3/10/10 Offtop of Woohoo new things

but, even though I was eligible for an upgrade, Google kept on telling me I wasn’t. I started to read into and figured out that you pretty much have to already have the data plan in order to be eligible for the $179 price. I think that Google is really handling the upgrade eligibility in the wrong way. Plus, I needed to get a phone right away, and I liked the myTouch.

aside from the lack of multi-tasking, I think the interface is absolutely amazing and I’ve never had a major issue with battery like. (I am also obsessive about keeping my phone charged, so this might be why.) Apple’s control of the app store is somewhat annoying, but there are so many amazing apps available that I find it hard to complain.

My biggest issue is that it crashes a lot, the home button hasn’t been responsive for a almost six months and now it’sm just stopped working altogether. If they can fix it for a reasonable amount of money, I won’t be too judgmental on this point, but because it’s an Apple product I doubt very highly that they’ll be able to fix it cheaply if they fix it at all. And I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were able to open it myself, I’d be able to fix it quite easily without even taking it in. Which is smart business on their end to a certain extent, but it’s also a big reason why I’m probably going to get a Droid (or some other Android based smartphone if something sexier comes out between now and the end of my contract.)

Huge restrictions to how you can use it, camera is shit, requires using the piece of shit software called iTunes…

It’s ok as far as phones go, but it’s not like that’s saying anything. I wish I waited it out and got a Nexus One.

My buddy has a Samsung Impression and it gives a slight vibrate when hitting a letter on the touch screen. Within 30 seconds I was typing faster on that phone then my iphone.

Just keeps saying updating then crashing. Don’t want to delete it and re download it because I’m kicking SB’s ass.

…but I hate these:

1) The phone. Of course, if I used something other than dollar store cases it probably wouldn’t bother me. The screen always does the opposite of what I want it to – when I stick it to my ear, it stays on and pushes random keypad numbers or the mute button. When I pull it away from my ear it finally disables the screen, but of course that’s when I actually need to USE the screen (i.e. to hang up, etc…)

2) iTunes. Ugh. Don’t get me started. Not. A. Fan. At. ALL!

3) AT&T. AT&T. AT&T. Looooathe their service and their coverage.

4) Lack of Flash for certain Flash content. I get that it’s really not a good interface for Flash since you really can’t mimic the mouse-over command very easily at all (and lots of Flash content relies on the mouse over command for key functionality). Since Flash is so mouse-centric I’m not sure implementation on an iPhone (or any touchscreen phone for that matter) makes a lot of sense.

That will come in handy, thanks.

I’ve tried searching for it in the market but nothing comes up. I’ve gone to 2 websites that have a barcode for it, but they both come up with nothing also.

I’m probably getting the same phone (the Droid, I mean). Anyone else with reviews or opinions about it, speak up.

Engadget and http://arstechnica.com/

Can’t stand Gizmodo design.

I’m even less social now than I used to be…go out to a bar, sit down, look around for 3 minutes, if no one I know is there I bust out the droid and start tooling away.

But has SMS and internet. God I hate talking on the phone.

Because he really wants a parade at the end of the year.

but again with the money, as you’re paying for the texts then, depending on your plan.

but then of course there’s the data plan…

Typically, if I’m not playing video games, I’m using the Netflix Instant Watch feature on it, or using the HD DVD add-on to upconvert DVDs. Or I’m using it to stream my music library from my desktop in the other room, or I’m using the Last.fm streaming service. It really is an all-in-one media center for me. I rarely watch cable unless there’s sports on.

Least favorite: Seahawks season tickets last year. Crappy season, crappy team, and it made me realize that going to football games should be a treat. I found myself dreading the three-hour drive up to Seattle every other week.

And have been quite happy with my decision.

Although my new gun will end up being my most favorite, but it hasn’t delivered to the store yet

Least favorite: Either my G1 or Seahawk season tickets. I love Android and the form factor of the G1 to death but the fact that it’s unlikely to receive updates due to short sightedness by HTC, the massive ordeal that came from switch to T mobile that resulted in me losing phone service for 2 months and the fact that T-Mobile blows compared to Sprint technology wise makes me regret the move.

