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iPhones Becoming More Popular With Businesses

Two articles were published last week that discuss how the iPhone is gaining marketshare with businesses.' These articles acknowledge that the iPhone is a viable (some would say superior) option to the Blackberry, Palm, etc., which have been popular for many years.' If you have not already gotten an iPhone for yourself, you may want to check out these articles:

• 'Think Business Doesn't Care About the iPhone? Think Again.' by Seth Weintraub, published at Computerworld
• 'Apple iPhone Winning Corporate Fans Despite Flaws' by Jim Finkle and Scott Hillis, published at Yahoo!Finance

Source for Post The Mac Lawyer.

Google gPhone (Not an iPhone killer)

There has been a lot of talk lately about Google buying Android. There are those who say Want an iPhone? Maybe Not. While others are saying gPhone User Interface - iPhone Killer. I honestly have to laugh. I have watched the video provided on the first link above. And calling the non-existent gPhone an iPhone killer is, well just plain dumb. All of the wonderful applications they talked about on the "gPhone" I can do on my iPhone. iPhone killer, I don't think so. iPhone wan-a-be, yes. So now that Google is wanting to screw around with pagerank, they are wanting to get into the iPhone copying business. Get real Google.

Acts like an iPhone?

Have you noticed that windoze users are always on the look out for An Answer to the iPhone. Well, I have an answer, buy an iPhone. I have one and it actually does just as much as my old trusty Treo 650.

Wake up Courthouses and come into the 21st century

The Indiana Family Law Blog had a post today that reminds me not all of us live and work in areas where courthouses are actually accepting the fact technology is here to stay. In the post called, Courthouse Technology Issues we get a picture of courthouses that want to limit the ability of lawyers to use the technology available to them to better serve their clients.

The excuse we hear to justify this is that they don't want cameras in the courtroom. Easy solution, have it so only lawyers can bring their Smartphones, cell phones and PDA’s into the courtroom. Like many lawyers, I don't carry a paper calendar. I very seldom carry paper files. I carry two great tools to court. My MacBook and my iPhone. Both have my calendar on them. Oh, and by the way, they both have the ability to take pictures in court.

Come on courts who won't allow attorneys to carry such tools into court, get over yourselves. How many attorneys are going to sit in court and take pictures of the judge or worse witnesses? We use such tools for a reason. Most of us use it to be more efficient in our practices and allow us to better serve our clients. Heck, if I am waiting for a hearing, as we all do, I can check my email on my iPhone and answer those emails. This allows me to use technology so I am not wasting my time and worse my clients time and money waiting in court for a hearing. Usually waiting because some attorney is trying to find something in his/her paper file or paper calendar.

iPhone after using it now for over a month

I still love it!!!!

For those of you who don't have one, it really is a wonderful piece of technology. And, the Edge network actually works faster for me than my Treo did on Alltel. And best of all, it does not do a self-reset, does not lock up and actually works all the time. Unlike the Treo. And I took very good care of my Treo using all the recommended utility programs to make sure it runs. But in the end, the Treo is too much like a windoze box. Why use technology if you have to use programs to keep them running right. Why not use technology that you can use right out of the box and not have to add anything to do make them “just work.”

And, IMHO the iPhone is just as good for a business person or professional as the Treo and from what I can tell from other crackberry users, the Blackberry too. I can do everything and actually more on my iPhone than I could on my Treo. And yes, perhaps I can't edit a word document on my iPhone without adding a third party program, but that is why I have my MacBook with me 24/7. And, you can't edit a word document on the Treo without a third party either.

The built in Safari browser is really very good. And a lot of sites are now using the iPhone plug-in to make their sites even better on the iPhone. How many are doing that for the Blackberry or Treo? None that I can find.

