"I hated apple" written by Paul on estrip.org

Category: mobile

01/09/07 06:33 - 31ºF - ID#37615

I hated apple

I generally do not like apple products but it's been over a year since I got my windows Mobile phone and they haven't improved significantly. Also my birthday is coming up and I need to decide on something before I get nothing. In comes the apple iPhone

I really hope I get this for my birthday. At first I will use wifi until I am finally free of sprint. Then I will have to rejoin cingular. I am kind of sad to move to cingular because sprint is so fast but their customer service sucks and I actually think I end up paying more with them.

The other advantage of having a cingular connection is that it will enable all of my old devices to work again as you can switch sim cards. The htought of having a real mobile browser that renders liek safari make me so freakin' excited. It is like the web on my phone. Not the pocket IE crappy version of the web on my phone. This may actually revolution mobile internet. Not just because it is an apple browser, but because it will be hyped up so much.

The one thing I am not sure baout is if I am ready to give up my qwerty keyboard. I did this once before and i hated that withe the nokia 7710.

the real problem is that it is not for sale yet and has this warning on the apple site.:
This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.

paul writes at 10:33:35 01/10/07 - Comment #14429: [22:30] lwist: but I love that it doesn't need a stylus
[22:31] lwist: although the touch keyboard has a delay
[22:31] lwist: that might drive me crazy
[22:31] lwist: and because the whole screen is touch sensitive
[22:31] lwist: it has to have a prioximity sensor
[22:31] paulsidekick: wow ebay is so crazy now
[22:31] paulsidekick: :::link:::
[22:31] lwist: so you don't accidentally write 'fuck you' with your ear
[22:31] lwist: whoa!
[22:31] paulsidekick: someone woudl really buy an email addrss
[22:31] paulsidekick: for $50
[22:32] paulsidekick: what what kind of delay
[22:32] lwist: well
[22:32] paulsidekick: is it bad
[22:32] lwist: just a latency from when you press and it types
[22:32] paulsidekick: rememebr my nokia was touch screen keyboard only
[22:32] lwist: it's hard to say with a demo

jenks writes at 01:05:38 01/10/07 - Comment #14414: Man, did no one even read my post? I have links and all that... ;) But yeah, it's not coming out til june. :( But basically they had to announce it now b/c they're applying for the FCC approval- which I guess makes the info public, and they wanted to be the ones to announce it in typical apple fanfare style, rather than have it leak out.

I wish it had a bigger HD. They were hyping this widescreen video ipod... I was holding off on replacing my 60gb that was stolen... and as much as I want this phone, it's more like a nano- can't replace my big ipod. Oh well. I have 6mo to decide if I'm willing to spend the money anyway. Guess I need a new ipod in the meantime, then.

Appletv on the other hand- lame. (and for me to criticize an apple product- wow!). My bro-in-law has been waiting for this thing to come out for months. But it ONLY plays stuff from itunes, as far as I can tell. And does anyone have enough video bought of itunes that they're willing to spend $300 to connect it to their tv? (when you can just connect your video ipod to the tv in the meantime?) If it would stream ANY video, that would be a different story. But I guess they want to support the itunes store... I'm sure someone will hack it though.

paul writes at 12:38:37 01/10/07 - Comment #14413: Wow, that is so lame. Why even demo a product that isn't going to be out for 6 months. Now this is freakin ridiculou. I want a wii and an iphone. I am totally willing to purchase either and yet there are none to be purchased. By the time the iphone comes out in june the is a good chance I will want something else and they will have missed their mark. Same with the wii. By the time one is available I might not even want one anymore.

joshua writes at 10:54:07 01/10/07 - Comment #14410: The phone will allegedly be available in June.

Having been a Windows (or linux/unix) user all my life I have to admit that the new computers Apple haved released over the past few years have looked amazing to me.

Of course, when it comes down to the nitty gritty, I'll end up just buying parts and having (e:jason) put a box together for me anyway... we are sticklers for having the right hardware. Speaking of - (e:jason) wants to build a new computer using one of the new Intel Dual Core jobbies.

