Yes, yes, I’ve been quiet. For the sake of consistency and SEO ranking, it’s not my preference to go a month without blogging; sometimes, however, thinking of content and writing it is more trouble than its worth. That said, I hope you had a good holiday and a peaceful start to 2010.
As you can see, I’ve updated the site design…again. This time around, kudos to the Thesis theme which, so far, is worth every dollar I spent to procure it. With the header image and color scheme, this place is finally beginning to feel like my own, as opposed to using stock themes that hinder customization. Anyway, I’ll continue to tinker because that’s what I do. But for the most part, this is how altruistic bullsh*t will look…for now.
I think I mentioned it in another post, but two months ago, I purchased the Motorola DROID, my first foray into the Android platform after using Blackberries for about eight months. It’s a fantastic, powerful phone, heavy and utilitarian in design, scalable and accessibility in usage. A clear “anti-iPhone” which was its immediate appeal to me; still, it lacks in apps (to be expected given Android’s young environment) and the physical keyboard, even after two months of use, doesn’t warrant much praise from my end. Nonetheless, I’m happy with the purchase. The screen is huge, responsive, bright and apparently made of steel (I think they call it Gorilla Glass…seriously…). Battery life is what you’d expect from a smartphone—prepare to charge it every night—but it survives heavy daily usage (email, calendar, browsing, music, podcasts, Twitter, Facebook…oh and phone calls). Google Maps with turn-by-turn voice navigation is awesome, so to speak; GMail works fine (though its layout and UI could use a tweak or two); and feel free to compartmentalize your life with the DROID’s three home screens. It could use two more screens, but whatever. I mean, I could root the phone and add up to seven, but that’s for another day.
I do miss the Blackberry keyboard on occasion; though BB’s OS is a bit dusty in relation to other phones, its hardware is absolutely perfect for writing. The soon-to-be-misses and I were cleaning the place a few weeks ago and, in the closet, I found my old Curve; I can’t front, holding it conjured up former Crackberry cravings. Once in a while, I play with the Tour I gave her after I got the DROID…best keyboard I ever used. But Blackberry needs to do a lot more than pump out the same phone every three months for me to come back. Besides, Blackberry wishes it had a browser like the one on the DROID (or any Android phone, most likely).
And I can’t front. The Blackberry made me feel old and corporate after a while. I needed a better balance between work and play, organization and banality, and the Blackberry, no matter how many light-skinned, breakdancing chicks they find and record for advertisements, still has a middle-aged, four-door sedan feeling to it (my four door sedan notwithstanding).
As for writing, well…that’s definitely for another day. Peace.
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