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Lisa’s Laws: New iPhone whets appetite for personalized apps

Lisa’s Laws: New iPhone whets appetite for personalized apps

If you heard a joyful noise and it seemed to be coming from Summitville, it may very well have been Chris, my husband, upon hearing the news that there really, truly, definitely is an iPhone for Verizon.

I mean, he’s generally not a jealous guy. But he has been lusting after the iPhone ever since it was unveiled. However, thwarted by our phone plan, he was unable to get one.

Now his wait is about to come to an end, and, having preordered it, he’ll have one soon.

Of course, the iPhone is all about the apps. You know, the games and downloads that let you do stuff like read online magazines, watch movies and figure out what wine to order with dinner.

I’m told there’s an app for everything, which is great. So as soon as it arrives, I’m suggesting Chris download these:

The Just Get Me the Usual App: This will help Chris to know precisely what to get me when we have Chinese takeout, which can be confusing because “the usual” can mean one of two things: 1) Steamed tofu with vegetables (If I’m having a skinny day and therefore wearing my good jeans) or 2) egg foo young, extra sauce (if I’m having a fat day, and therefore wearing yoga pants). If I am in my bathrobe and have been since lunchtime, I’d like the iPhone to tell him to get me a couple of egg rolls, too.

The Cereal App. This will link our breakfast cereal inventory to www.ChrisIsRunningLowOnCerealAgain
EvenThoughWeJustBoughtLikeFourBoxes.com, which will then send a fresh supply directly to our doorstep, thereby allowing me to leave the house once in a while without hearing the request, “Hey pal, could you stop at Stewart’s and get me a box of Life?”

The Where Do I Sell My BlackBerry App: That’s because Bella our fourth-grader already has a wide selection of retired and obsolete play phones, including, but not limited to, a Chocolate, a flip phone, and one circa 1994 model that is only slightly smaller than the Wii console.

The De-Christmasfication Tracker: To gauge when the neighbors have taken down their holiday lights, and to determine if, as Chris accuses, I leave them up longer than the rest of the world and may have “some sort of a twinkle light fixation.”
The Navigate Monroe Shopping App: For when the Garmin gets all confused by the new access road by BJ’s and can’t figure out how to get you back over to Woodbury Common.

The Shower Tracker for Fourth-graders App: Sure, there are all kinds of calendars and organizers for the iPhone. But one that tracks precisely when a fourth-grader showers would be handy. Especially if you live with a fourth-grader who says standing next to the humidifier for a few minutes counts.

Find Lisa’s Sunglasses/Keys/Refillable Water Bottle/Archaic Cell Phone App: Because the dog likes to steal my sunglasses, and I thought the rest of the stuff was on the foyer table but somebody moved it. And if I don’t leave the house now I won’t have time to stop at Stewart’s.

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