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How To Change The Text Message Ringtone For The Samsung Impression?

October 14th, 2009 | 7 Comments

Well, the new mobile phone is still a novelty around here. Laura is breaking records on text messages, but wasn’t very crazy about the alert tone announcing a text message. Unlike cell phones in the past that I have owned, this one didn’t come with a booklet/manual. It had a small quick guide, and a rather unimpressive down-loadable pdf manual. After some trial and error, I now know how to how to change the text message ringtone for our new phone. Here is what you do: 1. Menu –> Settings –> Sound Profile –> Click on Normal –> Click on the drop box on the top where it says “Normal” Change it to MESSAGE 2. Click on Message Alert Tone –> Click the bottom right TONES. Pick a tone It only gives you four options. … Read entire article »

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New Road Dangers

August 5th, 2008 | Add a Comment

As if the fatalities on the roads in the U.S. weren’t scary enough, we have a new danger…Text Messaging. One recent case? A twenty-five year old man driving 80 miles per hour in the wrong lane was pulled over by a sherriff’s deputy. The “reason” the man gave? He was texting. According to the Department of Public Safety, distractions such as texting or talking on cell phones were involved in at least 15 percent of all fatal crashes from 2005 to 2007. This so reminds me of my driver’s education class where they were always telling us, “Get the big picture, watch out for the other guy, drive defensively.” Good advice, even more so today. Link to the news story HERE … Read entire article »

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