Thursday, February 24, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

top 5: why i chose android over apple

top 5 reasons i chose android over apple

My contract with Verizon was almost up, so I took the opportunity to upgrade my phone. While i LOVED my Palm Pre Plus, it was starting to show signs of age - plus I hate how thick it was with the extended battery I couldn't get through a day without. So, looking at Verizon's lineup it was obvious my choice would be between the Droid 2 (because of the physical keyboard) and the iPhone 4. I'll be honest. I was tempted to go with Apple. The huge app store, along with all the gaming options that Android simply doesn't have right now weighed heavily in the iPhone's favor. It took me a little while to come up with these 5 reasons NOT to choose Apple, but once I did I never looked back.


5. iTunes is a pain in the ass. If I want video or music on my phone, then I don't want to have to jump through a thousand of Apple's hoops, and then wait FOR EVER for my phone to sync with iTunes.

4. I used a phrase in reason #5 - "my phone." I want my phone to be my phone. I want to do with it what I want to do with it, and I don't want Apple's grubby, stainless steel, robotic hands all over it after I've paid for it and taken it home. The iPhone's utilitarian grid, refusal to include widgets or customization of any kind is supremely frustrating.

3. I wanted to pick a phone with an OS that I thought had the best chance of "winning" the mobile war. My last phone was a Palm phone that ran webOS. While I LOVED webOS as a mobile platform, Palm really dropped the ball with getting their devices out there and marketing them well. As a result, developer support was virtually nonexistent, so the App Catalog remains almost empty. Slickness and innovation in the UI wasn't enough without software to give the phone functionality. I feel that Android hits a nice middle ground between functionality and a smart UI. Meanwhile, Apple's iOS has been rather stagnant for awhile. How much longer will people put up with staring at a 4x4 grid of icons? And pretending "multitasking" (don't even get me started) is new - anyone else remember copy and paste? - is insulting. Consumers should demand real innovation and improvements, not common sense ideas that are masquerading as genius.

2. I am voting with my wallet. Apple has a VERY closed way of doing business. I really don't believe that censorship and eliminating competition is the way to innovation and the best products for the customer. I do not want my money (well, more of my money) helping Apple to achieve an even stronger position in the mobile market. Shit like this and thiscan NOT continue to happen.

1. The iPhone's notification system flat out sucks. It is archaic and broken, and I can't believe so many people are able to "use" it.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

SOLD.


my birthday!!!

sooooo any of you lovely people want to not worry about getting me a birthday present for the next 10 years?? here you go.

got PLENTY of these

Wednesday, February 2, 2011