Tip: A Handy Flashlight…Your PDA

Posted on January 4, 2008 by
Categories: Techniques

OK, this is going to be one of the odder uses of my PDA. But it is still one that I think valuable.

A few years ago, we had a violent evening storm. It came upon us rather unexpectedly, and the lightning knocked the power out. My very young child became scared at the noise outside, and I knew I needed to get to the emergency supplies for the battery-powered lantern and flashlights. The problem was it was pitch dark, we were not in the room where the supplies are kept, and as I stood up to move toward that room, I smacked into a large piece of furniture I had forgotten was there (in my defense, we had just moved in…)

So I grabbed my PDA, which happened to be sitting next to me…

When I turned it on, the backlight gave me enough light to light my path and get to the emergency supplies.

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Comments (2)

 

  1. Jennifer says:
    January 5, 2008 at 8:18 am

    Once at work there was a power outage in the building while I was in a meeting in a windowless conference room. It was pitch black, and we couldn’t even figure out where the door was. A McGyver-like colleague whipped out his cell phone and led us to freedom.

  2. LJ says:
    January 31, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    I never thought about a cell phone putting out enough light. But then that is perhaps because I never carry my cell phone, and my PDA is always near me :)