Shea Laughlin

caffeine, ramblings, and tech

iPhone 6 Videos and Reviews

 

The New iPhone6

Are you thinking about getting the new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus?  Check out the links below to a ton of good content, tips, tricks, and reviews about the new iPhone.

Disclaimer:  I did end up getting an iPhone 6 and love it!  However, I would have been a little happier if Apple kept the same screen size as the iPhone 5.

Reviews, Features, and Tips

Torture Tests, Drops, and Explosions

iOS 8 Related

Coming up next?  I’ll be writing a post about my initial experience and thoughts with my iPhone 6.  Stay tuned, it will be coming out later this week.

Image Attribution – William Hook

shealaughlin.com Facelift

You may have noticed that shealaughlin.com got a new look and feel today.  I thought it was time for a change and there were a few things that were bothering me.

First, you’ll notice that I used an out of the box Genesis/StudioPress theme called Wintersong Pro.  I made a few customizations to the header and widget area but that’s it.  You might be asking – Why didn’t you get a unique theme?  Why didn’t you customize it more?  Here are the reasons why!

  • Mobile ready.  Responsive design.
  • Simple.  Stupid simple.
  • Eliminate the clutter.
  • Faster loading time.

I was also aiming to change the blog itself and focus more on content.  I think the above attributes will help me with this.  Now, there are still a few things that need to be added and updated.  For example, you’ll notice that you can’t easily navigate to the sub-pages or even post categories.  More enhancements to come.

Let me know what you think.

Break Time!

There have been quite a few blog posts lately about taking a break from Facebook.  Well, I’m taking a break from writing, social media, and what not.

Stay tuned – I’ll be back in a bit… Hopefully with some fresh ideas and some new motivation.  There are some projects that need some attention.

Keep the coffee hot!

How to Stay Busy While Riding the Bus

I happen to ride the bus everyday to work and there are some folks that are doing something to keep busy but there are others that are doing absolutely nothing! First of all, how on earth can you sit and do absolutely nothing for 30 minutes!?

Here are some productive things to do while riding the bus:

  • Write a blog post – This one for example was written on my iPhone while riding to work
  • Write a book
  • Read a book
  • Listen to something:  music, podcast, audiobook, or a language tape
  • Develop an app or program – Last year I wrote about how Mike Hugo wrote an web app while riding the bus. So can you!
  • Catch up on email, Facebook, twitter, RSS, and etc.
  • Study for something
What do you do to keep busy while riding the bus?
On a side note – someone had posted this same topic on my work’s internal social site while I was writing this.  Too funny.

Netflix – Making the Wrong Moves

Dear Netflix,

Not only did you just raise your prices, lost some content contracts, and now losing customers.  Now you’re spamming me to some of your affiliate products?  Not cool!  If you to shape up I just might drop you and use Hulu+ and Amazon…

Regards,
A Patient Loyal Customer