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  <title><![CDATA[Why the iPhone sucks]]></title>
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  <issued>2007-06-30T07:11:57+00:00</issued>
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  <![CDATA[I await playing around with the iPhone's UI but as a phone it's behind what Nokia and others have been offering in Europe and Asia for years.

--Update: the UI is incredible and a sign of the future, but the feature set still leaves a lot of be desired.

-can't install 3rd party apps.  Would you buy a computer that only allowed you to install Microsoft applications?  Even if it were Google instead of Microsoft it would still suck.  The richness of playing Yahtzee and installing an SSH client on my phone shall not be infringed upon by Apple.  Liberals and Apple honks think they are so free and open yet they are too sensitive to allow 3rd party applications on their precious iPhone.

-no memory card slot.  I bought a 2GB miniSD card for my phone for $25.  The iPhone comes in either 4 or 8 GB.  That's fine for now but whenever you limit choices for expansion you limit the lifespan of your product.  Fortunately the Apple weenies will always shell out more money to buy the latest and greatest not realizing how they are mice chasing a food pellet nibble of an Apple slice instead of getting a nice steak.

My sister never seems to mind when the latest version iWhatever won't run on her Apple and forces her to buy a new one.

-no tactile buttons.  Some of the fanciest $1000+ touch screen home theater remotes controls have failed in the marketplace since they didn't put hard buttons for channel and volume.  I'd like to see someone send a text message while driving with the iPhone.  Oh and don't tell me you shouldn't txt and drive, learn how to multi-task bitch.  If you can't then you've proven evolution since you are obviously a primate from 2001.  Just don't get an SUV and kill us all since you obviously don't know how to drive.

-GSM locked to AT&amp;T.  I am used to paying $400+ for cell phones because I buy them GSM unlocked.  To charge this much for a phone tied to AT&amp;T is outrageous.  Even if you don't plan on changing carriers anytime soon when you travel overs ..]]>
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  <title><![CDATA[trip to Nice, France]]></title>
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  <issued>2005-06-29T00:18:24+00:00</issued>
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  <![CDATA[<a href="../../../pic-top.php?picset=05frc" target="_new">Link to all of the pictures</a><br /><br />So I went to Nice, France for a week and was in LA for a week before that.&nbsp; LA was really nice and it's always good to see close friends.<br /><br />I flew from LA to New York on "Song" the low cost airline created by Delta.&nbsp; I had never been on Song before but they seem to be trying to compete with the likes of Southwest, which I have traveled with a few times.&nbsp; Song seems to be trying a little too hard though.&nbsp; They played techno music during the beginning and end of the flight which was a little annoying.&nbsp; No first class either, not that I ride up there often.&nbsp; But they offer the only mile high martini bar but I still got the feeling that the flight attendants were told they had to be cheery.&nbsp; I will say that the plane was fairly new and had a nice in-seat video system which included live satellite tv.&nbsp; It was funny to watch it lose the signal as the plane banked and went through clouds.&nbsp; My flight was made more pleasant by a fun couple in front of me that busted out some vodka.&nbsp; What better way to start 13 hours of flight time?<br /><br />I arrived in Nice early in the morning and had some minor trouble in the hotel.&nbsp; My debit card wasn't working so I had to pay them cash for my entire week's stay.&nbsp; That wiped out my pocket cash and I was glad I exchanged more dollars for Euros at the airport when the clerk kindly suggested that I could avoid a transaction fee if I converted more.&nbsp; So now I'm practically broke with a debit card that doesn't seem to work.&nbsp; What should I do?&nbsp; How about go to the beach?&nbsp; I might as well since I'm a block away.<br /><br />Fortunately I didn't see any schlongs but there were a handful of dudes in speedos that I could have done without.&nbsp; But all in all it was ok, the tougher thing to handle was the beach itself.&nbsp; It was all large pebbles with no s ..]]>
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  <title><![CDATA[test1 from Rayfes]]></title>
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  <issued>2005-06-28T18:15:10+00:00</issued>
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  <title><![CDATA[My first post!]]></title>
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  <issued>2005-06-28T17:58:22+00:00</issued>
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