Apple had many technical problems during the development of the iPhone that I was reading about - it appears as if they solved them. Apple's hallmarks are in simplicity and beauty combined into one product.

The phone will fit the bill, and for those of you who may be critical of the price, also think of it this way - with a 4 or 8 gig disk in the iPhone and the iTunes capability you are going to effectively end up with an iPod Nano/Phone hybrid... in those terms $500 seems somewhat reasonable.

imk2 writes at 08:43:58 01/10/07 - Comment #14403: there is no way i could ever justify spending 500 dollars on a phone. AND it doesn't have a keyboard? so they're going to do a touch screen keyboard? i can't imagine how effective that'll be and i wonder what the insurance will cost per month for a $500 price tag, and just like with other apple products the price is NOT going to go down over time, which sucks ass.

paul writes at 10:49:22 01/09/07 - Comment #14401: I depends on what service you are paying for. I had cingular the year before last and used their edge service with my Nokia 7710. It was able to stream video and music without much problem. I got around 200k/sec. That service costs around $44/month + phone service.

zobar writes at 10:24:33 01/09/07 - Comment #14399: I bet you're going to get a lot of questions about this one ...

Mostly I'm concerned about whether it will be practical to have one in this area. Cingular's casual data service [ie, what I get when I push the wrong button on my phone] is fantastically awful, at least for me. It's too slow to even be able to pretend that the 'wireless web' is usable; I can't imagine what it would be like to try browsing the Real Web with it while polling IMAP in the background.

- Z

jenks writes at 08:13:35 01/09/07 - Comment #14395: yeah. I want one. bad. (and I will buy all the apple stuff that vycious won't, and he can have all the windows crap that I boycott ;) )

vycious writes at 06:55:40 01/09/07 - Comment #14384: it looks neat, but i hate apple on sheer premise. after owning my 1 apple product, i can say i will never buy apple again. ever. i would rather cut off my gaming thumbs than to give money to that company again. if you know me, that means a bit.

but i can see where you stand regarding the rest of the situation- allowing the use of all your other devices. that, however, IS a good selling point. for you.

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Category: food

01/09/07 01:08 - 32ºF - ID#37599

Trip To Wegmans

Went on a quick shopping trip to wegmans. They now have a diaper chaging station in the men's room. This is not to weird in itself but what is weird is that they supply the diapers in like 10 different sizes.

They sell pomegranite seeds. Seems like everything is getting more convenient these days.

I think this is ridiculous. I mean who is going to pay almost $2.00 for a half of a tiny apple cut up. I know I wouldn't and what a waste of plastic.

I bought crab meat and at it with yummy lemon butter sauce. I figure got to hurry up and eat it all before there is no more seafood in the ocean.

It probably will not help my strange high blood pressure. The second number just keeps climbing up and it seems to be in the high blood range now. I am, however, on astragalus today for my lungs and I think it raises your blood pressure. Will I die if both numbers are the same? Jenks, anyone?

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Category: health

01/08/07 01:00 - 34ºF - ID#37587

The Braces Scam

I ended up going to the orthodontist Dr. MacDonald over on sheridan dr near elmwood today because Dr. McClurr over on West Utica said I needed braces when I went to him for a checkup two weeks ago.

The whole morning started out bad because the car was broken and at the shop. I ended up taking a cab which costs $20 one way. I guess I really should have taken the bus, as I am right now on the way home. It is snowing like crazy by the way.

Did you know the bus doesn't give change. How hard would it be to implement that?

So back to the orthodontist. What a waste of my freakin day. They pretty much just wanted to do cosmetic work on the teeth. My insurance won't cover it because its medically unnecessary and because I am over 19. So the real question is why did the dentist send me here if its not medically necessary?

I feel like I got caught up in some sort of referal scam.

Look at my photographs and what they are talking about changing. It is all cosmetic and costs an astounding $4200.

