights, so no prime time series watching here.
  • mike_boone Usually in the cafeteria, right before they escort me back to my cell for the night.
  • ahanin tv is for tvs
  • SlurpeeFan I watch all tv on my laptop. Got too frustrated with cable companies and customer service issues.
  • trishden I'm old fashioned I guess I still watch TV on the TV set, unless I miss a favorite episode I will look it up on the computer.
  • Croq360 I watch on a TV which is fed by my home theater PC.
  • mdo77 on the TV. On the computer. on Slingbox on my WinMo phone.
  • DarkAngelof3 I watch mine on a tv. I can't watch on my phone. It don't have the abillity :(
  • senlikin on my comp and my 360 ... why do people even pay for cable and satellite anymore? it is all online and you can watch it whenever
  • larriecampbell I only watch TV that I've recorded on my DVR, from hi-def channels on my big screen LCD with my saweet Bose sound system
  • nickcornaglia I watch TV on my TV, Slingbox it to my mac as & WinMo Phones. Sometimes I watch via binoculars to the TV across the street. :D
  • DPSJ I don't do buses ;-) I *have* watched my TV just about everywhere else that can be imagined.
  • comefollowme At home on the set in the front in the back at others places in hospitals. In other words, if one is showing, i'm watching
  • LuckyCat7 I watch on a TV. Watching Wolf Blitzer right now. Sometimes I view news videos on the PC. Little TV in bathroom is toast (analog)
  • ContestsGuide I mostly watch TV on my computer. My television is for computer games and movies!
  • deanna_j I watch TV on my cell phone, computer and TV set. Can you say TV junkie? ;)
  • jinanwow Computer, TV, soon to be phone (hint, hint)
  • guettel78 Enough places to qualify as an addiction: on a set, my PC, my mp3 player, etc., etc., etc.
  • jenni104 on a tv in each room of the house. I don't have to worry about missing anything that way. Now I just need new HD ones instead.

Breaking up via text: bad form? No big deal? You'll let us know in a minute?

  • megatec45 Bad form. Face to face is harder, but better.
  • jonnycat26 Totally bad form. Has to at least be an email. What's next, break-ups via a tweet? :)
  • alee67 Very bad
  • wheredidyou I'd write about it, but the margins on this SMS is too small.
  • melan26 What a low blow.
  • lone_gun very bad idea! Unless you started going out via text ... then that would be a fitting end.
  • bluenude3 QOTD: Extremely bad form! Be a man (or woman,) suck it up & take responsibility for your feelings. 160 characters isn't enough!
  • darb215 If she's an Internet bot, sure then it's ok. Otherwise, pure weaksauce! Show some class, send the human a FB or myspace msg.
  • webbahboy Breaking up via text?: OMG that is so NAGI !
  • katmagick If you've only had a cyber relationship and never actually touched, then I think it would be okay. Otherwise, it's a NO-NO!
  • glitzmixx bad bad bad a big no no!
  • mike_boone Did it once, she got mad, said it was too impersonal, somethin bout we'd been married 12 years and had three kids, blah blah blah
  • ericwilborn not nearly as bad as an offline IM, but still not kosher.. at least call and TRY to sound sorry.
  • LindaHP If I could have broken up via a text message when I was younger, I would have done it for sure in several cases
  • carogonza Bad form. Man up and do it in person!
  • DPSJ Bad form. Callous, and it doesn't protect you (if the other person doesn't know where you live, it wasn't much of a relationship)
  • LisaTurnage bad idea- should be man/woman enough to do it in person
  • pckellow terrible! Bad form... If you can't tell the person to their face you need help
  • jenni104 MAJOR Bad Form!! Are you really so scared of them you have to text it! What a weenie thing to do. A weenie acting like a weenie
  • Croq360 Really bad form to break up via text message. Have the guts to do it in person. Don't chicken out.
  • heaventrees Bad form, bad karma. It all comes back at you, sooner or later.
  • auntiethesis bad form. Gutless & classless & totally tacky. I think it shows a lack of compassion on the part of the breaker for the breakee.
  • jinanwow I think it is sad if you break up via text. It should be face to face if possible.
  • nghtrngr04 Breaking up by text is terrible. What an incredibly sad and spineless person it would take to do it that way.
  • fyiguy It's bad form-if you have to break up over text or the phone, you aren't mature/ready for a meaningful relationship or respectful
  • guettel78 Very bad form! At the very least, you should blog or tweet about it first. :)
  • jadaharr Bad form. Unless, of course, you're breaking up with a deranged murderer. Distance might be good.
  • SlurpeeFan Texts are quick and to the point - just like the best break-ups. Don't want to drag it out.
  • aawillma If youve been together a long time it's jacked up, if you're freshly dating and can't stand ever seeing/hearing them again DO IT!
  • aspenlm It depends on what the cause of the break up is... how mean and nasty do you want to be?
  • gfagan72, Text message break up. I think there is a funny song about this! LOL IMO It is sooo tacky!
  • fluegas5 everything has gone techie so why not break up via text?
  • hrstylst breaking up via text? Are u serious? Whatever happened to breaking up over the telephone? lol
  • valjean00 Atrocious form, unless your whole relationship was via text. Break up the way you got together: in person...always.
  • miriama59 if you are breaking up via text then I am surprised that no one broke up with YOU
  • dddiva Not so bad- better than vanishing without saying a word
  • maricablue I like your kneecaps. I like your head. I'm sorry, but this relationship is now dead.
  • chadsowhat [no big deal]
  • doozercries i'd have to say breaking up by text sounds a little high school. which is no big deal if you are. totally lame . lol!

