stevenpiziks | Adventures with iPhone

Okay, here's how it happened.

I bought my iPhone yesterday. I felt I was ready to step into the world of hand-held Internet, and my old phone was eligible for upgrading.

Buying it meant first signing a contract (which I hate, but we're not planning on switching cell carriers anytime soon anyway) and then getting the phone switched on for me. The very nice clerk transferred many files and much information, shook my hand, and said, "Welcome to the world of time wasting."

I got it home and did what you have to do in order to learn a new techno-gadget--I played with it. I did have to struggle a bit to get it to connect to our WiFi (finally figured out I was giving it the wrong password, of which there are three to choose from) and download my e-mail (the iPhone automatically generated POP server information that was incorrect and I had to correct it manually), but once that was all straighted out, we were off to the world of tapping.

The screen is way fast and responsive. It springs instantly to life and does what you tell it to without hesitation. When you push a button or flick to the next menu, there is no load time. I like that a lot. And the special effects are cool. Aran loves the way you page through photos by tossing them around with your thumbs.

I'm in love with the GPS and Google Map function. No more getting lost, no more paper directions.

I also downloaded several apps to it--NPR, Pandora, Tic Tac Toe (Mackie's favorite restaurant game), New York Times, Facebook.

I'm getting better and better at using a touchpad typewriter. Give me a couple of days and I'll be able to write stories on it. :)