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My iPhone forgot to wake me up yesterday!

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Real Estate Agent with Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) 01338415

iPhoneOkay okay...

When someone wakes up late, it could be due to many reasons...  It could be due to going to bed late, maybe hitting the snooze button to many times...  Or just ignoring the alarm all together...  Or forgetting to actually set your alarm.  Or maybe turning down the volume so low, that even the dogs wouldn't hear it.

So yesterday, after a week off on vacation...  I woke up late.  Instead of waking up at 6am, I woke up at 7am.  I popped up, and looked at my iPhone to see the time...  Since my alarm hadn't gone off, piercing the night with it annoying buzzing and high pitched noise, I assumed that I still had time to sleep.  But then I looked at the time, and it read 7am.

I was confused.  I looked to see if the alarm was "on" and it was.  The icon in the top right corner stated that the alarm was on, but I didn't remember if it went off...  I didn't think I hit the snooze on it, or accidentally hit the "OK" button (which shuts it off for the day, which I think sucks, since I have hit that on accident and slept a few more minutes).  So I got up, and wrote it off as a mistake on my part...  User error.  (ID10.T error)

So I was reading the news this morning, and low and behold...  iPhones actually had a bug in them on the first work day of the year, and didn't go off when you set the alarm...  So I was not alone...  Thousands of people woke up late, missed meetings and even missed flights.

Now I love my iPhone, don't get me wrong.  I kinda giggled when I realized it wasn't just me.

So, to my delight, and discourse...  It was not user error.

Good morning everyone!

:) Chris

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Chris Alston

 

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Keller Williams Realty, Cupertino

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Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros

Hey the dog ate my home work... Yes I read this story but it seems you made lemonade out of the lemons. Fun post thanks

Jan 04, 2011 03:52 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

So who's the lead plaintiff for the class action lawsuit??  :)   You know someone will try!

Jan 04, 2011 04:08 AM
marti garaughty
garaughty.com - Montreal, QC
a highly caffeinated creative type...

 hi Chris, this has been all over the news for the past few days, isn't it amazing how much we've come to depend on tech! I hope your 2011 is off to an amazing start!

Jan 04, 2011 04:11 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Thanks #1!!!

Jan 04, 2011 04:21 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

BLiz - I bet someone will!!!!

Jan 04, 2011 04:23 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Thanks Marti!  Crazy huh?

Jan 04, 2011 04:24 AM
Jennifer Prestwich
Henderson, Thornton, Broomfield and Westminster - Henderson, CO
Madison & Co Properties

OMGosh, Chris- how crazy!  It is funny how much we have come to rely on technology for the little things.  My husband laughs at me because I won't get rid of our landline phone.  But I have gotten some reverse 911 calls about important things in our area- including a tornado spotted.  But, i still get flumoxed when my tech isn't working...!

Jan 04, 2011 07:12 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

So true!  Shhhhhhhh...  I still have a land line too!!!

Jan 04, 2011 07:32 AM
Jennifer Prestwich
Henderson, Thornton, Broomfield and Westminster - Henderson, CO
Madison & Co Properties

lol- awesome!  If you don't tell, I won't tell.... ;-)

Jan 05, 2011 08:03 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

Jennifer - HA!!!!  (I think we told everyone!)

Jan 05, 2011 02:10 PM