iPhone 3.0 - My two favorite (new) features

I like to think I am an early adopter, a technical type who likes to play with the latest gadget and make it do funny and quirky things.

I decided to not be an early adopter when it came to my iPhone. I simply don't like the idea of my main communication device becoming something I had to think about. That's been my main issue with the iPhone all along - it requires thinking. Granted it's great for "engaging" users but seriously it's a phone...it should just do stuff like email and phone without a great deal of brain capacity.

So the two features I like ---

(1) Tethering: This is a must have cool feature. I travel a ton and there is nothing more annoying than trying to do email on my iPhone. I'll do it but I like it on my laptop.

I was at the Tier 1 Hosting Summit in London a few weeks ago and they managed to not have any Internet (Wi-Fi or Wired). Tethering would have saved me from the 2 hours of boredom I endured in the afternoon sessions.



(2) Find-my-iPhone: Last year during a trip to Europe (I won't name cities) I ended up in a cab with a taxi driver who was very interested in my iphone. When we pulled up to the destination I put my iphone on the seat while I stepped out and grabbed my wallet to pay. Before I knew it - the driver took off (without taking the cab fare) and with my iPhone.

I tried sending text messages offering a reward (I would have paid the retail price as a reward to get it back) but I then realized that the security features would prevent him from ever seeing my messages and thus it was wasted effort.

....I'm not so into the voice memo thing... I have an app that I use for my dictation. I am also not that impressed by alot of other stuff. I really just want my phone to be snappy and to do proper email and calendar stuff without me having to think.


wow - I sound so old mannish writing this blog