That’s an interesting title considering that I biked into work today and it didn’t rain a drop and then when I left work this evening it was also not raining. I think I chose the title because at the moment it is in fact, raining. My back is to the window but I can hear the rain falling outside. Also, I do not feel as though it is an entirely misleading post title because I ride my bike year around and have pedaled in more than my share of extremely cold, wet days. Perhaps I am being prophetic and I know that tomorrow morning I will be riding my bike to work in full rain gear. Or perhaps not. Who knows. Sometimes a title is just a title and we shouldn’t read too much into it.
And to change gears I should also mention that I simply adore my new myTouch 3G and will be posting a personal review of it shortly. I still haven’t had a lot of time to play around with it but so far I am pleased with the Android platform and my favorite feature is GPS with the Google Maps, mainly because I am simple minded when it comes to things like that and it amuses me to no end.
Additionally, I am still tracking towards opening my own design studio here in Portland by summer.
Day 67: (myTouch 3G and Android)
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A Personal Review
Oh joy, a new toy. I finally qualified for an upgrade with T-Mobile and it is was a toss up between the newest BlackBerry or going with an Android phone. After much research and deliberation I decided upon the fabulous myTouch 3G with the 3.5mm jack.
I can tell you that I have always enjoyed the BlackBerry’s because they have a real QWERTY keyboard and I have resisted moving to any smartphone with an Onscreen Keyboard because I have fat fingers. And to get it out of the way this is my only gripe about the myTouch 3G. I am having to relearn how to type on the OSK but after two days of practice I am getting much better.
Early on in my research I was getting a bit discouraged about switching to the Android OS because I had heard quite a bit of chatter regarding the fact that Android phones were a bit sluggish but so far I have not experienced any issues with the myTouch 3G, in fact it has been quite snappy and it has not crashed or locked up on me like my old BlackBerry Curve. The Android Market has a plethora of free apps to keep me occupied but to date all I am running is Facebook, Seismic and FxCamera. Oh and the WordPress app, of course. Additionally, I am quite taken with the GPS integration with Google Maps and Google Sky Map. Another plus has been the fact that the myTouch 3G seems to offer me better reception in the Portland metro area than did my Blackberry.
I’m not going to get all techie and geeky with this personal review of the myTouch 3G because I think the design and features speak for themselves and the layout is pretty intuitive so most users will be able to figure things out themselves. Overall, after two days of using it I am super pleased with the myTouch 3G!