jewel December 7th, 2010
For the past 15 months, I have been a happy Palm Pre owner. WebOS is a pretty good OS and showed much promise. I loved that it was Linux and open. Sadly, WebOS didn’t take off at all and even though HP has picked up the torch from Palm, it still doesn’t seem to be gaining any momentum. Being a Sprint customer – since they are not interested in keeping the Pre – this means that when I upgrade I need to go to an Android phone, or a Windows phone since I want to have a smartphone and I’m not interested in switching carriers. Well, that’s a no-brainer…Android it is.
The biggest reason I decided to shop for another phone is that I wanted Mobile Hotspot functionality. The Pre Plus on Verizon has it; the Pre on Sprint doesn’t. Currently, Sprint has 3 phones that offer that capability. The HTC Evo, the Samsung Epic and the LG Opitmus S. Continue Reading »
jewel September 25th, 2010
A few weeks ago I got my very first Kindle. I had been wanting one since the first generation Kindle came out in 2007. Alas, it was priced way outside my discretionary spending zone. So, I looked on in envy to those folks I knew that had one. Finally, with the Kindle 3, came affordability, along with a stylish graphite color. I bought the wi-fi only edition at $139 and it is worth every penny.
I was a little concerned when I ordered it that it would end up being another gadget that I rarely used; I love gadgets, but have a tendency to tire of them fairly quickly. Very few of the gadgets that I have bought over the years have withstood the test of time. I needn’t have worried, though, I *heart* my Kindle and wonder how I managed to go so long without owning one. Continue Reading »
jewel September 6th, 2009
I’ve had my new Palm Pre for almost a week so I thought I would write up my thoughts on this phone. My last phone was a Samsung Instinct, which I liked well enough, but as soon as I heard about the Palm Pre, I wanted one. And, I love it! Love it! Love it!
In my internet meanderings, I’ve often seen rabid Mac fanboys and fangirls bashing the Pre as an iPhone wannabe. I doubt most of them have even seen a Pre, much less used one. I’ve got one thing to say to them — get over it. The iPhone, while a cool device, isn’t the only game in town anymore. And frankly, I’m glad – competition does everyone good. I don’t have anything against the iPhone, it’s actually a very cool device and was an innovative gadget. But, unfortunately, it’s exclusive to AT&T, I’m really not fond of them. Honestly, though, after spending 5 minutes with an iPhone and then 5 minutes with the Pre, I like the look, the feel and the usability of the Pre better anyway. You may not and that’s fine with me. It all comes down to what you like. Continue Reading »
jewel June 13th, 2009
But I don’t hate using Vista. I really thought I would because the couple Vista machines I had to do stuff with at work were absolutely painful to deal with. But, the machine I just bought a couple weeks ago is a much more robust system the ones at work, so, even though Vista is a resource hog, it can handle it and then some. I did turn off the annoying “are you sure?” messages on day two, though, because seeing those messages every single time I would go to do something was making me feel violent urges. So far, though, that’s the only thing I’ve outright hated. Continue Reading »
jewel September 22nd, 2008
A couple days ago I decided to upgrade my phone. For the past year I have been using a Sanyo Katana DLX. It was ok, for a phone, but nothing special really. I decided I wanted to upgrade to a more “gagety” phone. The Instinct came out a couple months ago and I’ve had my eye one it. Looked pretty cool and I do like the idea of a touch screen. Is it the iPhone killer that was hoped for? Probably not. It does have a similar interface, it’s a bit smaller (which in my mind is a good thing), it does some things better and probably other things not as well. The worst thing about the iPhone is that it’s only on the AT&T network. I wasn’t about to switch to AT&T just to get an iPhone, so the Instinct is, for me, the next best thing. Continue Reading »
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