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By: Cesare

Cesare — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:47:30 +0000

@Steve that is true. When you have the iPhone with you each break can become a non break. There are spans of my time I need to be notified as soon as possible about something which has to do with my job, and in those cases the “Internet in your pocket” is invaluable. In all the other cases the iPhone is just a phone for me.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:59:21 +0000

hi cesare,
Seems like everyone I know has an iphone now. Me, I’ll just stick with my voice-only cell phone. I think the iphone is a “time saver” just like the internet at work is a “time saver”… not.
I’m sure the iphone is cool and has its advantages, but sometimes we should just unplug from the net and email, and enjoy the peace and quiet of everyday life…
steve :D

By: Cesare

Cesare — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:21:40 +0000

@tamahome Onestly I didn’t have any issue with the battery so far. I don’t play much on the iphone, though some games are really addicting :)

By: Tamahome Jenkins

Tamahome Jenkins — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:14:30 +0000

I had the original iPhone, but ultimately replaced it with the BlackBerry/iPod Touch combo because of battery life, and T-Mobile’s cheaper rates. The itouch is my favorite gadget, but now I don’t have to sacrifice entertainment to conserve my battery ^_^

By: Cesare

Cesare — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:09:08 +0000

@Rod I survived as well when I had no iPhone. The point is that now I can do “some” of the tasks I usually did on my home computer on the iphone. For example if a client needs confirmation about a meeting I can directly send a quick confirmation via the iPhone. No need to go home just for that.
If I have an inspiration for a blog post I take a quick note and create a draft by means of the iphone (using the wordpress application). Of course I’ll finish the post on my home computer, which is equipped with a 24”, 2” less than yours :(

By: Rod Macbeth

Rod Macbeth — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:25:03 +0000

If you’re joined at the hip with the internet…I suppose it’s a good thing.

Personally, I can survive quite nicely without it.

My email will still be there when I return home as will the blog post I was going to make…on my 26″ monitor.

By: Cesare

Cesare — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:39:53 +0000

@Spabat I think I can say it brings the office out of the office. As for competition I think it is essential. That’s why I am investigating also Android and Palm SDK.

By: Spacebat

Spacebat — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:15:14 +0000

@Cesare, definitely there are some aspects in which the iphone is the better device. Like you, if I had a mac I’d probably have an iphone now. I’m just glad that there is finally some credible competition coming on to keep things moving.

I’ve found the same things to be true of my android, its a time sink but for time that would otherwise be wasted, waiting for other things to happen.

By: Cesare

Cesare — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:03:39 +0000

@Spacebat I had a mac before buying an iPhone. So for me probably it has been “natural”, or at least I did have the issue of changing machine. As for memory I did not feel the need of a card slot. Probably battery substitution will be an issue, but I hope to have sold the iphone before that happens :)

By: Spacebat

Spacebat — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:03:34 +0000

I almost got an iphone, but when I realised that I’d have to buy a mac to write programs for it, that idea went out the window. Now I have a HTC Hero android phone and I’ve very happy with it. I can write for it from any desktop machine, install apps to it over USB or wifi, it can run apps in the background, and with the native SDK you can escape the VM. Also having a trackball, and being able to change the battery and microSD card is nice :)