Happy Tuesday!
I received a text yesterday evening from a good friend wondering if I had jumped into Sprint's new 4G Android phone, yet (the EVO). It became available June 4th. He knew that I'd moved to the cloud in January and was cussing my Palm Centro because it doesn't mesh well with google apps, especially the calendar function. The simple truth is that yes, I had a new phone, but I had actually moved BACK in technology rather than forward.
One distinction I was very aware of when I was an airline pilot was the distinction between an airline pilot and a test pilot. One rule for staying out of trouble was to remain an airline pilot and leave the test pilot stuff to others. I tend to approach technology the same way.
So, I'm going to give the test pilots a few months to work the kinks out of the Android phone and maybe pick one up for Christmas. That way I spend my time working real estate instead of wondering why I've spent two hours trying to get my phone to do what I want it to.
In the meantime, I spent $40 on ebay and have an older Windows Mobile phone that handles google apps ok. At $40, it's almost disposable and will get me by until the fall.
Where is the mobile device industry headed? That's a topic for another blog!
Blue skies,
Sam White
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Sam,
We could go bankrupt just keeping up with all the technological changes that are occurring. I try to wait until the product has been out a while before I dive into it. It saved me a lot of money not being to instinctive and doing a good feasibility study to see how others are liking it.
I agree with waiting. I waited for the iphone 3g last year before tossing my Blackberry. Now the new iPhone is out, and I'll again wait until next years.
Who did you fly for? I flew for Pan Am for 28 years.
Bill
Thanks for your comment!
I flew the Pacific with Continental/Continental Micronesia until a medical problem in 2002.
I used to be an early adopter but in my old age I just don't have the patience to try to work things out that the developers should have worked out before they sold it to me.