Mass Transit more useable

A number of times this weekend while running around Chicago, I had need of looking up directions and locations on Google maps. It got me thinkng that not only is availability or access a factor of my growing adoration of this device, my love is also for the ease of use each tool affords. For instance, the alarm. I use the alarm function on my iPhone a lot. I had an alarm on my Razr, but though I loved the look of it and was proud to use it, I didn't use the auxilary features much at all- they were awkward. I would make the argument that I receive
possitive social feedback when I use my iPhone, that is probably a supporting factor

I think I also found using the Internet on my phone and paying by the bit intimidating financially, so I didn't use it for things like actively checking transit info. Again ease of use wins out.

And of course now we're down in a tunnel and I don't have service.

Grrrrr.

lately when I attempt to mblog from my iPhone the app shuts down on me and boots me out of Safari full stop. I'm not sure what is up with that, but it sure does cheese. oh, and I think the Apple peeps forgot cut and paste. Which I also find an annoying shortsight. Cut andpaste seems like a basic non negotiable affordance of a text generation tool. How could this have been missed?

An apparent change

when asked the other day how I thought the iPhone had changed me, at that point I said in no great way, but perhaps what I wasn't considering is that minute change over time is profound. I am blogging on the bus again, and it made me realize that I don't dread down time anymore - for instance, riding the bus. my mind that seems to crave hyper stimulation, that bores easily in the quiet thinks this device was made for it. It has also made me aware of where the bumpiest parts of the bus are to sit, since these keys don't mix well with bumpy roads. That's all right, it has made for good typing practice in adverse conditions. You never know when that could come in handy...

How does the iPhone change me?

If you've ever been poor and then worked hard to make sure you no longer have to worry so much about where your next meal is coming from- that's kind of how access to information now feels. When my mind hungers I feed from the Google trough.