I'm in a Lions club and dabble in IT for the visually impaired.
If you want your smart phone to make a difference in the world, put some apps on the phone, connect to a TV, set it up and help a visually impaired child or adult who struggles to read their mail or a book. Best of all, it's free. Visually impaired people are the most financially strapped people you will meet.
A smart phone with a camera that can be attached to a television works much better than magnifying glasses. Besides zooming in and out, smart phones have accessibility options that can change contrast, colors, and other useful functions that work very well for the visually impaired.
Without cell or wireless you can sometimes manually install apps that are helpful. Unfortunately some apps I really like will not function without service.
My experience is droid (hdmi capable). Not sure about discarded iPhones but somebody else probably has experience with that.
You can do this in any community, anywhere in the world. You are guaranteed an endless supply of old smart phones and a lot of appreciative people.
We temporarily lost 15 pcs yet company productivity went up. Less pron so they might as well work,eh?
I've got no problem if McAfee would reissue that botched update now and then...
You wage slaves may be toast but the self-employed like me would continue to survive nicely on tax free income (at least until PayPal declares me dead).
As long as I generate income the government will be entirely motivated to bring me back to life. I wouldn't need to lift a finger to prove I'm alive.
Not that being able to lift a finger proves anything.
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I'm in a Lions club and dabble in IT for the visually impaired.
If you want your smart phone to make a difference in the world, put some apps on the phone, connect to a TV, set it up and help a visually impaired child or adult who struggles to read their mail or a book. Best of all, it's free. Visually impaired people are the most financially strapped people you will meet.
A smart phone with a camera that can be attached to a television works much better than magnifying glasses. Besides zooming in and out, smart phones have accessibility options that can change contrast, colors, and other useful functions that work very well for the visually impaired.
Without cell or wireless you can sometimes manually install apps that are helpful. Unfortunately some apps I really like will not function without service.
My experience is droid (hdmi capable). Not sure about discarded iPhones but somebody else probably has experience with that.
You can do this in any community, anywhere in the world. You are guaranteed an endless supply of old smart phones and a lot of appreciative people.
We temporarily lost 15 pcs yet company productivity went up. Less pron so they might as well work,eh? I've got no problem if McAfee would reissue that botched update now and then...
There's no swap on my Ubuntu business server for extra security. No x windows. No desktop. No games. And zero problems.
Partition? Unpatriotic wimps I say! Give me repartition or give me vulnerability! Besides, to really be an "Opus" shouldn't it be a penguin?
You wage slaves may be toast but the self-employed like me would continue to survive nicely on tax free income (at least until PayPal declares me dead). As long as I generate income the government will be entirely motivated to bring me back to life. I wouldn't need to lift a finger to prove I'm alive. Not that being able to lift a finger proves anything.