Tag Archives: iPhone

Our poor old voting machines

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

They really do need to be retired. A national spotlight fell on Texas’ voting equipment last week after some voters complained that their votes on electronic voting machines had changed. State election officials chalked it up to user error. Critics … Continue reading →

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An app to help the homeless

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

This is a great idea. A shower. A meal. A place to sleep. Those basic needs come to mind when most think of the homeless. Our Calling, a Dallas nonprofit, has given the homeless an iPhone app. The faith-based nonprofit … Continue reading →

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Cheating at chess

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Scandal! Gaioz Nigalidze’s rise through the ranks of professional chess began in 2007, the year the first iPhone was released. In hindsight, the timing might not be coincidental. On Saturday, Nigalidze, the 25-year-old reigning Georgian champion, was competing in the … Continue reading →

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There’s an app for reporting crimes

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

From the Chron’s Newswatch blog: The Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Adrian Garcia has launched a series of free smartphone apps that will allow residents to report any crime tips or suspicious activities by sending text messages, emails, photos … Continue reading →

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Smartphones in the schools

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This makes a lot of sense to me. While most [San Antonio] area school districts maintain policies that ban students from using cell phones on campus, a few districts are breaking the mold and beginning to admit smart phones into … Continue reading →

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Let your cellphone be your guide

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Have you ever found yourself walking around downtown Houston and wondering about the history of the place? If you have a cellphone with you, you can take a self-guided tour. Launched in March, Downtown Mobile Info begins at Wortham Center, … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: There’s an app for that

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Can you perform Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” on your iPhone? She can: Sometimes – okay, pretty much all of the time – I love living in this century.

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No texting while deliberating

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

If you get called in for jury duty in Harris County, you can now get free WiFi in the Jury Assembly Room. But once you get into a courtroom, and especially if you get empaneled, you should expect to have … Continue reading →

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Hey, Houston! Steal this idea!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Something like this needs to happen here in Houston. The BigApps competition, in which [New York City] made its data available to developers so they could make apps out of them that would be helpful to citizens, and offered prizes … Continue reading →

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There ought to be an app for that

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Smartphone app writers of the town, unite! Want to count calories, diagnose car trouble or kill time fighting an imaginary war? There’s a Houston-made app for that. As sales of smart phones continue to grow, local technology advocates hope to … Continue reading →

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Gov 2.0

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I hope that the new year will bring more of this to Houston. Welcome to a movement the tech crowd is calling “Gov 2.0” — where mobile technology and GPS apps are helping give citizens like Newmark more of a … Continue reading →

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What building is that?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

A couple of weeks back, I got an email from Wayne Lorentz, the founder of the Houston Architecture Info forum, telling me about a new iPhone app called Towrs. From the email he sent me: Right now it’s for the … Continue reading →

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WiFi on buses

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This sounds interesting. Beginning today, VIA Metropolitan Transit bus riders who power up their portable electronic devices — such as laptop computers or Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones — might notice an Internet signal coming from within the bus. VIA has started … Continue reading →

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Red light cameras? There’s an app for that

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Of course you can use your iPhone to avoid red light cameras and speed traps. Dwight tells us about it. Most Houston drivers know that the city has set up cameras at certain intersections to snap photos of those who run … Continue reading →

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Texas Lege app for your iPhone

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Have an iPhone? Want to have facts and contact information about your Texas Legislature at your fingertips? Then take a look at MyTexasLege, now available for download. From their press release: Created by a former Texas House staffer, My Texas … Continue reading →

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Reading and writing and social networking

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

From the “You kids don’t know what it was like!” files: Studying on your laptop is so 2007. A group of biology students at Houston Community College’s southeast campus just turns on iPhones. “Instead of bringing your book to class, … Continue reading →

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