Thing 5

I downloaded Evernote and am finding it helpful for jotting down things I need to remember.  I want to explore additional features and the non-mobile version also.  I have a feeling this could be something I use frequently.

So I don't get behind in my things I completed my "C" assignment in my home office.

Here goes:

Me (Christine)
Cut flowers
diet Coke
Cords
Christmas decorations
Clock
Calendar (Outlook)
Chair
Carpet
plan of Chicago book
pictures of my Children

Thing 4

I LOVE BLOGLOVIN'!!!

Thing 3

Utility Apps--I use utility apps more than anything else on my phone. When I was a kid I could not have imagined that someday my phone would be my alarm clock, stop watch, flashlight, calendar, map, weather station, calculator, and now barcode/QR code scanner.

Thanks for prompting me to download the RedLaser Barcode and QR Scanner. I'm looking forward to using it.

I'm also interested in finding an app for storing things like my library card. Any advice?

Thing 2

Where is Thumbkin?

To learn more about features available on my iPhone I watched a tutorial on Lynda.com.  Although I literally watched my husband set up his fingerprint scan on his phone last week, I didn't realize Touch ID was also available on my phone. So, after watching the tutorial, I followed the steps, went to settings to activate Touch ID and used my thumbprint. This part was easy enough.

Now comes the fun...You may remember from Thing 1 that I have fat thumb syndrome (FTS) and struggled to enter my name. FTS is also working against me in Thing 2! Using the thumb scan has proven difficult for me.  First, I was pressing too hard and then after my phone was unlocked I was either activating Siri or opening apps.  Second, I kept forgetting that I only scanned my right thumb.  While I'm right handed and do usually use my right thumb I'm shocked to find out how many times I wake my phone up with my left hand. The left hand versus right hand thing kept coming into play when I was busy and had no opportunity to resolve it.  For instance, in the middle of cooking and trying to use my phone for a recipe and food was burning.

Frustrated with it all, I turned off Touch ID before I went to bed last night. I use my phone as my alarm and I didn't want anything to get in the way of the snooze setting this morning!

But today is a new day and I'll see where these thumbs can take me :)