Flying saucers are descending on your town. Run for cover, or snap a cellphone photo/video?

  • megatec45 I'd be taking pictures with my phone until the battery ran out or was abducted.
  • lisagee1234 ufo's descending...grab a camera!
  • nghtrngr04 If I ever saw flying saucers I'd be getting as many pictures and as much video as I could.
  • melan26 Film and photograph it and upload it online. How will the government explain this one?
  • aspenlm I would too busy keeping my kids clam to take pictures. My 8 yr old son would be taking pictures.
  • DPSJ First- make a big welcome sign. Next - go to the roof of the tallest building. Wait - that's the movie "Independence Day" ;-)
  • wheredidyou Work on my Vulcan peace sign. At least that way I get shot first and not have to deal with the carnage that is soon to follow.
  • bellows22 I'm about 99% sure I wouldn't think to take a picture!
  • bluenude3 QOTD: Yeah, I am getting outta dodge. If they are friendly there will be plenty of time for BFF pics later.
  • jonnycat26 Depends. If it's the greys, snap some pictures. If it's the reptilians, run and hide.
  • carogonza Snap a picture, email to firends and family with a cute caption and then run for the hills!!!
  • auntiethesis Snap a pic with my new Pantech Matrix Pro cell phone, the aliens will be so awed by my phone, I'll have plenty of time to escape
  • dolls123 Snap a picture and ask them to take me back with them
  • PaminCamarillo Take a video to save and compare to the other saucer videos I have.
  • tabormeister 1. spazz. 2. find cover. 3. record wildly jerky video like an idiot whilst running. 4. produce "groundbreaking" movie. 5. win.
  • mike_boone I saw flying saucers once. That's the last time I drink Tequila on an empty stomach.
  • nickcornaglia Shoot 1 down in a fight over desert. Fly it to their mothership. Upload virus with an amazing compatible WiFi. BlowUp mothership!
  • OnlyUrsCandles Snap pics & videos of the saucer, sell to EVERY magazine and tabloid as a "exclusive" footage, invest that $$$, never work again
  • miriama59 Take pictures while running......kind of a Cloverfield/Blair Witch video
  • maricablue I'd grab the lawnmower and make an arrow in the grass pointing toward the neighbor's house with the words "Take them."
  • doozercries I'm gonna run, swim, bike and drive away as fast as I can to get otta there!! I'm scared of the probe stories! YIKES!!

(Pre)historic comedies: a) Mel Brooks rules! b) Ringo Starr rocks! c) Who are these people?

  • Pharaohcious a) Mel Brooks rules!
  • jinanwow D: Don't know what movies they were in.
  • DPSJ You can drop everything else in that tweet and leave "Mel Brooks rules". 'Nuf said :-)
  • wheredidyou d) Look it up on Wiki, then watch it on YouTube, and cast my vote via SMS.
  • trishden (Pre)historic comedies Ringo Starr's Caveman,NOT Mel Brooks History of the World Prt. 1. Mel is master of comedies!
  • bluenude3 QOTD: Mel Brooks. Ringo Starr and the word "rocks" should probably not be in the same sentence.
  • 07NOEL Ringo Starr rocks!
  • Grantwin Still waiting for The History of the World Part II (Mel Brooks :))
  • guettel78 Mel Brooks and his History of the World all the way!
  • deanna_j I will pick Ringo Starr rocks! since I'm more familiar with him. ;)
  • LuckyCat7 Mel Brooks rules! They don't make 'em like he did anymore. "It's good to be the king!"
  • jadaharr Ringo Starr? Sounds like a stripper.
  • jonnycat26 Gotta be brooks... I can't take "Ringo" seriously as an actor, except on the Shining Times Station thing, of course.

