Let's talk apps...

[Possegal]

You are all helping me understand - and glad I'm not alone. I love that I feel I need to state that I am smart, it isn't that this is all above me. Like I need you all to believe that. I feel like that dinosaur who says - no new technologies, I'm done learning new things. Seriously, when did I become my father?

When my older brother showed off his 'smart phone', I realized that the PhD in the family shouldn't have the 'dumb phone', so maybe I should pay more attention. Plus, I do really love gadgets, so it makes me laugh that I keep refusing to pay attention to the smart phones and apps and such. And of course every year will be THE YEAR I finally get myself back into shape. So I love hearing about the apps that folks use for exercising and tracking food. In fact just emailed some to my brother, as the whole getting in shape things seems to be a family-wide goal this year.

[OakLeaf]

Why you might hold off buying a Verizon iPhone



Here's the irony: I stayed with Cingular a long time (before the AT&T merger) because they offered a LOWER tech phone. Not so long ago, there were plenty of places in Appalachia that had analog service but no digital, so when I needed a new phone, I wanted to make sure it had analog functionality. Cingular was the only provider that offered one. Years later after I'd finally made the switch to Verizon, analog was pretty much defunct, and at that point their network had much better coverage than AT&T's. As much as I coveted an iPhone, I wasn't going back to AT&T to get one.

I resisted getting a smartphone for a long time, because I preferred to be able to take notes on my PDA while I talked on the phone. (I realize I could still do this with a headset, but that's still two devices.) I love my Incredible (my first smartphone) ... but it's got to be a phone first. If it doesn't work reliably as a phone, I don't care what other bells and whistles it has.

One other thing: it's fairly compact for a smartphone, but much heavier than a standalone phone. I don't ride or run without a phone, and bouncing in an elastic belt (or in a jersey pocket on steep climbs) is a definite issue. I could get an armband I guess, but I just don't like to have something around my arm that tight.