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I’m not enough of an Apple geek to freak out over every new iPhone, and I’m usually several months behind on my iOS updates because...
My iPhone and I took a break, and now our relationship is stronger than ever.
A few months ago, my iPhone and I were going through a rough patch. Whenever I was waiting in line or riding in the car...
Get Off Our iPhones, Government!
If you’ve been following the FBI v. Apple case, you know that one of the U.S. government’s most newsworthy battles of the day is the same one...
Why You and I Are Willingly Handing Our Souls to Apple
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself standing in an old familiar land I hadn’t stepped foot in for quite some time. The buttery...
Confessions of a Compulsive Polaroid Addict
A little under a year ago, inspired by a myriad of aesthetically-pleasing Urban Outfitters ads and Tumblr posts, I asked for a Polaroid camera. My...
Open Letter to the People Who Don’t Text Back – Parents Edition
To my parents, who don’t always text back right away: this letter is for you. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Abby, there are days...
A Letter To My Future Children
by CJ Risman Looking at some of my younger cousins and their technology usage in recent weeks has given me preemptive anxiety about my future children,...
Phoneless: Lessons in Being a Hermit
After a rather random turn of events over the past few days, I suddenly found myself phoneless. As I hate Facebook chat (and social media...
What Cracking Your iPhone Screen Says About You
No, I did not mean “What Your Cracked iPhone Screen Says About You.” That would be an interesting piece, though, because an iPhone screen...