Best gift suggestion for Father's Day? (A Matrix Pro is a given!)

  • megatec45 Spending time with my daughter would be the best and only gift that I could ask for.
  • tommycavalier Set of new gold clubs! But most importantly, being around family and friends.
  • lone_gun a digital camera so dad can take a pic of his great hair!
  • jonnycat26 I like the idea of one of those giant remotes. It's a nice way of saying wear your glasses.
  • LisaTurnage a big fat steak! :)
  • DPSJ Great Father's Day gift - QUIET. Absolute quiet. Isolation Booth quiet. Did I mention "quiet"? ;-)
  • Toni_Colleen A GPS. Then I won't have to bug Dad to stop and ask for directions!
  • fyiguy Great Father's Day gift-Spending time w/my kids is all I need-macaroni art not needed- they approved my home theater me2me gift
  • sheshe A zero gravity lawn chair would make an awesome Father's Day gift.
  • Croq360 The best gift is something dad really wants, not some tie or something (unless that *is* what he wants).
  • wvtiffany Let him relax and do what he want to do, even if that means spending the entire day in his recliner wearing his boxers!
  • miriama59 My husband says a fishing trip.... And this may come as a surprise but I would not have guessed that in a million yrs
  • tkharmonic I'd say the card, after my Dad died & I had to go thru his stuff, I found he'd kept every card I ever gave him.
  • fluegas5 A day of NO honey do's :)
  • jenni104 best gift here would be a 12 string guitar, that is what the dad in my life would really like
  • glitzmixx a BMW 128 that he has lusted over for months!

Total Access: your one-stop shop for all things Windows Mobile

June 19, 2009
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Tweetstakes week 6 wrap-up

June 15, 2009
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Only three more weeks of the Tweetstakes, and we have some more winners to announce. Congrats on getting your very own Matrix Pros!

  • S. Blair
  • D. Chen
  • G. Cohen
  • S. Hughes
  • K. Jackson
  • D. Koehler
  • C. Lewis
  • B. Manley
  • J. Murphy
  • H. Saqib

And now, week 6 responses: 

Your cellphone + toilet = new phone or goin' fishin'?

  • megatec45 @matrixpro If Mr. Hanky grabs my phone, I'll let him keep it!
  • melan26 @matrixpro Reelin' that baby in.
  • taylor9209 @matrixpro Depends, is there anything in the toilet, if so is it my own? If my own, going fishing... if others no way! Water = no pda
  • katmagick @matrixpro NEW phone... I could never put that near my face and mouth again if it was in the toilet,yuck!
  • wheredidyou @matrixpro I don't make my cell go swimming. Water+cell phone=Lets the magic smoke out.
  • BlckWolf @matrixpro Flush a $500 phone?! I'll fish! Just wash my hands and the phone & dry really well. Not the first thing rescued from a toilet!
  • jonathande4 @matrixpro id probably go fishin. Or maybe "someone" awesome on twitter is giving away cell phones so maybe i would'nt have to.
  • mike_boone @matrixpro I fished my phone out of the toilet once. It was hard to find too; it had went straight to the bottom of the porta john tank.
  • mdo77 @matrixpro well i'm always looking for an excuse to upgrade...
  • StevenYago @matrixpro Been there...went fishing, took it apart to dry...got it to work. Now it doesn't work as well ...that's why I need a MatrixPro!
  • Senlikin @matrixpro if there is already stuff other than the phone that has been added then new phone, otherwise go fish
  • ericwilborn @matrixpro first a little fishing, then a new phone... insurance FTW
  • DPSJ @matrixpro Hear that? It's the sound of the reel during a cast into the "porcelain pond" :-)
  • webbahboy @matrixpro Definitely going fishing --and FAST! Fish now, disinfect later!
  • jonnycat26 @matrixpro Gone fishing with a net to toss it properly. Doubt it'd flush right. New phone after.
  • guettel78 @matrixpro Goin' fishin' for sure - and reaching for the disinfectant and a hair dryer!
  • LuckyCat7 @matrixpro ewww - guess I'd be Goin' Fishin though. Wonder if the 30 second rule apples?
  • fyiguy @matrixpro Fish the phone,remove battery, pack in dry rice for a few days, if it doesn't work then hope you have insurance or a new phone
  • deanna_j @matrixpro With 4 kids, I have already gone toilet fishing for less important stuff than my cell phone! :O
  • comefollowme @matrixpro Aww man. You had to go there? LOL I guess it depends on how "messy" the situation is. Ewwwwww :P
  • jinanwow @matrixpro If the browns are not playing at that particular bowl game, I'll go fishing.
  • jenni104 @MATRIXPRO ughhhh it would have to be a new phone. I would have disturbing images with the old one.

