I’m a technology nerd, and I’ve come to embrace and enjoy it. One of the ways I like to document and look back on my life through the years is by considering how I use technology daily. A couple of times before (2007, 2010), I’ve written about the typical tools I use, as well as my comments on how well they do or don’t work for me. I find it fun to read about others’ setups on The Setup, a blog dedicated to posts like this one.
Month: October 2011
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Steve Jobs’ visionary products changed our culture. But I think his philosophy of life, work, and death have meant event more to me.
It’s fitting that his own words about death are the ones that help me put his death in perspective, but also my own life:
Namaste, Steve.
My iPhone 4S reaction
Having watched the iPhone 4S announcement, it’s clear to me that Apple is unmatched in overall phone quality for most people: designing everything from the processor silicon, to the camera lens, to the app ecosystem puts them in a class of their own.
The only hope for competitors to make a better phone is to concentrate on niche markets: Geeks who want full control of their phones have the Google Nexus line. Some will swear by their physical keyboards, integration with proprietary cloud apps, or their enterprise-secured OS.
But if your needs are like those of most of us, no matter your budget, there is nothing out there that, on a whole, beats an iPhone.
(Before anyone accuses me of fanboy bias: this post was written from an Android phone, and I have no idea what I will buy next. I’m in that geek niche where there is still a heated competition.)