Otis
Footballguy
Using this thing during my subway commute yesterday was just so sweet. I carry it in my hand in the Apple case, headphones plugged in and listening to music (I recommend the Apple headphones, or another pair with the controls on them that are compatible -- makes it so much easier to change volume, pause, or skip songs without interrupting what you are doing on screen, particularly a concern without multitasking), and I'm reading the NYTimes that I had just updated before I got on the subway (I haven't read the news in years -- now I read once or twice a day), then I am heading over a bridge and get 3G service -- a couple of e-mails come in, jot out a couple quick replies, find out it's my turn in my scrabble game (Words with Friends) with my chick, make my turn then switch over to a work PDF agreement that I need to review, and after that I'm back to browsing the Times again. It really is so awesome.
A new gripe: the battery is large and takes a long time to drain, but it also takes a long time to charge. You really need to plug it in overnight to get a max charge the next day (with my iPod Nano, I plug it in for 10 minutes and it gets a huge charge).
Another gripe: I received a word doc via e-mail that I couldn't open. I don't know if it's because it was a weird format (in track changes), or if it doesn't open Word docs at all, but it's something I need to look into, because in a work-related pinch that could be incredibly frustrating.
A new gripe: the battery is large and takes a long time to drain, but it also takes a long time to charge. You really need to plug it in overnight to get a max charge the next day (with my iPod Nano, I plug it in for 10 minutes and it gets a huge charge).
Another gripe: I received a word doc via e-mail that I couldn't open. I don't know if it's because it was a weird format (in track changes), or if it doesn't open Word docs at all, but it's something I need to look into, because in a work-related pinch that could be incredibly frustrating.