Your parents: techno-phobes or texting OMG LOLZ?

  • miriama59 @matrixpro I am still trying to teach my mom C&P; trying to teach Dad how to set up his voicemail. Techno-phobes
  • DPSJ @matrixpro You left out the most appropriate option - "Just Enough To Be Dangerous". That's MY parents.
  • wheredidyou @matrixpro I think they are scared of my skill too much to get into tech.
  • ahanin @matrixpro Mixed. My dad spends hours on his PC, then calls me for tech support to undo all the damage he's created!
  • webbahboy @matrixpro My parents: not technophobes, but technically challenged. Have spent months trying to get them to use my correct email address!
  • mdo77 @matrixpro got a txt msg response from my dad a couple weeks ago that said "OMG". I was pretty freaked out.
  • traymona @matrixpro my parents are technophobes. If the tv has more than 3 buttons, they panic.
  • jinanwow @matrixpro Techno-phobes when it comes to them wanting me to do something even know they know how to do it.
  • Senlikin @matrixpro my mom is very tech savy unless im around then anything that happens she has to ask me about
  • mike_boone @matrixpro My parents make Amish people look high tech.
  • megatec45 @matrixpro What's this testing stuff all the kids are doing with their phones?
  • BlckWolf @matrixpro I'm THE parent! And am I a technophobe? NOPE. But I'm no text GOD either! I can certainly hold my own though!
  • oldmandevillier @matrixpro somewhere in the middle - LOLphobe?
  • fluegas5 @matrixpro My dad is a techno-phobe my mom is a texting OMG LOLZ
  • guettel78 @matrixpro technophobes for sure, but i'm working on them - they'll be tweeting, stumbling, and digging when i'm done with them!
  • jonnycat26 @matrixpro My dad managed to email himself from his phone, which i found amazing since he has trouble with a dvd player!
  • mybohemianlife @matrixpro my parents are techno illiterate; let's not go there
  • april_itt @matrixpro Mother does not text, and never will. Dad is a texting machine who messages more than me. Which is a *scary* lot:)
  • thedailyblog @matrixpro my parents are total techno-phobes. Up until about a year ago they just "upgraded" to DSL from dial up!
  • doozercries @matrixpro my mom would never figure how to text. she barely learned last week how to use voicemail. she's a bit behind but i love her.
  • Sqwhirlly @matrixpro My parents are techno-phobes; they think a gigabyte is something you get from bug you squished on your arm.
  • maricablue @matrixpro My parents can do internet and email. If they ever start texting it will freak me right out.
  • jadaharr @matrixpro my parents, at least my mom, texts like crazy. And she says " Ell-oh-ell." during actual conversations.
  • Rosablue89 @matrixpro My parents are so afraid of technology it scares me....lol

Your recurring dream/nightmare: School exam? Public nudity? Both?

