How to save your iPhone’s battery

TWO WORDS: AIRPLANE MODE You can still use your alarm and your phone as a clock and run apps that don’t require the internet. Could be a good idea at nighttime while you are asleep. I’ve been in Japan for five days now, and haven’t had to charge my phone yet. Granted, I’ve had it [...]

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Finding ways to get rid of boredom

So, my friend Tiffany and I had a discussion last night about being bored. She says that she gets bored pretty often because she travels a lot and isn’t home. I thought about my own situation while I drove back up to Berkeley from San Jose, and realized that I am and have been pretty [...]

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Things aren’t always what they seem

Tonight, we stayed late at work, and at around 9:30pm or so, our janitorial staff came in to do the bi-weekly cleaning. Our janitorial staff is a family of Latin descent, a man, his wife, and usually one or two of their kids come along to help out, even on school nights. The title of [...]

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I am a horrible grocery shopper.

Last night after work, I decided that I was going to go grocery shopping. I have problems when it comes to grocery shopping. Problem number one is that there are so many grocery stores around me, and I always know which one to go to in order to get the best deal, but this also [...]

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Don’t call 911…

because in many areas, 911 routes you to a switchboard for your area, and it may take much longer for police or emergency crews to respond to your call. We had a Berkeley Police office speak to us last week about safety and how to  since we’ve had a few vehicles broken into while parked [...]

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