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How to Make Your Smartphone the Most Important Tool in Your Toolbox [DIY]

Posted June 13, 2012 11:54 AM

From Lifehacker:

You can't (or shouldn't) use your smartphone as a hammer, but that doesn't mean you can't use it in place of a number of other items you probably keep stored away in your toolbox. For checking levels, measuring short distances, and even as a reference guide, your smartphone is an amazing tool that saves you time and space. Here's how to use it to its full advantage.

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06/13/2012 12:04 PM

With all that on board, why are they still called "phones"?

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06/13/2012 12:11 PM

So you can call your wife about the newest addition while you work out dimensions at the same time. In all seriousness though, if your phone has the functionality to do all these things, why not take advantage of it?

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06/13/2012 12:51 PM

as a phone? I'm sorry, thats not included in your current plan, you'll have to upgrade to the "Everytime, Every minute, Sporadic Service , Every Dollar we can get from you plan".

Its only $19.99 more a month. which brings us to ....ah,..lets see......... only $127.57 a month. Remember this does not include surcharges, taxes, service fees and special fees that I may have forgotten.

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