By: Jill Pertler

If the fire alarm went off in your home or workplace and you had to evacuate quickly, what would you grab on your way out?

Besides pets, spouses, chapstick and an extra change of underwear, I’m guessing most of us could agree on one item: our phones.

Our phones have become an extension of us. We wouldn’t consider leaving home without them.

I didn’t see it coming – this reliance I have (we have) on our phones. They’re our communication link to the outside world, but that’s only the beginning. They are calendars, calculators and contacts. Anyone remember the days...