I am so angry right now. I fucking hate doctors and their stupid scams.

He said my tooth grinding and clenching is probably caused from job stress.

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Category: nature

01/07/07 12:26 - 40ºF - ID#37566

The Botanical Gardens

Please checkk out my other three journals I posted in the last 24 hours.

I love my Nikon s7c. I am getting much better at taking pictures.

Trying out the flash

This plant has the tastiest nektar. Yes, I tasted it. I am sure the sugar gliders would kill for it.

This os the plate for it. I want to get them in the summer.

He is so cute.

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Category: music

01/07/07 12:04 - 40ºF - ID#37564

Karaoke At The Tudor Lounge

We had a crazy evening last night going out to the Tudor Lounge with (e:enknot) . Don't miss the video of him singing at the end of the journal.

Chris came to visit from San Francisco

Once we were at the Tudor Lounge I took a lot of pics.

(e:matthew) looking cute

raw chicken sometimes makes me want to be vegan again. I would never eat chicken again if I ever had to touch it raw. THank god, someone always touches it for me.

After it's cooke dinto ricey yumminess - it tastes so good.

(e:brit) looking ...

Everyone needs an action ho in the kitchen.

Another pic of chris and (e:matthew)

(e:enknot) karaoke - I don't know why the beginning converted so badly but it gets normal as the video plays.

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Category: music

01/06/07 03:03 - 46ºF - ID#37557

Kimya Dawson and My Birthday

Okay, I am just going to throw this out there. The best thing that could ever happen for my 30th birthday on the 22nd is Kimya

playing at the 24.

Can somebody make that happen?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: pets

01/06/07 01:59 - ID#37556

Weight Loss Drugs For Dogs

Okay, this is totally ridiculous. Now they have a weight loss drug for drugs. It seems like running outside and a sensible diet is a much more reasonable approach. Do you think the dogs feel like people do on diet pills. Can they get addicted?

It is so insane that in so many places people are starving and here we are having a dog weight control problem. Maybe instead we should focus on the dog meat export industry.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: hardware

01/04/07 09:33 - 52ºF - ID#37540

My Head Mounted Camera

My head mounted camera that (e:naturephoto) 's suggested when we were chatting one night. It seems pretty awesome.

The package reports that it can be used up to 3 meters underwater and has some people scuba diving with it. It takes a standard memory card and uses standard usb and has a tv hookup. It is the epitomy of standard., I cannot wait to see what version of movie it makes. The package reports it record at 640x480 at 30fps.

It is weird to have a camera without a viewfinder but it rocks that you can attach it to your body and that it costs only ~$120.

What is silicone grease and why don't I want to eat it?

Here is a video from it. It is about 800k which is quite tiny. I makes standard compliant avi files that works in both windows media player and quicktime. The camera simply mounts as an external drive just like a usb jump drive with all the videos on it - without a driver or install disk! I think that is a miracle. However, the videos look really bad in low light as is expected for $100.

::Download Flash Video::

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Category: food

01/04/07 04:40 - ID#37536

Neon Thai Buffet Sucks

This food is from Neon Thai Buffet on Niagara Falls Blvd. I would say it is as disgusting as it looks after I ate it. The reason I took the picture in this state is that i didn't want anyoen to think that it was maybe even good. They barely had any food, I am still hungry - it cost me around $10 and the food they had was not very hot. It appeared they were cooking as people came in to try and keep waste down and save money, but what really happend is they didn't have enough hot food that tasted good.

Have you ever been to a buffet where most of the food was gone during the middle of the Buffet hours. Wh

This is what it looks like to be optimizing a database a 2am. I am so excited about the new optimizations I paln on working on tonight ;( And moving the server over at Artvoice.

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Category: nikon

01/03/07 12:41 - ID#37521

Nikon Camera Wireless Post

This post was sent directly from a Nikon camera.

Today (e:lilho) and I ate at Brodo with (e:terry) We had intended on eating at Globe Market but it was to busy at lunch time.