iPhone Withdrawal

I left my iPhone at home today on purpose. Let's see if I suffer from withdrawal at all. I doubt it. I will keep you all posted.

One Week with the iPhone

It's great toy, but its not ready to be a business phone. Let me list the reasons why.

1. Battery life. You have to disable a lot of the features that make the iPhone worthwhile.


2. No Copy and Paste. Someone sends you an e-mail with a Contact number you can't copy and paste it and dial it.


3. AT&T Service is bad. At least in the Los Angeles area.


4. I finally disabled Push Media Feature. My Verizon Blackberry handles e-mails a lot better.

Macs are Cool if you got the money . . .

This has been my response to Macs for the last seven years. That was the last time I actually bought an Apple product with a keyboard and mouse. Since then I have only bought or recommended iPods and lately the iPhone as a solid Apple Product. "Macs are Cool if you got the money . . ."

I have been teasing myself with getting a new Intel Duo 2 Core Powerbook, er MacBook Pro, see that's how far behind I am. The last time I bought a Mac I was at UCLA and had the benefit of a University discount. The darn things cost $2,500. For that price I could get two Dell Notebooks and a Printer.

However there may be a new offering from Apple this fall. the New York Times reports that Apple will introduce a new line of portables this fall at competitive pricing. Apple executives have figured it out, "most people don't buy our stuff because it's so expensive." The sales of the iPhone at $199 prove that. Likewise the introduction of low cost PC Laptop at Staples and BestBuy may be the motivating factor behind being more competitive on pricing for Apple.

Here is the link form the New York Times.

Los Angeles Fast Food Ban?

It just doesn't make sense. The road to the Police State is paved with good intentions, it's for your safety? The world is a dangerous place, the role of government is to maintain order and protect people from harm, not HAMBURGERS! Los Angeles City Council memebr Jan Perry believes otherwise.

I have posted about this before. This ban will hurt small businesses and the residents that depend on these jobs. Legislation like this will not stop people from eating bad food. The time and energy is best spent on educating people about the hazards of eating fast food 5 times a week rather than restricting free enterprise.

Read the story here on LA Eater.

iPhone Shortage! Day 7

Oh snap son, the iPhone 3G is unavailable in California. I just checked their website for availability. Unless you want to drive to Simi Valley, no iPhone 3G for you.

Pink Slip Nation

My friend KK has a new Blog. Stop it this picture is as sexy as it gets. The time has come for a political blog by a woman that's not afriad to use pink. Read on at PinkSlipNation.

Starbucks WiFi & iPhone: Day 6

Not actually Day 6 but this does deserve its own entry. The free AT&T WiFi gives me a reason to go into a Starbucks. I have the good fortune of having a Starbucks on the ground floor of my building at 80 S. Lake Ave, in Pasadena. This means I have access to the AT&T WiFi signal from the store. The signal is surprisingly strong on my iPhone 3G. I can even check my e-mail and browser WoWinsider.com and ESPN from across the street!

The only downside is that I am limited to two hours of access per day. But if I keep my browsing down to lunch time and the few mintues I keep to myself after work before I go home this is great place to sit, relax, WiFi and oh dear enjoy an overpriced dry cup of coffee.