Tag Archives: Digital-life

PayPal Says the Death of Cash Is Here

Posted on 2019-11-08 by jcs

I recently wrote a couple of posts, here and here, about how we are moving to an essentially cashless society and the problems and backlash it’s bringing. The TL;DR is that it’s now possible to live your life pretty much … Continue reading →

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What Would a Digital Society Look Like?

Posted on 2019-11-07 by jcs

Those of you who have been following along for a while, know that I try to live a digital lifestyle as much as I can. In the US, the meaning of “digital lifestyle” is essentially trivial. It means I eschew … Continue reading →

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A Suggestion for a New Smartphone Function

Posted on 2019-11-01 by jcs

A couple of weeks ago, I asked what new functions we could add to our smartphones. Kontra has a suggestion: Which would you prefer to have in iPhone 13 Pro cameras? a) 4X telephoto b) Spectrometer (for instant display of … Continue reading →

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Living Without a Wallet

Posted on 2019-09-29 by jcs

In my Almost There post, I wrote that my everyday carry was down to just 3 items: My iPhone My house (and possibly) car keys My wallet and that I was trying to get it down to just my phone. … Continue reading →

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An Afterword on Being Almost There

Posted on 2019-03-13 by jcs

In a comment to my recent post on achieving a digital life, Zarniwoop asks about the risks of putting all my eggs in one basket if everything I need for everyday carry is on my iPhone. That’s a question I … Continue reading →

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Almost There

Posted on 2019-03-11 by jcs

As regular readers know, I try to live the digital life as much as I can. By “digital life” I mean eschewing paper and paper processes and running as much of my life as possible with my phone and computers. … Continue reading →

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Cashless in Sweden

Posted on 2018-11-30 by jcs

I’ve written several times about China moving to a cashless society [1, 2, 3] and speculated about how long it would take for the West to move in similar directions. I didn’t realize that Sweden has advanced quite far down … Continue reading →

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Video: How WeChat and Alipay Dominates Chinese Life

Posted on 2018-06-04 by jcs

I’ve written several times (1, 2, 3, 4) about how China has embraced the digital life and use their smartphones for everything from paying for lunch to interacting with the government. This is made possible largely by the WeChat and … Continue reading →

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The Smartphone as Part of Your Mind

Posted on 2018-03-07 by jcs

Karina Vold over at the Sigularity Hub has a thought provoking article on the extent to which your smartphone is part of your mind. At first, it seems like a silly idea except in a trivial sense. But as Vold … Continue reading →

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WeChat and Privacy

Posted on 2017-09-25 by jcs

As most of you know, I’m a big fan of the “digital life.” By that I mean moving as many chores and record keeping tasks as possible into the digital realm—in particular, onto my iPhone. Thus I pay almost all … Continue reading →

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