More Thoughts on the iPhone/Touch

I've downloaded the new software update for my Touch which basically gives it the rest of the iPhone functionality (without the phone of course) and while I am still trying to work out why I had to pay $20 for functionality which should have come out of the box, it's been interesting to look at it.

The good: It all looks fecking astonishing.  Really, the eye-candy is lovely.  I'm even getting slightly used to the hideous soft keyboard.  It's ALMOST enough to make me want an iPhone.

But I don't.  I jotted down a list of all the _essential_ stuff missing from the iPhone that no amount of eye candy (seriously, the Notes application is gorgeous!) or cool features can mask.


In no particular order:

• 3G
• No sensible application framework (ok, I know this is coming)
• Borked email implementation for everything other than simple IMAP or POP
• No cut and paste
• No Flash
• No Office applications - yes I want at least Office viewers and a PDF viewer
• MMS
• No video recording
• No GPS and no means too add one
• No Micro-SD slot
• No removable battery (a must on a 3G device)
• Reasonable MegaPixel camera

Now, if they got that lot in and I could download a blogging package and an e-book reader then they'd have something amazing.

Oh, I'm also told they're missing decent Bluetooth profiles too.

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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV presenter Beadle dies aged 59

Wow, wasn't really expecting to read this. 

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Things you don't want to read...

Emergency landings prompt Alaska to inspect all 737-400s

Especially given I've flown on their 737s 6 times this month and when you'll be doing another 2 flights with them in the next 48 hours.  However, so far, all my flights have been on relatively new 737-900s.

I've experienced this problem first hand in a RyanAir 737-400 back in about 1997 flying into Oslo Torp airport so it's hardly unique to Alaska.  Not serious as long as the runway is long enough.  I wouldn't want to hit this problem flying into somewhere like Corfu, a runway which used to have the rusting remains of a plane which didn't quite stop at the end when I went there in 1988.

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Signs that you fly too much...

You're 1 month into the year and over a quarter of the way to qualifying for a Premium Card on a new airline Frequent Flyer service you signed up for on Jan 1st.

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