I finally pulled the trigger and ordered the Blackberry Pearl 8100. I ordered the Samsung Sync for my wife. I’ve gone back and forth trying to decide whether I would get enough use out of the data plan but I think it is something I will use. Cingular does have a 30 day return policy, [...]

I’ve written about my current setup, what options I’m looking for this time around, and now it’s time to narrow the field to the 3 phones I’m considering purchasing. Here’s what I’ve come up with.

Sony Ericsson W810i
Samsung Sync (SGH-a707)
Blackberry Pearl (8100)

The W810i gets a 4.39/5 rating on PhoneScoop.com. Not too shabby. It has a very [...]

Like an O’Reilly “pocket reference” book it’s a quick and dirty post today. The cell phone search has been slow going. Partially due to me trying to read every review possible, and partially due to their not being a lot of cool phones right now. I have decided that I don’t want a RAZR. Or [...]

Dear Apple,
Please stop placing icons on my machine when I install the new version of iTunes. I used to wonder why you couldn’t come up with a sleek updater similar to the one that Firefox uses. Don’t misunderstand, I have broadband, so the speed isn’t a problem. It just seems like a lot of money [...]

I suppose a post like this doesn’t really belong on this site, but what the hell, it wouldn’t really be a blog if we didn’t go on a tangent now and again would it. So I’ll call this category “In Other News”.
First I’ll set this up with a little backstory. I drive a Nissan Xterra. [...]