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Category : Technology

I Got It — My iPhone, That Is!

I’ve waited a long, long time in order to make this upgrade; and an expensive one it was! Whew! After dropping $600 on two black iPhone 3GS and assorted accessories (got one for my wife, too), I’ve spent nothing but time playing with the variety of apps I’ve added — playing with what Connor and Megan call “Dad’s new toy.”

As I stated in an earlier post, however, it’s the compactness and the flexibility of this device — the device that will essentially contain my life — that is so appealing to me. The fact that it’s also a phone is consequential. It’s my radio, my iPod, my e-mailbox, my workout journal, my to-do list, my GPS, my Internet, my camera, and more. It will fundamentally change the way I do things. It will fundamentally change the way I live my life.

While I’ve used no app more than Pandora, I have to say the Geocaching app has provided the most fun. I have never Geocached before, but today, the wife, kids, dog and myself headed to Watershed Park, here in Olympia, to find a couple of caches. It was a great time.

I don’t know if I’ll write any more posts about my iPhone. I’m sure at some point something else about the iPhone will fascinate me enough to write about it. Until that time presents itself, I will continue to find new and varied ways in which to use my iPhone — to get the most bang for the buck.

The dream soon becomes reality!  The iPhone 3GS.

The dream soon becomes reality! The iPhone 3GS.

The iPhone has been around for several years now — well, at least two years. Nonetheless, the excitement over the iPhone and it’s subsequent iterations never subsists. Read More…

Boys and Their Toys

Derive from the title of the post what you will – my intentions are pure!  Whether it’s in my blood or wired into my male-ness, there are few things more enjoyable than getting that new gizmo.  

I caught wind of this particular piece of hardware about 6 weeks ago when I started running.  I knew the minute I saw it I needed to have one.  I knew that it would enhance my ability to train for the upcoming Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon.  I asked Barb if I could have one for my birthday, but my birthday isn’t until late May; doesn’t do me much good given that the marathon is only a month later. Read More…