My new iPhone

/ hsoi

I finally get to join the ranks of the cool kids. I bought an iPhone 3 GS. Trying out the WordPress app.

More later….

Updated: oh… man I gotta get used to typing on that thing. My poor thumbs…  I’m fixing and updating this post on my laptop.

I always knew the smooth face of the phone was good in a lot of ways, especially that it allows you to do well, anything as it’s adaptable. But the total lack of tactical feel of keys beneath your fingertips doth suck.

4 thoughts on “My new iPhone”

  1. If it is any consolation, you do get used to it and then it is almost like second nature. I think you figure it out just about the same time you figure out the quirks with auto correct.

    I am not sure if it was coordination on my part or what, but I also had trouble initially finding the right key with my fat fingers. But when almost every Apple app gained both a portrait and landscape keyboard in 3.0 it was like the clouds opened up.

    Good luck.

    • Yeah, I’m getting used to the typing (typo-ing?) and the autocorrect. It’s actually prett slick. The impression I’m getting off the auto-correct is that it’s not just a misspelling auto-correct, but that it seems to be a step above understanding slips of the fingers due to the keyboard. It just seems a little more savvy than a simple misspelling sort of thing.

      I do find that going to landscape mode really helps, but I have noticed that some apps are NOT working that way, which really hurts. I found on those that I get further if I type with just one thumb (or maybe even a “finger peck”) and go slower.

      Anyway, so far I’m enjoying it. It’s quite neat.

      And as warned by friends… my kids have been using it more than I have. 🙂

      • Yeah the auto correct is pretty cool. About the only problem I had in the beginning with auto-correct is when you type a word and the last letter is what triggers the auto-correct. If you hit space right after the last letter too quickly it replaces the word. My wife ‘Marketa’ always ended up being ‘Markets’ in emails and SMSs. So one day I just had to go type her name a couple times and cancel the correction to trigger the “learn word” feature.

        I’m glad you (and the kids 🙂 ) are enjoying the experience so far.

        • I have noticed it’s learning what I’m typing, which is cool.

          So far, so good. I wish it had better battery life… it’s amazing how fast it drains, but it’s understandable given what’s churning in there.

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