I love my iPhone. It’s a great device. There are some limitations, but overall I’m very happy.
Here’s what I would improve: Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for category iPhone
iPhone improvements
Dec 19
Here are my thoughts about the smartphone market intertwined with my own device history.
For many years, I was a loyal Palm user, having started with the Palm Pro (1997) and going from that to the Palm III (1999) -> IIIxe (2001) -> Kyocera 6035 (smart phone) (2004) -> Treo 600 (2003) -> Treo 650 (2005) and then finally the Treo 700 (2007). I kept the Treo 700, even though it was dying and I was out of contract on Sprint because I was waiting for Sprint to release an Android phone and to see what the next iPhone would be like. I had also heard about the upcoming Palm Pre on Sprint and was interested in it. Read the rest of this entry »
Verizon has sent a memo to each of their stores to advise DROID owners to download and install Advanced Task Killer. This program performs the same function as the Task Manager in Windows, allowing the user to see and kill processes or programs that are running on the device. The reason why Verizon is pushing this program is due to reports from DROID users about poor batter life. Read the rest of this entry »
iPhone Travel Tips
Nov 6
Here are some iPhone travel tips.
1. Don’t bother getting an airplane charger or car charger. It’s still rare that airplanes will have the power outlets, and if they do, it’s probably not going to be at your seat. Instead, get one of those lithium battery packs. They charge from a USB socket and have one of their own to charge an iPhone or anything else that can use it. I’ll edit this post when I get home to link to the one I use. You can get various capacities. Read the rest of this entry »