Sick of technology? Maybe you should download the right app to cure you.
AD: I’ve got some news for you…
BC: Let me guess, there’s a new app
in the market that will make your mobile phone redundant.
AD: Sarcasm, so early in the morning…
Your acidity acting up again?
BC: No, I just read a report that
electromagnetic radiations from cellular base stations could have
serious health hazards.
AD: Listen, there’s a lot that
technology is getting blamed for, but…
BC: I’m not talking about a common
cold – it says that these radiations could affect pregnancy.
AD: Talking of pregnancies, have you
heard of an effective device that helps reduce pregnancy sickness?
BC: No…
AD: It’s called a mobile phone.
BC: You’re kidding!
AD: There’s an app called Nevasic
that you can download onto your mobile phone – it has a sound track
that reduces morning sickness when pregnant women listen to it.
BC: An app that will prevent people
from throwing up? What’s next, an app that will replace doctors?
Imagine having a family app instead of a family doctor…
AD: It’s difficult to think of
medical science without human intervention. But there’s an app
named MyVirtualHealthCheck that can help record glucose levels, heart
rate, blood pressure, weight…
BC: What do you do with the readings?
AD: You could mail the information to
your doctor and seek immediate advice.
BC: And pay his fees by electronic
transfer?
AD: Doesn’t your doctor give you free
advice?
BC: No, he believes in giving me huge
bills that give me a heart attack.
AD: Then you are the perfect candidate
for HeartWise.
BC: I always thought that it is the
head that should be wise…
AD: As always, I’ll ignore
that…HeartWise is an app that helps you monitor your heart, weight
and blood pressure on a regular basis. Apparently you can even create
spreadsheets of all the data you’ve gathered.
BC: Reminds me of Celine Dion’s song
in the film Titanic.
AD: The Titanic had a bleak future, but
PastTense is sure to make your future perfect.
BC: Past tense? Future perfect? Is that
an app for English grammar?
AD: No, it’s a software tool that
reminds you to take a break.
BC: I can think of several sectors
where people need software that should remind them to work.
AD: Well, PastTense is for those who
overwork, invite health problems and inadvertently give people like
you reasons to blame technology for everything.
BC: But isn’t it true?
AD: Technology is power in your hands…
BC: I also happen to know a few other
things that technology brings to your hands – Nintendo thumb,
Blackberry thumb, stylus finger, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) that
affects your thumb, index finger and ring finger…
AD: Oh c’mon…
BC: Technology sure has added new
phrases to our vocabulary – we’ve evolved from green thumbs and
butterfingers to hot ears and cell phone elbows, also known as
cubital tunnel syndrome...
AD: A cousin of the carpal tunnel
syndrome, I suppose...
BC: A not-too-distant cousin, if you
measure the distance between your fingers and the elbow.
AD: Listen, these problems are because
of Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) – or Repetitive Strain
Injury (RSI). There are lots of apps that can help you overcome
these...
BC: Where does one download these apps
from?
AD: Most of them are from Apple and can
be found in the iTunes Appstore. Isn’t it obvious?
BC: What’s so obvious about it?
AD: Isn’t that how the saying, ‘an
Apple a day keeps the doctor away’ originated?
