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Apr 22 2010

Me and My iPhone

I have never been much of an Apple fan. To be honest, their fans scare me and my limited experiences with a Mac back in the University of Melbourne were not terribly good either. I mean, what was up with the one-button mouse?

Then I caved and bought an iPhone.

I really enjoy my iPhone and I use it for tons of stuff. I surf the net, I watch Merlin, I play games – it’s all great. I like being able to do all these while in bed. However, I’ve been thinking about it for a while and reading all these Apple news with regards to the new iPad and the next version of the iPhone and the next phone I get will probably be an Android phone. Or maybe a Windows 7 one. Whatever it is, I am unlikely to get another iPhone.

Mainly, I don’t like how Apple works. I don’t like how they make it difficult for people to replace the battery of the iPhone. I don’t like how they force me to change all my songs from wmv to mp3 files. I don’t like how troublesome they make it for me to change the ringtone of my iPhone. I don’t like how they approve apps. I don’t like iTunes. I don’t like the over-paranoia they have with revealing when new versions of their product will be out. I don’t like how proprietary they are. Frankly, I just don’t like the way they do business.

Yeah, MS isn’t perfect either (far from it) and I am probably completely biased. But it’s my money and I can tell you that unless Apple’s iPhone stands head and shoulders above all other phones two years on, I’m unlikely to spend it on another iPhone.

Dec 6 2009

New Toys and Random Updates

I logged into my new MOE google apps account today and it was so exciting. Yeah, I get excited over the silliest things but I’m so thrilled with the possibilities of Google Docs and Calendar. The only thing is that now I have to attend some course on how to use them. Let’s hope the course would show me interesting (and new) stuff instead of just things I already know.

Oh and I got access to Google Wave but no one to wave with.

Another exciting thing in my life is Windows 7! Been using it for about 3 days now and it’s pretty. I haven’t explored it all yet but I like the snapping feature (Aero snap?) and the new task bar (smart bar I believe it is called). I just need a new wallpaper to pretty up my laptop.

Kiat bought himself Dragon Age and Football Manager and I bet he is having a ball of a time. I, on the other hand, am still somewhat obsessed with Disgaea and Civilisation IV. To the kind soul who lent me the game, I doubt you will be getting it back anytime soon. I haven’t actually played a PC RPG since Diablo II so while I’m quite intrigued by Dragon Age, I’m not sure if I now have the patience, time or the hand-eye coordination needed to play it. Still, the videos on YouTube are quite … interesting and everyone seems to love it.

In other news, yesterday was a crappy day having been stood up by my friends. Bleh. Not the first time either. Plus the shoes I was wearing were so uncomfortable. I wish there was some way I could tell if a pair of shoes would be comfy or not. It felt pretty comfy in the shop. Also, developed a bad headache at 10pm, missed the Arsenal  match and woke up really late with the same headache today. It has only now just gone, thanks to panadol and food.

Still, I caught the latest Merlin episode (which was fine but too dark and angsty for my tastes) and my sis cooked dinner – both of which cheered me up considerably. Plus, I should be having a fun birthday dinner on Tuesday.

I should work now really.