  • ericwilborn @matrixpro nothing recurring, but yes, I have had a nightmare involving both :|
  • koweebee @matrixpro kidnapping.
  • calilhp @matrixpro recurring nightmare is when I am taking a final exam on a subject i've never seen before and all I am wearing are tighty whities
  • megatec45 @matrixpro Recurring nightmare-Being chased down the street naked by a fleet of Garbage Trucks
  • bluenude3 @matrixpro Now that I have a kid, its a safety dream about him, but the school exam one always was a doosy. Not really worried about nudity!
  • terriek4ever @matrixpro I always have dreams that when I try 2 fight some1 I can't hit them hard, it's always hard for me to hit people in my dreams.
  • taylor9209 @matrixpro I keep having this nightmare. I enter a contest from @matrixpro, and I keep posting tweets, but I never win, not 1 out of 44!
  • DPSJ @matrixpro Every AM, I open my Twitter client. I find another tweet from a phone manufacturer asking a question. I resist but must answer.
  • wheredidyou @matrixpro Recurring dream? HVAC lines, and myself flying right into the wires.
  • pckellow @matrixpro my reoccurring dream is me being chased by zoombies around a circular building
  • traymona @matrixpro my recurring dream is being chased by monsters but being able to fly just high enough not to be caught
  • mike_boone @matrixpro Where I work, every day is a recurring nightmare.....
  • eyzofblu63 @matrixpro My recurring nightmare is losing all my teeth. They are there one minute and gone the next
  • jenni104 @matrixpro my recurring nightmare would be flying in an orange plane & get chased by giant monster clouds with big teeth & nowhere to run
  • Senlikin @matrixpro dont have them recuring but thanks cause now ill have atleast one with both of these
  • guettel78 @matrixpro Public nudity, but not with an exam - with a school play I'm starring in but don't know any of the lines!
  • larriecampbell @matrixpro recurring dream: that I have a bigger home... sigh
  • LuckyCat7 @matrixpro My recurring dream is always about looking at a big house or am in a big house. So happy because there are so many rooms.
  • LuckyCat7 @matrixpro My recurring nightmare is sitting on a toilet in public - yikes!!
  • nickcornaglia @matrixpro Nightmare: TORNADO that I see in the distance that happens to be close to where my home is. Spend dream trying to get there!
  • david_juarez @matrixpro aliens and tornadoes
  • deanna_j @matrixpro One of my recurring nightmares is I try to call 911 and my call will not go through for some reason. :O
  • webbahboy @matrixpro Neither of those gets to me! The other night I had a nightmare that I was in a tornado with no protection: Aunty Em! Aunty Em!
  • mybohemianlife @matrixpro My recurring dream/nightmare is not being able to open my locker in high school- don't need a locker anymore, lol.
  • toddlisatyriem @matrixpro My main reoccurring nightmare involves bad guys & killers & I try to defend myself, but I always only have rubber bullets.
  • tonibelle @matrixpro - I'm shocked other people have nightmares about college exams. I wake up thinking I have some Paper, project or exam - Grad '92
  • vansdream @matrixpro [has to be school exam, especially failing BIG TIME... i can handle the public nudity lol]

Travolta vs. Washington: on the edge of your seat, or just going to take the bus instead?

  • jonnycat26 @matrixpro The better question is: Who keeps casting Travolta? Shouldn't battlefield earth have put a stop to him?
  • melan26 @matrixpro Meh.
  • taylor9209 @matrixpro This should give you an idea of my answer, I have no clue what your even talking about. lol
  • pugsley085 @matrixpro I love denzel can't wait to see this movie... i expect to be on the edge of my seat..i love matrixpro!!
  • miriama59 @matrixpro The real question is will it be as good as the original? Of course I have to find out. ;)
  • webbahboy @matrixpro Travolta vs. Washington: Definitely!....video.
  • katmagick @matrixpro I'll be walking...to the video store when it's on DVD.
  • LuckyCat7 @matrixpro Travolta vs. Washington: Taking the bus to the video store...
  • jadaharr @matrixpro On the edge of my seat, but only because of Travolta's scary mustache.
  • Senlikin @matrixpro what in the world are you asking?
  • jinanwow @matrixpro Hopefully on the edge of my seat, unless Travolta breaks out in song and dance.
  • bluenude3 @matrixpro QOTD: I really feel like this movie has been done so many times. Explosions, hostages, one man's life vs many - boring!
  • trishden @matrixpro on the edge of my seat with Travolta!
  • DPSJ @matrixpro "YAR" - "Yet Another Remake". I could probably hold out on this. Nothing personal, Mr. Travolta and Mr. Washington.
  • Grantwin @matrixpro Love Denzel Washington... but how exciting could a movie about a the subway be? I'll check it out if the reviews are good.
  • tkharmonic @matrixpro there is nothing new under the sun, huh? Don't understand why they can't make a good original movie anymore.
  • mikeandcherie @matrixpro Why not watch? Nothing like a tub of popcorn and a cheesey remake!
  • auntiethesis @matrixpro Gotta say I love the "bad Travolta" especially in "Face-Off" so I'm going to the theater for a front row seat for this one.
  • carogonza @matrixpro I haven't seen this new version but the original version had me on the edge of my seat. One of the best thrillers ever.
  • thegamblinggirl @matrixpro Def on the edge of my seat, chewing nails...and probably drooling. They are both so HOT!!
  • mike_boone @matrixpro I think I'd rather watch Fonzie jump the shark again than see this film.
  • ericwilborn @matrixpro I'd like a Matrix Pro first!
  • doozercries @matrixpro yawn at travolta v.s washington. i think i'll borrow granny's walker for this one. next! lol

