A little–or a lot–more every passing day, iPhones and similar technology are becoming the digital hub of our businesses whether its for research (my electrician has downloaded the National Electrical Code onto his), on-site entertainment (I know people who listen to MyFixitUpLife on theirs while they work) they ride in our tool pouches and on our dashboards and everywhere else we go.
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