Back in the day (mid/late 90s for me) I used to pride myself on being an "early adopter" -- one of those people who prided themselves in having the latest hi-tech gadget. (And I'd also like to remind you that I'm not a guy!) and when it comes to the web, we're always looking at the next wave of technologies.
But I admit I was a little slow getting in on the smartphone revolution as I didn't really see a need in spending $8,000 a month on modem speed that was equivalent to a gerbil running in a wheel.
Flash forward the the 'oughts. Mobile internet of course has greatly improved, and if you don't text, you might as well be using stone tablets and chisel. Still, I was married to my Palm Pilot (I've been using once since Christmas 1997!), and was one of those rare people who mostly used her phone for talking to people.
But with a 5-year-old daughter, my purse was becoming so overloaded with half-filled bags of Ritz Peanut Butter crackers and tiny rubber Polly Pocket clothes, there wasn't much room in there for my wallet and gadgets. It was time to consolidate.
I started looking at the Treo -- after all, it was Palm, so I was used to the interface and I could easily transfer all my data. But the square device is weird to me (as it is with some of the Blackberries and other smartphones); it's like talking into a piece of toast.
And then last year, of course, came the iPhone. Holy crap! This thing did everything! And none of this postage-stamp sized window stuff for web access! So I thought maybe I'd save up for one of those.
Then I started thinking about what I really do the most with my mobile devices. I mostly needed a good calendar and organizer, and an intuitive interface. The iPhone is about as intuitive as you can get, but I really didn't need iTunes and all the other stuff.
And I started thinking more about my 10+ years of data I had on my Palm Pilot, and lo and behold, Centro came out and with my carrier too! The device is skinner and more phone-like. The internet access isn't stellar, but maybe that way I won't get hooked on it as much. And my calendar, dating back to December 1997, is preserved.
So far I'm pretty happy with it. I'll keep you posted.
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