How will you be celebrating Flag Day? (Seriously—we want ideas!)

  • megatec45 @matrixpro I'm placing the Stars & Stripes on my garage door
  • goldone @Matrixpro I'll be hanging out our flag and explaining to my 5yr old nephew what flag day is all about
  • Hulkules @matrixpro im goin to tie a flag to the roof of my car and drive around the city for the day
  • jonnycat26 @matrixpro Do people celebrate flag day? To me, it ranks with arbor day on the celebration scale.
  • 89linz @matrixpro I think I'll buy a cake with the American Flag on it! Sounds yummy to me! I'll also wear a Flag shirt and display the Flag!
  • taylor9209 @matrixpro Sadly we don't do much, although it sounds like a good reason to cook or go out and have a nice meal at the least.
  • ericwilborn @matrixpro by flagging posts on craigslist
  • DPSJ @matrixpro How about making cupcakes with those tiny flags stuck in? Honestly, I never could figure out how to celebrate Flag Day myself.
  • mdo77 @matrixpro it's my buddy's birthday. so i imagine beer will be involved somewhere.
  • miriama59 @matrixpro Nothing. Um...way to make me feel bad. :)
  • webbahboy @matrixpro Okay - you got me there! Can't even think of a funny answer! I will celebrate Flag Day with a barbecue and a salute!
  • trishden @matrixpro I will celebrate Flag Day this Sunday by making potato salad oh and maybe I'll replace the ratty flag with a fresh clean one.
  • auntiethesis @matrixpro We'll probably grill out for Flag Day since it's Sunday & I'll break out my patriotic-themed paper plates in honor of our flag
  • WVTIFFANY @matrixpro Have nothing planned but always looking for a reason to party---Red, White & Blue---mixed drinks and a relaxing pool!
  • thegamblinggirl @matrixpro My family and I will put our flag up at home and spend the day appreciating each other and all the freedoms we have.
  • LuckyCat7 @matrixpro Ummm....yard work. Then I might call random people in the phone book and wish them "Happy Flag Day!"
  • deanna_j @matrixpro I'm sure I will be celebrating Flag Day at home with my "lovely" kids. Is the first day of school almost here? :O
  • guettel78 @matrixpro On Flag Day I'm going to watch the episode of Ghost Hunters in which the team visits the home of Betsy Ross!
  • bellows22 @matrixpro I think I'll plan a Flag Day party! Thanks for reminding me of Flag Day!
  • Ramizzle711 @matrixpro BBQ in and teaching my. 2'yr old not to Eat sparklers

Social media on the Matrix Pro

June 11, 2009
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Let's face it: social media is all the rage, and it's only logical to make your smartphone your status update weapon of choice. After all isn't that why you got a smartphone to begin with? To keep up with all the cool kids, may we suggest these two apps:

Twitter: Are you a Twitterer? Tiny Twitter might just become your new best friend. Install this app on your Matrix Pro, and you'll be tweeting with the best of them. And this app even bypasses SMS, so you can save your texts for when you really need them. How's that for smartphone smarts?

Facebook: Unless you're one of the 12 people left who isn't on Facebook, you should go right now and download the Facebook app for Windows Mobile. Post status updates, send messages to friends, upload photos and video—with this app, you can do it all. All right, you can't attack your friends with zombies, but maybe that's a good thing.

Tweetstakes week 5 wrap-up

June 8, 2009
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Happy Monday, everyone! For your enjoyment, Tweetstakes responses from week 5, covering pocket-dialers, QWERTY vs. T9, Video Sharing options, the decline of printed newspapers, and Hollywood remakes of classic TV shows: 

Are you a pocket- or purse-dialer? Or do you get calls from your friends' pockets/purses?

