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Friday, April 24, 2009
Thought for today - new iPhone follies and thrills
I have to confess to being a bit of a luddite, but recently it was time to "bite the bullet" and upgrade from my 3-4 yr old cell phone. What I really liked about it was the shape and how I could tether it to my MacBook with bluetooth and do email on the road.But times change, and while I can't "tether" my new iPhone [well not yet, but I'm sure it'll come], my plan has been to not carry a laptop so often, doing my mail on the iPhone. I've not been disappointed!
I got off to a bad start not understanding how to insert my old Sim card but a web search soon dealt to that. Next came the setting up of an iTunes account... frustration reigned in the midst of what I was beginning to think of the iPhone OS: brilliant, different, practical and awesome! The problem was the reg. requirements for me to state which suburb I live in. I've struck this before and sometimes it's best to state Central Otago as the city and Wanaka as the suburb, but not this time. So on the phone [land line] to Apple Support in Aust. and.... well it was good - we got there sooner rather than later!
And, the shape: it fits perfectly in my self imposed cell phone pocket so I'm a happy camper! The rest of the experience has been staggeringly great. The interface is just so practical - I should have upgraded the moment this model phone appeared!
24 hours later I'm still gaily syncing it with everything I can think of and am no where near my 8Gb limit. Why I've even loaded a new wallpaper, and this is not my usual behaviour, to be so playful with the likes of a phone.
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posted by Donald # 12:26 PM
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