And, as to the price change Jobs did. So what!!!! I got a credit from AT&T for $200.00 and even if I didn’t, I knew as most did that Jobs would do just as he did. The iPhone is going to do just what we all thought it would . It will change the way people look at cell phones and PDA’s. Once again, Apple is going to change the way people look at technology and the others will be let trying to play catch up. After all, look at all the iPhone want-to-be’s now that are coming out. It is laughable.

There are those who say, what if Apple comes out with a next generation iPhone. I hope they do. And the best thing about the iPhone, I can update its firmware by just plugging it into my MacBook and letting iTunes do an update. Updating and improving existing iPhones will be as easy as sending out a “windows” update. But, unlike a windows update, the update for the iPhone will actually work. Each time the firmware has been updated on the iPhone now, ,there have been little improvements. And there will be more to come when our new operating system comes out in October. I look for there to be some changes for the iPhone too.

So, for those who don't have an iPhone, take a hard look at one. It really is a great tool. And please, please don't cut it down unless you actually spend some time actually using one. You owe yourself that much.

Jawbone : The Best Bluetooth Headset

Finis Price of TechnoEsq has a review today of The Best Bluetooth Headset, the Jawbone. And I could not agree more.

I have used and tried at least 4 other BT headsets, and this one is by far the best one I have used. It works great with my iPhone too. I would recommend you visit Finis’ review and also take a look at the demo he suggest. And he is right, the demo is not exaggerating anything. This thing is just wonderful.

Posting with iPhone

I am posting this with my iPhone. For those who don't know, Typepad released an iPhone version today. And it works great on the iPhone's wonderful screen.

Apple and Google Alliance?

I have actually been voicing my opinion about this for sometime now. And it seems I may have been right.

Yesterday’s Apple press event saw the unveiling of new iMacs and major updates to the company’s iLife and iWork software suites. But it also provided further insight into the cosy relationship developing between Apple and Google, with greater integration between the two companies’ product lines.

What’s new? iMovie ‘08 adds the ability to upload video direct to YouTube, and iWeb (Apple’s web page creation software) now integrates with Google Maps and YouTube, along with support for Adsense.

Combine these efforts with the existing iPhone tie-ins — Google Maps, YouTube, Gmail — along with AppleTV’s recently added support for YouTube, and we can see how the Apple/Google alliance is strengthening.

And don't forget there is a Google person on the board at Apple. So what more could we see?

With iWorks ‘08 adding a user-friendly spreadsheet application, in addition to word processing, Google Docs integration could be a possibility. Google’s also thought to be developing its own web-based presentation software, so the same might apply to Apple’s Keynote software too. Along these lines we could also see Google Docs support coming to the iPhone, and were that to happen, then in many ways the much talked about GPhone would already exist, except it would be spelt with an “i”.

I look for more good stuff to come. Especially when one considers the possible web based applications one can use on the iPhone and where Google is going with that. And if you consider that the iPhone will most likely move from the EDGE network to 3g sometime, speed for web based applications will not be a problem.

There are just too many possibilities this relationship could bring to the user.

Source for Post: last100

Put my hands on the new iPhone

I visited the Country Club Plaza’s Apple Store today and actually tried out the new iPhone. One word, WOW!!!! I spent at least 30 minutes navigating around the different features and programs. It is wonderful and very easy to use. Used the keyboard and I found it no less user friendly than my Treo 650. The calendar and address book are great. And the way you add a new event is really cool. The touch screen features made all the features on the iPhone very user friendly.

It was also interesting to be able to view both PDF and Word documents as attachments in an email. Again, I found this feature better on the iPhone than on my Treo. There are some who argue that the iPhone is not for the business user. I have to disagree. I just don't see that being a problem. And for those who are slamming the iPhone every chance they get, I would encourage them to go try one. You might be surprised how user friendly this great addition to Apple’s hardware lineup really is.

I plan to get one before the end of the year. In fact, if my wife would not have been with me, I might be using one right now.

And if you don't believe me, check out 20 Reasons I’m happy with the iPhone.