John Saddington is right

I’m finding more and more how horrible email is on my phone.

While I’ve turned off 99% of my phone’s notifications (including email), if I’m out and about I’ll still get that itch and want to pick up my phone and check-in with my social networks and email…

And unlike Twitter or text messaging which allows for super quick easy replies, emails tend to take far more time to respond to.

And let’s be honest, phone’s just aren’t made to send long email replies. Auto-correct and small keyboards turn me off when it comes to long replies. So while I can often filter out a lot of emails on my phone, I don’t want to reply at length until I get a chance to sit down at a computer again.

And in the meantime, the email is stuck in my head ad nauseam.

“I’ve got to reply!”

“How will I reply?”

“How quickly do I need to stop everything and reply?”

On and on it goes.

I’ve even run into this on my desktop –while thinking I’d just quickly check my email before heading out the door. I fly through a bunch of unimportant emails that quickly get deleted and then there’s one or two stragglers that scream for attention.

Surely John Saddington and I aren’t the only ones who feel (mobile) email is so disruptive.

Do you? Have you found a solution?

John’s gone so far as to remove email completely from his “smart phone.”

I’m not there yet – but don’t think I haven’t considered it.

G1 vs iPhone 3G: Comparing video

As I continue using my “new” iPhone, I thought it would be interesting to compare the video quality of my mobile phones… the G1 I used up until a week or so ago and the iPhone 3G I’ve been using since.

Granted, these aren’t the phones you’ll be buying in the stores anymore but if you’re looking for a re-furbished/used phone on ebay or elsewhere, this might help you make your decision. Last check showed an unlocked G1 for $75 on ebay or an 8GB iPhone 3G for $160.

These videos were recorded on the phones (I had to download a camcorder app for the iPhone) and uploaded straight to the web.

The video quality is comparable but the iPhone has the weird screen ratio. That may bother some – may not bother others.

G1:

iPhone:

Like my still photography, I still like having a dedicated device for video (at least until I get a phone with better video quality) but appreciate having video on my phone for spur of the moment things.

Do you use video on your phone or do you use a video specific device like the Flip UltraHD Cam?

iPhone vs Android initial thoughts

Me and my iPhone 3G
Me and my iPhone 3G

Well I’ve done the unthinkable… I’ve switched to an iPhone… for the time being.

After several months of using a rooted G1 and Cyanogenmod 6 (Android 2.2) on AT&T the phone was becoming more and more unreliable. While the last few weeks (since the stable version of Cyanogenmod 6 was released) I haven’t had too many problems, after missing a vital text message early Saturday morning, I gave into Laurie’s request to consider getting a different phone.

After all, with twins on the way and her at 34+ weeks… it’s probably best I have a phone I know I can count on.
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The perfect cellphone (revisited)

Evolution of the mobile phone
Evolution of the cellphone | Via Wikicommons

In April 2008, Laurie and I were on the search for new cellphones. We both ended up with a BlackBerry Curve, which met almost every thing on my dream list at the time.

I went on and upgraded to a newer BlackBerry Curve and she moved to the iPhone 3G.

And now I’m sporting a G1 running Froyo after my BlackBerry took a nose dive on our new tile floor.

I try not to be too picky about my cellphones, but for the initial (and monthly) cost, I do have my preferences.

So I think its time to upgrade my wishlist for the perfect cellphone (especially considering with the recent advances in phones like iPhone 4, Evo 4G and Droid X) in hopes that some carrier and manufacturer will get this all together by the time my contract is up in April 2011.
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7/365


7/365
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.

When I graduated high school a friend said there were three P’s you needed as a business man in Dallas – a phone, a pager and a pistol.

Monday, six candidates for the Republican National Party Chairmanship took part in a “debate.” Two (three) of the questions posed to candidates where, “How many guns do you own?” and “Do you use Twitter and how many followers do you have?”

I guess that means that owning guns and using Twitter makes you qualified to be the GOP leader? I’ll let you decide.

*notice – no photographers or politicians were hurt in the shooting of this photo.