My Phone

A few months ago I came into a Blackberry 8800. It is a nice smart phone with push mail and a decent calendar. It also has a GPS which I can use with Google Maps and a web browser that allows me handy access to the Internet. I am rarely without my phone. As my contact with the world and my nanny (that great calendar) I would be lost without it.

That said, I am not sure if I would like another smart phone again any time soon. There are many times I find myself wanting to create a .doc file or see a web site in flash. I know there is at least a program for me to have a BB version of Word, but is it worth the money when I would only use it every so often?

Because I have it I plan to use it to the best of its abilities, but I am already dreaming of my next technological step. I know this is the pitfall of a geeky guy, but hear me out. I think I would like a laptop that I could carry with me everywhere I go. Right now I have a nice 17' PowerBook G4, this is an awesome computer and I plan to make it work for me for the next several years. I don't run anything too fancy just Firefox and NeoOffice mostly, along with iTunes when I am not needing some quite, but I would like a smaller notebook that could go every where with me. Those MacBooks are looking really nice...

Now this might be the pipe dream but it is what I want. I would like a phone then with at least a 3G connection (none of this EDGE I have right now) and the ability to connect to my computer as a sort of modem. That way I can always be sure to connect my computer to the World even without a hotspot.

Until then my Blackberry and I will honor each other. We still have over a year and a half before we are done with each other.

2nd Life? Who has time?

I went to Charlie's soapbox on 2nd Life. It was mildly interesting, nothing too new or exciting, but it was done very well. I am glad he put together a very good little presentation.

For anyone not in the know, 2nd Life is sort of like one of those MMOs like World of Warcraft, but without the competitive aspect. You can build just about anything there in 2nd LIfe though. Charlie for example built a room based on the lobby of Farris Hall. This place is a new place to interact with the world.

I barely have time (read: I don't have time) to blog. How am I suppose to interact with the world all the time! I have books to read, papers to write, things that need organizing! Who are these people that hang out on 2nd Life? I know it is not me.

That said it looks like I need to do some work, otherwise I will let my roommate down. He needs me to read the one book he can't seem to enjoy reading.