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Social media. For poop. 2018 is looking up.

Social media. For poop. 2018 is looking up.

The Things We Do With Technology...

December 10, 2017 by Matt Bates

This should be short and sweet. The name of the app says it all. Surprisingly I have told a few people about this app, they downloaded it, and are still currently tracking, as well as sharing, their poop.

The things we do with technology.

-YourFriendMatt

December 10, 2017 /Matt Bates
ios, iphone, iPhone x, poop, app store, itunes, social media
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When you gotta go...

When you gotta go...

The Things We Do With Technology...

December 03, 2017 by Matt Bates

You get to the movie theatre. You're excited to see the next seasonal blockbuster. You down your over-priced, gallon-sized soft drink, the movie starts and boom, you have to pee. You think to yourself, "Damn it." Don't worry. There's an app for this. Obviously, its 2017.

RunPee lets you know when the best time during the movie is to hit the restroom. Even better, RunPee makes sure these pee breaks don't take away from the plot or awesome fight scenes you "must see."

Remember, theaters don't have a pause button. Pee on my friends.

-YourFriendMatt

December 03, 2017 /Matt Bates
app, runpee, movie, app store, itunes, apple, ios, iPhone x, iphone
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We're not calorie countin'...

We're not calorie countin'...

The Things We Do With Technology...

November 19, 2017 by Matt Bates

Ice Check is a new app that lets you know, in real time, if your local neighborhood McDonald's ice cream machine is operational or not. What a time to be alive. Drunk at 2am and need your McFlurry fix? No problem, there's an app for that. Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this. It a day an age where obesity runs rampant through every generation and cheap, awful food for you is available at every gas station, supermarket aisle and carefully placed vending machine; do we really need to know if the ice cream machine is working at the McDonald's down the street?

Who am I kidding, does it really matter? This is America. Land of the free. Convenience rules everything around us. In the infamous words of Ron Swanson, "The whole point of this country is if you want to eat garbage, balloon up to 600 pounds and die of a heart attack at 43, you can! You are free to do so."

Get your McFlurry on people.

-YourFriendMatt

November 19, 2017 /Matt Bates
mcdonalds, ice check, app, apple, itunes, app store, iphone, ios, mcflurry, technology
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Marfa, TX - Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

Marfa, TX - Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

Friday 6-Pack...

November 03, 2017 by Matt Bates

What an exciting week! The new Somos is stuck in my head, Good Thoughts is chilling me out and Hold Close is getting pumped for the weekend! We also have some great new tracks from Balancing the Different, The Moms and Hang Tight!

There are even 70+ new emojis that were released this week.

Life is good.

Music saves.

Listen, enjoy and share!

 

-YourFriendMatt

November 03, 2017 /Matt Bates
friday, music, apple, apple music, somos, hang tight, rock, pop punk, passion, weekend, iPhone X, ios, tech, emojis, emoji
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100% unedited

100% unedited

Sleeping Beauty...

March 19, 2017 by Matt Bates

I have been sleeping like crap lately. I have no idea what is going on, but that does not stop Jamie and me from playing one of our favorite games. When either of us passes out on the couch, we steal each other's phones and take pictures of how great we both look sleeping. Here I am the other night. What makes this better is that you do not tell the other person to know you took their photo and let them find it on their own. I opened up my phone yesterday to show someone something for work and boom; there I am passed out, drooling on the couch.

I suggest you play. It's great.


-YourFriendMatt

March 19, 2017 /Matt Bates
nashville, ios, iphone, love, sleep
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Creepy...

October 23, 2016 by Matt Bates

We recently had a break in. It sucked, but since then we have been going borderline overboard with security. Essentially we can now see and hear every square inch of our home, including yards; plus any motion detection. Everything is controllable from HomeKit on our iPhones, cloud-stored audio, and video. The works. So nerdy. The fun part is that we can now spy on each other and creep each other out when we are not home. The other day I was yelling at my dog to get off the couch from work. She looked so confused on the camera as I watched. Jamie even scared me the second day we had thee cameras set up by whispering ghost noises throughout the house.

We are creepy.

-YourFriendMatt

October 23, 2016 /Matt Bates
nashville, home, good vibes, iphone, homekit, iphone 7 plus, halloween, ios
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Friday 6-Pack...

October 23, 2016 by Matt Bates

Had some technical difficulties yesterday and could not get this posted! This weeks playlist is a little poppy, little dancy and a lot of fun! 

Share, listen and enjoy!

 

-YourFriendMatt

October 23, 2016 /Matt Bates
ios, iphone, iphone 7 plus, playlist, apple, apple music, love, passion
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