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Tag Archives: iPhone
COVID-1984, Your iPhone, and You
This… It seems the statement attached to the software update means the new coding supports contact tracing apps. When a user accepts the update, they are consenting, legally, to this data being collected/distributed from this device to these or future … Continue reading
Wherein Fr. Z muses about his inner Gollum
Here is some food for thought from the The Catholic Gift Shop via the blog Acts of the Apostasy: I have to admit, there have been times when I have realized that my phone (aka The Precious) was not nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, TEOTWAWKI
Tagged addiction, attachment, Bible, EMP, Gollum, iPhone, smart phone, TEOTWAWKI, The Precious, WCC, Wyoming Catholic College
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Question for readers: free texting from iPhone to iPhone anywhere
iPhone users: please educate me. I have been told that if you have an iPhone running 5.0 or higher, you can text to any other iPhone, anywhere in the world, for free. Apparently, you must use the app iMessage. Anyone? … Continue reading
More with Morse Code – cool app
I have lately posted some items about Morse Code. One of you readers sent me a video, dated from the beginning of April, of a very cool alternative to those nasty and inconvenient touch screens on our iPhones. Enjoy! [wp_youtube]1KhZKNZO8mQ[/wp_youtube] … Continue reading
Tips For Priests
Here is a fun and useful… Tip For Priests! I occasionally post about some poor priest whose phone erupts during Mass or in the confessional. By “erupt”, I mean Father forgot either to leave the phone in the sacristy (best) … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Lighter fare
Tagged iPhone, phones, ringtones, tips for priests
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What’s on your reading/listening list right now?
Slated for reading on my Kindle right now: I think he might have not quite understood St. Thomas More’s notion of Utopia, but he is exceptionally good. More Mitch Rapp from my homey, Vince Flynn. Prequel. Hoping it will be … Continue reading
Self-healing iPhone case?
For the Just Too Cool file, this from FBN: Nissan has announced the world’s first self-healing iPhone case, which the car manufacturer claims can quickly repair itself when scratched. Developed by the car manufacturer in collaboration with University of Tokyo … Continue reading
iPhone app for Le Barroux
I sometimes listen the podcasts of the Benedictine monks at Norcia, in Italy. They record and post on demand recordings of their hours and Mass. Alas, they tend to go flat, a problem many groups have when singing psalms and … Continue reading
iPhone question for readers
Have any of you iPhone 4 users noticed any problems with your OS after updating to 5.0? When the 4.0 update came out, the 3GS became very sluggish. Observations?
Question for readers on iPhone stuff (jailbreak, unlock, dual sims, then what…?)
Do any of you iPhone users have experience of using a dual SIM in 3gs or 4? Also, yesterday I did a jailbreak and unlock on my 3gs. Very cool and a lot easier than I thought it would be. … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool
Tagged cydia, iPhone, jailbreak, unlock
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New iPhone app for Catholic voters to access US Congress
I received a press release about a new Catholic app for the iPhone. The app is FREE. New App Empowers Catholic Voters New Tool Allows Users to Access Congress From Anywhere SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Little i Apps, LLC, makers … Continue reading
New iPhone/iPad app for The Catholic Herald and a sneaky way to get it cheaper
The best Catholic weekly in the UK, The Catholic Herald, now has a spiffy app for your iPhone and iPad. You can find it HERE. To see the whole paper you have to get a subscription. I have used the … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Just Too Cool
Tagged app, ipad, iPhone, The Catholic Herald
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REVIEW: 1962 Roman Breviary iPhone app
The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate created an app for the 1962 Breviarium Romanum. It is now available, FREE, for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. This may be a way for some of you to get more familiar with … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Eucharistic Adoration for the first time: use an iPhone?
From a reader: My confessor strongly recommended I spend time in adoration. I’ve been hesitant because I’ve never done it before, but I decided to do it tonight after Mass. I just have one problem… What exactly am I supposed … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Eucharistic Adoration, iPhone
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REVIEW UPDATE: Confession app for iPhone now for Android
Remember that iPhone app intended to help people make a good confession? It is now released for Android as well. The developer wrote to say that they had added the ability to add a “count” for the sins, to help … Continue reading
iPhone alarm glitch
Those of you who have iPhones… have you noticed a glitch in the alarm function since the first of the year? My alarms have not rung either yesterday or today. It is a good thing I woke up when I … Continue reading
Not the direction I usually want to launch my phone!
This is definitely for your Just Too Cool file. From cultofmac comes this great story: Father and Son Launch iPhone, HD Video Camera into Space By Adam Rosen (4:00 am, Oct. 12, 2010) Taking their iPhone Where No iDevice Has … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: use of iPhone, hand-held for liturgical readings
From a reader: One sees the Magnificat missalettes in the hands of lots of folks at daily Mass nowadays. With its beautifully presented (briefer) morning/evening/night prayers from which many (like me) have gone on to the LOH or DO, plus … Continue reading
iBreviary iPhone app… free?
I received an SMS saying that the iPhone app "iBreviary" is free right now. I have mixed views of iBreviary, frankly. At first, it was quite promising. Many languages were promised including Latin. But most of the time the Latin … Continue reading
Rest assured
At the airport off to Philadelphia. Security was a ZOO, but within it is rather calm. Go figure. Many people here had to change flights because of snow on the east coast of the USA. With that in mind I … Continue reading
