tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568193.post1375737343929643318..comments2023-08-26T11:24:15.277-04:00Comments on Havoc and Mayhem: What if technology really did help me?ComfyMom~Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15645425225886356909noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568193.post-32415893754727475102011-01-13T16:31:40.003-05:002011-01-13T16:31:40.003-05:00I am avaricious AND I need to be right, but unfort...I am avaricious AND I need to be right, but unfortunately I don't have the technological skills. Dang! :-(humelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568193.post-42736056328946872812011-01-13T07:33:54.827-05:002011-01-13T07:33:54.827-05:00Well, thanks for explaining why our internet often...Well, thanks for explaining why our internet often cuts out when the phone rings... <br /><br />I don't have so much problem locating the phone, since I seem to be the only person in the house that answers when it rings. So, if it's missing, I can look in one of 3 places to locate it - #1 - Kitchen, #2 - My Studio (on my desk, under the piles of paper), #3 - on the small sofa in the lounge. Anyway, we have enough cordless phones around the house, for me to be able to trot to another room and answer it there... <br /><br />Still, your idea about a Caller ID device for your PC would be good. It's probably possible, by connecting the phone to some software on your pc. But I wouldn't know how. <br /><br />Perhaps I could make you a 3D paper version of the telephone though, to act as a decoy for family members with a habit of swiping your real phone. It just might work...Lizziemadehttp://lizziemade.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568193.post-30458931780027210242011-01-12T10:55:02.910-05:002011-01-12T10:55:02.910-05:00omg, I would love to have caller id on my computer...omg, I would love to have caller id on my computer screen and technology to tell me where my phones are. OMG. Seriously LOVE IT.Andrea @ The Creative Junkiehttp://www.thecreativejunkie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568193.post-44831139294259482032011-01-11T17:33:59.650-05:002011-01-11T17:33:59.650-05:00lol, too funny! The places we find things!lol, too funny! The places we find things!scrapchicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11568193.post-21832023934531114552011-01-11T08:12:41.040-05:002011-01-11T08:12:41.040-05:00I'm an engineer (which, according to today'...I'm an engineer (which, according to today's Dilbert, has been classified as a disease).<br /><br />GPS uses triangulation to locate you. Basically, it takes a look at the distance between you and three satellites, then, based on their (known) location, it can determine yours. So, what you're proposing would require the installation of three fixed position wireless units that communicate via radio frequencies (for your situation, you would need a lower frequency to overcome that thick wall). These would be used to locate the missing cordless phones.<br /><br />Integrating the television into the mix would require the use of a common signal for all three (ala cable, some satellite providers), or obtaining all tv via the internet and using a media center PC for display, which would then be able to act as your on-screen caller ID.<br /><br />In short, it's do-able, but I think the cost might be prohibitive to most consumers.SciFi Dadhttp://talesfromthedadside.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com