  • megatec45 Neither, I dial from the hip. I would be afraid to put my hand into some of my friends pockets.
  • taylor9209 Yes, I keep catching my pocket dialling those 1(900) numbers. You know.. the $4.99 per minute ones. :) I tried to tell it to stop
  • melan26 lol, more like digging through my bag to find the phone.
  • webbahboy I think I have my pocket/holster now trained-but my dad's still calls me pretty frequently. I think he prefers it like that.
  • valjean00 My purse is always dialing someone I'm talking about or thinking about at the moment. So, I've learned to tone it down.
  • mike_boone My phone acidentally dialed a bunch of 900 numbers once. Yessirree that's what happened all right.
  • StevenYago No, I use a holster, but on vacation I'm guilty of being a fanny-pack dialer :)
  • Senlikin I have gotten a few pocket/purse calls, its kinda cool listening to people when they think noone can hear them
  • jinanwow I pocket dialed my boss 8 times in 30 minutes accidently, since he made me look through boxes.
  • pitbullok Yes! Can be pretty funny. "hello?" (voices) "hello? anyone there?" (voices.. then..) "oh, hi, babe. guess my phone called ya" ;)
  • WishesComeTru I get purse or pocket phone calls but I lock my phoneso that never happens to me thank goodness. But it's my mom all the time LOL
  • adamwilburn I am not a pocket dialer, however, I get a lot of calls. My name starts with A, I'm always first in the address book!
  • Rosablue89 haha, it once happened to me, i was in the dance club, and dial my house # and my dad answer he got mad becuz i woke them up

Typing: need the full QWERTY, or are you a numeric keypad pro?

  • Senlikin i have to have the full QWERTY, i even waited to get texting till i had a phone with it
  • jimbr Can't bring myself to use texting shorthand, so the full keyboard is helpful.
  • SlurpeeFan QWERTY is my life.
  • wheredidyou QWERTY? G
  • adamwilburn Used to be a T-9 pro. The new phone is QWERTY and actually took some time to learn.
  • LindaHP the QWERTY keyboard is SO much better, that's what I need!
  • tommycavalier I pretty much mastered both methods, but I'd go with full QWERTY.
  • DPSJ Full QWERTY. I am bad enough with typos on 101 keys. Condense that down to 12 and I make English look and sound like Klingon.
  • mike_boone If I win the $25,000 grand prize I will hire someone to type for me.
  • webbahboy Hey, I am a numric kaybrd pro.Van type vert fast wity no mesteaks!
  • megatec45 I prefer the full QWERTY keyboard, but now, the Matrix Pro will allow me to choose between them.
  • ahanin I'm bilingual when it comes to numeric keyboards.
  • crispy63rck I use numeric and T-9. Once you get used to it the typing isn't so bad. If I had a full QWERTY, I would probably love that too
  • deanna_j I'm a QWERTY keyboard kind of girl. ;)
  • comefollowme The full qwerty!
  • calilhp QWERTY is a bonus but i rock the numeric keypad like it is part of my hand
  • taylor9209 This is sad, but I've only ever written on a QWERTY phone.
  • Rosablue89 It all depends on the length of the txt, few words numeric pad, whole paragraph QWERTY keyboard.
  • StevenYago Its too much to text of a keypad. That's why I need a Matrix Pro!

What live video would you send with your cellphone? Besides you grinning and waving hello?

  • blackwaterjim I'd send my oldest son's college graduation, my daughters trip to Mount Fuji; my youngest son's high school graduation
  • chadsowhat [a random video of me doing nothing]
  • valjean00 Probably video of my son waving wildly to me as he came onstage last summer at his violin camp's closing concert.
  • comefollowme I would love to send videos of unsuspecting people doing silly things.
  • Rosablue89 I would send a video of my little sister doing a dorky dance... lol
  • doozercries sounds a little mean... but i'd like to send a vid of someone falling off their bike. i can't help it, it just cracks me up!

When's the last time you bought a printed newspaper?

