Politics - Sept. 30, 2009
Keep your driving laws off my cell phone!
I'm wholeheartedly opposed to legislation that would make it illegal to use a cell phone while driving. Yes, texting while driving is a bad idea -- and I've done it plenty -- but the act of talking on a phone and driving a car simultaneously should not be made a crime.
Tags: cell phone, driving, texting, bluetooth

Living - Aug. 28, 2008
Does the Bluetooth look stupid?
Perhaps it's passé of me to still have a problem with the look of a hands-free device, but I can't help it.
Tags: hands-free device, cell phone, Bluetooth

Milwaukee Buzz - July 28, 2008
The new rules of voicemail
I pretty much hate voicemail. I've asked some of my friends and co-workers, and most of them agree: except for news too big to put into a text message, voicemail is about the biggest pain in the butt in verbal communications.
Tags: voicemail, cell phone, answering machine, text message

Marketplace - April 14, 2008
The cell phone carrier shuffle
Is it wrong to expect my cell phone to work in my own house? You wouldn't think so.
Tags: cell phone, verizon, at&t, blackberry, iphone

Marketplace - Sept. 12, 2007
Recycling with ease
Whole Foods has added bins that allow customers to recycle cell phones and batteries.
Tags: Whole Foods, batteries, cell phone, recycling, DMV