Trip across the state

In the past week and change I have been across the state of New York.  Here were my destinations:

1. Buffalo, NY Friday July 11th for an iPhone
2. Victor, NY Sunday July 13th for gas
3. Binghamton, NY Sunday July 13th on my way to Albany
4. Oneonta, NY Sunday July 13th for lunch/dinner at Brooks BBQ
5. Albany, NY Monday July 14th – Friday July 18th for a class
6. Oneonta, NY Wednesday July 16th for lunch and to visit people
7. Latham and Troy, NY Thursday July 17th for dinner and exploring
8. Schenectady, NY Friday July 18th for dinner
9. Cicero, NY Saturday July 19th for a party
10. Syracuse, NY Saturday July 19th to stay at a friend’s place
11. Rochester, NY Sunday July 20th on my way back home

It’s been a week.  I really missed my own bed when I returned home.  I’m glad to be back in Rochester, but being away from home had me wondering about certain questions.  Perhaps I’ll blog about it later.

iPhone 3G no more

So, I got an iPhone 3G on Friday.  It’s AMAZING.  However, there’s no AT&T service on the road from my house to work.  Granted, it’s about a mile with no service, but there are also few street lights and beaucoup deer.  I returned my iPhone 3G a week ago today. I’m still sad.

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Skip the iPhone, make a million?

Here’s a funny comic that was in my Twitter.  Obviously, this is copyright them, not me.  Click the image for the official post:

More on the iPhone

So, as the release date (July 11 if you’re sleeping under a rock and don’t know it exists) approaches, I’ve been reading up on the iPhone like CRAZY.  Here are things that I’ve found out:

• Price: $69.99 + text messaging packages.  It appears that the voice+data will be subject to corporate discounts.
• The AppStore might change my mind on getting the iPhone. Launch date: tomorrow.  Specifically iCall.
• David Pogue did a hilarious video on the iPhone 3G.
• Other reviews: Mossberg, Pogue & Baig (TUAW)

Chances are I’ll be getting an iPhone.  Chances are also good that I’ll be keeping my Verizon line for a week during my upcoming trip to Albany.

Fireworks and Such

So, the last week of my life has been interesting.  My fourth was good.  I hung out with Jeff in Buffalo and then went to he fireworks in downtown Rochester.  We sat right near the Freddy-Sue bridge (no, I don’t live in a Southern State, the name is short for Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony) and I was able to take some great pictures.  I’ll post them later.

Saturday was a nice relaxing day.  I didn’t do much, but spent some time at a particular coffee shop in the Park Ave area.  After coming home for dinner, I decided to watch “The Bucket List” and call it a night.

Sunday was the family get together at a park near Lake Ontario.  We played the family game, boccie (no, we’re not Italian, but we play it every time we get together).  And hung around outside most of the day.  It felt great to be outside.  I should spend more time outside and less on this 13″ notebook.

Work started again today which means web page coding and hoping that our server admin doesn’t decide to completely change all the div names when he redoes the template.

Also, I’ve started reading most of the blogs on the right-hand column via Google Reader.  It’s quite a handy tool.  I think I’m back on the Google Bandwagon, even though I’m debating Mobile Me.  I guess it’ll all depend on work’s new calendaring system.

As for the iPhone I’m still debating on getting it.  I’m 90% sure corporate discounts will apply, and it would be great to have for my trip to Albany, but is $82/month REALLY worth it?