Just in case you think that technology isolates us from family and friends, and that we are getting lonelier and less communicative, think about where you get your tech tips from these days. Its not other tech sources. The most useful information on apps and websites, truly useful ones, comes from chatting with family and friends.
Technology creates conversations today. When thinking about some of the recent apps on my phone or useful websites I look up daily, I realize that these tips came from face-to-face conversations with family and friends. Rarely do we take tips from assumed sources like websites or magazines or their Twitter accounts. Here's a list-
1. Sound hound - music identifier app- shared by friend during dinner
2. Visual.ly - infographic website- through family get-together
3. Rome Subway Surfer - loaded on phones of family members
4. Whatsapp privacy settings - woke up to this while chatting with family
5. Tango - video chat app over data service
6. True caller - app that identifies callers, tip came from family
7. http://500px.com - Photography website - suggested by a colleague
8. QR code maker - http://qrcode.littleidiot.be/ - discovered with colleagues
9. How to activate check boxes in Adobe Flash - found with colleagues -
http://www.webdesign.org/flash-swish/flash-tutorials/how-to-use-checkboxes-and-radio-buttons-in-flash.21240.html
10. Camera RAW editing - Photoshop plugin for better controls on a photo - tipped by colleague
11. Minimize all apps on iPad by drawing inward all fingertips- chatting with family, and watching nieces play with iPad
So share with others what you use, and you get back much more. Karma is the social app!
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