TECHNOBABBLING . . .

Eversince I've read about personal computers back in HS, the dream of owning one someday started, and I guess with it, the love for tech gadgets . I got my first PC a 486 in 1993 running on windows 3.1 and of course MS-DOS. Subsequently, upgraded it to a pentium all by myself, and a "how to do it book" when the Windows 95 was released. Built 2 more systems as intel and microsoft tweaked their products. Yes, I was once an America Online subscriber, getting used to the computer lingos like LOL, ROFL, AFTK,NP, BRB, ASL, : ) , :P and many more. Right now, my system's OS is Vista though some techies loathe it and woud prefer XP, Im getting used to it and very much comfortable.. After all the other windows versions that Ive used from 3.1 , 95, 97, Me, 2000, XP , the problems that I've encoutered with Vista were trivial. Forget about the speed of XP, my system runs on quadcore and 8 Gigs of memory! SWOOSHH!!!

Along with my fondness with PC, is the Cellular phone or Cellphone, or Cellfone, or CP. My first CP was Motorola's StarTAC, once considered as the world's smallest and lightest. Since then, I've used different kinds and brands of CP. None of those CP that I've had came close to iphone.Yes, iphone! I even videotaped the time, I got it out from the box! Maybe, I'm a victim of all the hypes that were associated with the iphone! Though I tried some of the iphone displays in apple store, having my own was a different feeling. " I have on my hands now, the sleekest, stylish,super cool, and much hyped Iphone", said to myself... Quickly activated it from my PC through the internet. Then, excitedly tried to use it in browsing the internet. The browsing experience was very good, with a little drawback on the speed (its not 3G), the pages of the sites are exactly the same with what I can see on my desktop ,or with my laptop as per mobile comparison.

One of the best thing about iphone... is you can make the fonts and pictures bigger or smaller!! with your fingertips! WOW!! The touchscreen GUI is remarkable! The pictures look crips and sharp. I Googled and Yahoo! Played some of the songs with its built in music player a.k.a "iPod" while surfing the internet. Browsed my songlist using my finger and was flipping pages of the song albums virtually! Videos?? the best player compared to other phones! Right now, i'm trying to convert the movie "300" so I can watch it on my iphone... pretty neat huh?

For the first time, I went outside the US without my laptop ( 'was in the Phils. last Feb), just my iphone! Downloaded all my favorite songs from itunes to my iphone, stored some pictures, music videos, contacts, and many more. Back in the Phils, I'll just go to Starbucks and buy a 100 peso worth of wi-fi connection, or buy an ice cold pale pilsen (please no san mig light) with free peanuts at Shangri-la Edsa Hotel lobby in order to use their free wi-fi (Shang Makati wi-fi access?? with fees!!! and I was even a guest there) and I could check my emails, my portfolio, the news, and watch videos in youtube.

One can argue that a Blackberry is better..app wise but for me, iphone is simple, easy ,and fun to use. Also, 3G iphone is coming and with SDK, the apps gap would cease to exist! I can't wait for the 3G iphone's release in stores, a day before my birthday! I have a reason for buying the new model too, a birthday gift for myself!