mobile reservations
I'm one of few people I know who has dozens of gadgets but doesn't own either an Apple iPhone or a Palm Pre. Some may wonder, why is that? These are the two hottest gadgets out there, right?
Sometimes, pictures speak louder than words.
Why I Don't Own An iPhone:
Of course, there are at least a dozen more reasons that I don't have an iPhone.
Why I Don't Own A Pre:
It is conceivable that my situation will change within the next six months, since my 2-year contract with AT&T is nearly up, but I do plan on going with them again. However, I grow weary of the aging Windows Mobile and its rapidly declining developer support, and if someone can't get an exciting new phone out in time to entice me I may have to do something drastic.
facetiousness, in all its glory
Here's something that really pisses me off: people who leave their cell phones on "vibrate" all the time. The reason this pisses me off so much is that it's possible the person may have strayed away from his phone and he may not be able to hear the sound of its vibration. This greatly impacts my daily routine because I might end up having to wait for him to call me back, which would suck.
But this pisses me off most not when I'm calling the aforementioned hypothetical phone-vibrate man, but just when I notice someone else calling him. The possible inconvenience caused by using "vibrate" instead of a ringtone certainly overrides whatever possible reasons he could have for using vibrate mode. For instance, maybe he thinks it's easier to keep the phone on vibrate than to switch profiles all the time. Or perhaps he doesn't want to run the risk of being one of those oh-so-annoying people who let their cell phones go off during inopportune times (such as class or church). Or even if he doesn't use a ringtone because he simply finds the common techno or hip-hop beats obnoxious, I still think he'd be better off switching to a ringtone just for those rare occasions that he's separated from his phone.
Clearly, the pros outweigh the cons.