Me regreting the Hawks tickets has nothing to do with the team or the experience at Qwest Field. the ushers basically treated us like shit even though we tried to be reasonable and were season ticket holders.Combine that with having to pay 150 dollars for fucking preseason games and I’m better off just buying 8 individual standing room only tickets and spending the saved 300 dollars on Seahawks gear and that makes me the saddest panda in the whole wide world.

It was a total impulse purchase because I was dying to play The Show, and I assumed I would live to regret spending $460+ to get my baseball fix. But I don’t. With Blu-ray, streaming Netflix and DVD upscaling, it’s become my main entertainment hub. Well worth the cost for me.

A close second-place: A good mattress.

Least: My 08 Civic, I guess. I love it and wouldn’t say I regret buying it, but sometimes I think I probably didn’t need to buy it brand new. I see my fiancee paying like $150 a month for her car and I kick myself sometimes.

Least favorite: Also my house because I am an idiot and bought at the peak. My home is currently worth 75% of the value of my loan.

Favorite? I can’t put my laptop because the bastards put Vista on it the first time around, so I’d go with my Zune because it makes me happy on a near-daily basis and the Zune Pass subscription service made things really easy on someone like me who came late to the MP3 player scene. I also bought a Viewsonic TV for my mom years back, no problems with that, and my Honda, which I bought used and doesn’t even have the features that came standard that year, has at least been a solid vehicle with little maintenance.

Least favorite? Tough to say. I think it might be my old desktop, partially because I didn’t realize that I was really going to be in the market for a laptop in the coming year or two when I had it built, and partially because my friends were in a phase where everyone was building bigger and bigger computers and mine, while having enough fans on it to keep okay in the summertime despite being on the west end of the house and getting all the sun in the afternoon, it’s just damned unwieldy, and not particularly aesthetically pleasing.

Favorite:

The 1990 Dodge Colt I had for a few months in Tacoma. That thing drove like a go-cart (it basically was, I guess…no power steering, 4 speed manual transmission <100 HP motor, very low to the ground), got me back and forth across Washington several times, averaged 39 MPG, was batshit cheap to insure, and cost me $600 to buy + $150 to get it up to par. One of my larger regrets ever was selling that thing- I should have tried to get it to Wyoming- I bet it would have made it. That said, I sold it for $900, which covered everything I added in, the registration, and most of my insurance costs.

Least Favorite:
The kegerator I bought at the beginning of t his school year. I got a great deal on it and was able to sell it for a profit in January, but while it was in my possession I quintupled my alcohol consumption and it never filled its intent which was for me to save money on beer.

Least favorite is a lot of CDs and a lot of sports video games.

Least favorite? Anything I placed on a credit card.

Kind of sad I don’t even like any of the things I’ve spent lots of money on.
Car? eh, it’s a ‘99 Civic, functional, but I don’t really even like driving
Decently TV? eh, barely watch it
Computers? Have never bought one for myself except a $50 used Amazon desktop (which is a great employee perk)

I guess I should say Ms season tickets for this year. I’m pretty sure that will be enjoyable. In fact, I’m not sure what could ruin it! A surprise MLB strike, but yeah that’s not going to happen (and if it does I will kill someone).

Such a cool song.

Like with Phoenix being featured in the Cadillac ad campaigns. I think I might have first heard them on SNL and then heard the song in the ads, but I’m not positive on that.

I doubt the iphone ever comes to Verizon.

it feels like it takes too long to play through it.

I can’t figure out why it hasn’t allowed me to sign up. I went through the whole process, checked the correct boxes to receive emails, and I haven’t received ANYTHING. It’s really really frustrating.

When does the pre-sale start?

$22.50 in fees for two.

WHOOOOOOOOO!!!! Also bought Sasquatch! Day 2 tix. Good ticket day.