  • melan26 We do so my father can do his crossword puzzle and sudoku.
  • megatec45 At least a year ago
  • nickcornaglia the last time I bought a newspaper was when the Phillies won the World Series! Actually I bought 3. Then read the articles online
  • webbahboy I bought a newspaper Sunday. As much as I follow news online, I love to sit down with coffee and my Sunday paper.
  • mdo77 actually get the Sunday paper delivered. Probably more for the ads & coupons than the journalism however...
  • DPSJ I subscribe to a small local paper (TV and Internet coverage lacks for my town). As for "big" papers - good for "puppy potty"
  • Croq360 We dropped our subscription to the local paper about 3 years ago, have only bought Thanksgiving papers since (for the sales).
  • CampLes The last time I bought a printed newspaper was probably 6 months ago.
  • ravensti300 A newspaper? Whats that?
  • mike_boone Printed newspapers are bad for the environment. But sometimes I use them to line the back of my SUV when I hunt spotted owls.
  • Senlikin bought a newspaper? people still do that?
  • jonnycat26 Actually, I get the paper daily via home delivery. It feels comforting to do that, somehow.
  • jinanwow I never bought one, had a few free ones thrown into my yard though.
  • deanna_j They still print newspapers? ;) I do not think I ever personally bought a printed newspaper. :O
  • comefollowme What are printed newspapers again? LoL
  • valjean00 Three years ago, I think,... and only the Sunday Times then.
  • pckellow never... What's a printed newspaper
  • Sqwhirlly I only buy them so I have something to recycle.

What childhood TV show do you (not) want to see as a movie?

  • megatec45 Please! Don't ever make Green Acres into a movie!
  • melan26 I rather not as it may end up happening.
  • taylor9209 Dora the explorer. (sorry if i spelled it wrong.)
  • darb215 I don't want to see a fraggle rock movie. I do want to see a macgyver movie!
  • DPSJ Do want - "UFO" (if kept campy). Do NOT want - "Land of the Lost"... EVER. What? They did? With who?!?
  • wheredidyou Saved by the bell: The Doctorate Years Noooo thank you!
  • nickcornaglia Gilligans Island. Steve Carrell/Gilligan. John Goodman/Skipper. Kevin Spacey/Professor. Jessica Simpson/Maryann....to cast a few.
  • Senlikin My Little Pony . . . oh wait http://tinyurl.com/cnvv4q too late
  • BlckWolf Unfortunately, most have already been re-done as a movie... I suppose "The Jetsons". Let it always be a cartoon!
  • StevenYago While the main characters are gone, I would love to see a movie version of Fantasy Island. Tim Burton could make it really dark!
  • Croq360 I'd love to see a Jetsons movie!
  • jinanwow The ones I do not want to be movies are already movies so I guess it does not matter :(
  • dirtyb6 Hollywood hasn't ruined the Herculoids yet.
  • webbahboy I would not be the slightest bit tempted to see a HOGAN'S HEREOES movie!
  • jonnycat26 Dreading a movie version of "Dastardly and Muttley in their flying machines", but I'm sure it's in development or somthing.
  • oldmandevillier Six Million Dollar Man - but by today's standards, that's chump change!
  • ericwilborn i would thoroughly enjoy an ALF movie..
  • GeeBss 3,2,1 contact!
  • valjean00 Please God no more Brady Bunch movies. Please.
  • LovelyChaos89 I would not like to see threes company!! It was good back then..but I cant even imagine now!
  • billbren Please, not Leave it to Beaver or Captain Kangaroo movies!
  • comefollowme Small Wonder!! LOL
  • dddiva No Mork & Mindy pleeeeeeeeease!
  • guettel78 Who's the Boss!
  • JerseyShoreStyl as much as i love Happy Days...it would be the worst movie
  • rewcath my mother the car
  • chipforjul IT TAKES A THIEF
  • rpmcesarlee MANNIX
  • traymona The Partridge Family
  • ladylisa1 I have to say I would NOT want to see The Andy Griffith show
  • 07NOEL That would be Puffinstuff for me.
  • nscpbrat I'd hate to see Welcome Back Kotter made into a movie.
  • lone_gun I hope they never make Land of the Lost into a movie -- doh! too late!
  • maricablue I'd hate to see Webster made into a movie. That show was always kind of weird anyway.

Evernote: the end of notes scribbled on cocktail napkins?

June 4, 2009
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Are you an inveterate note-taker? Do you have yellow sticky notes all over your computer/office/kitchen? Maybe you suffer from what blogger John Gruber described as "untitled document syndrome" in this recent New York Times article. If that's the case, you should give Evernote a spin. It's a service that many swear by, you can use it from your Windows Mobile smartphone, and it could change the way you gather and store the bits of information filling your life. And the best part is, it's free. You have nothing to lose but the clutter of your scribbled notes!