My fav. tech of 2007
By far, the technology highlight of 2007 occurred for me on November 30th. That was the day I picked up my iPhone.
I debated back and forth since it was announced if I want one. The cost was a huge issue. AT&T was another. Finally, when the iTouch came out and had more storage capacity, I assumed an iPhone hardware update was just around the corner.
But the price dropped, AT&T isn’t any better or worse than Verizon, and the update is always around the corner. So I stopped debating and bought my first smart phone. I haven’t looked back yet.
I knew it would be awesome. Everything Apple does has style. However, this thing has far exceeded every expectation I had for it.
Just a few pros…
- The internet everywhere
- IMAP + Gmail + iPhone = perfect
- I actually use a calendar now
- Txting/typing is really easy for me
- Visual voicemail
- Touchscreen is amazing
- iPod
- Everything is beautiful, no detail left unpolished
- It recognizes phone numbers in txt messages and emails. Just click and it calls.
- iTunes. I never thought I’d use it… but I do.
Not everything is perfect. It has some cons…
- I want the notes to recognize phone numbers too
- Multiple txt recipients (update coming)
- Picture messaging
- Moveable icons (update coming)
- 3rd party apps (update coming)
- CUSTOMIZATION
I understand Apple likes things to be a certain way. But it drives me nuts how limited my customization options are. The one that bothers me the most is the dock. If I jailbreak my phone and change one little Boolean operator on one little config file, I can have the iTouch glass dock and it DRIVES ME NUTS. I hate that silver mesh dock. Come on Apple, it’s my phone, let me screw it up. When I mess it up so bad I have to do a restore I don’t even mind a smug pop-up box that says “We told you so. You should have left it alone.” But I at least want the option.
Overall, I love the thing. I wouldn’t trade it for any other phone and I’d recommend it to anyone. I realize the lack of Exchange support is a deal breaker for many, but it’s only a matter of time before they fix that.
