It feels as if I've been searching a lifetime for my holy grail. To easily and efficiently,
(not spending five minutes using my chunky fingers to smash keys the size of a pinhead to type-in a web address, and having a shot of espresso to stay awake while the mobile web browser loads the site, then, if lucky enough to not be presented with randomly scrambled pixels on the matchbook-sized display, locate the jeweler's grade magnifying glass to actually view the site)
anywhere and anytime, access my information. All of it. Yes, I purchased the first available Kyocera smartphone, marking the beginning of a vicious 10 year cycle of irrational exuberance for the next great phone, and the shattered dreams (and anti-depressants) when faced with the reality of fatal flaws.
Then I purchased the iPhone 3G. Coupled with, most notably, the google apps mobile suite and (recently) the iLastPass beta app (not yet in the app store), the phone has been a game-changer for my mobile "cloud computing" experience, both for business and leisurely pursuits. Yes, while not yet realized, the holy grail is within our sights.
The major drawback I have with the 3G is battery life - notwithstanding the monopolistic AT&T lock-in with their pathetic network coverage, etcal . While mobile, I'm constantly navigating and updating network and screen settings to conserve power, and frequently switching-out battery extenders. With 3G and/orWiFi enabled, this still doesn't get me through a heavy day of mobile usage without having to plug-in. This is my great need for the 3G S.
Yet, if for nothing other than principle and rectitude, I absolutely refuse to shell-out the $600 for the 3G S (I am one year into a two year contract and not yet upgrade eligible)... well, the truth is that I would have eagerly shelled-out the fins on the first day ofpre -order - were it not for my certainty that any attempt to rationalize this expenditure will be thwarted by my partner - she happens to be an attorney with a high-degree of skepticism, at least as it relates to me and my wanderlust for everything tech.
Though I do sneak a cool gadget under the radar from time to-time (my partner is fundamentally and to her core not interested in technology - and therefore very unobservant when visiting me in the home office), I'm certain that making the argument to her for the 3G S, no matter how clever or conniving, will be met with the typical bewilderment and disapproving frown, if not outright scorn. Well, if she only had an iPhone instead of that clunky, so yesterday Blackberry, maybe she would be more sympathetic to my plight (?)
Well, there you have it. If I don't win, I hope some other poor sap in my predicament does.
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