technology

Autocorrect happens.

Cassette sales went up in 2016, and just like vinyl they could be making a huge comeback. So it's time to get the Eddie Rabbit and Olivia Newton John out of the attic!  Surely you have those, right?  Ok, too much info.

Pizza and Chinese used to be the foods to order for delivery. But something new has taken over, and you might be surprised what it is. New delivery services in Tyler make it possible.

Oh, the horror when we jump off the boat into Sam Rayburn Lake, only to realize the phone is still in our pockets!  And sometimes it falls into the toilet and gets soaked that way. Besides panic, what is the first thing we should do?  This method is the best one to save a wet phone, according to the experts.

My dad is getting up there in years, but no teenager is going to out-emoji this guy!  He's determined to fully express himself through pics of beer mugs, corn in the husk, and Christmas trees. By the way, did you hear what emoji might be coming next?  You and my dad will wonder how you survived without it for this long.

Flat screens are everywhere now, and while they look great at our favorite bars and restaurants and on the walls at home, they've created some serious issues for city trash collections.  The old boxy TV sets that have been replaced by flat screens can't just be junked, because they're toxic.  This is what Tyler is doing about it.

It looks like one of those fitness trackers, but this bracelet can send taser-like shocks to your wrist if you overeat, spend too much time on social media, or hit snooze too many times.  In other words, self-torture can be programmed like clockwork.  Would you? At least you'd be up bright and early and you'd never miss another John Boy and Billy Show.  It might be totally worth it.

How long do you hold off before getting your kid a cell phone?

These days it seems there is an app for just about everything. Now there is an app to make you appear smarter, at least while text messaging. It is called Words U, and it is designed to improve your texting vocabulary by switching out commonly used words with fancier ones.

We all are sinners, right? Each person choses to sin a different way, rather it be gluttony, jealousy, vanity or one of the other sins the Bible mentions.

Technology makes life better, right? Hang on, I'll answer that in a minute.  But first, let me take a selfie.

Cell phones these days seem to have a fairly short life-span, but something in the works could change that for the future.