Archive for 'Editorials'

Losing the love and starting a new “affair”

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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Diana McDonough was once a staunch Palm user, but has started flirting with many other hand-held operating systems and devices. Read what she has to say! Well, I’ve had my Palm Pre for five months now.  After that amount of time, here’s how I feel about the device. All in all, I LOVE WebOS.  It’s [...]

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One App, One Price, Many Platforms

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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Iliumsoft has announced a business model that I really like. “Because when you buy or upgrade eWallet, it’s for you, not your device.” How can you not like that?! Especially in this mobile world where many of us are constantly switching from and between iPhone, Windows Phone, Blackberry, and more – this is a move [...]

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Protect Yourself and Your iPhone

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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Do you hate to let other people handle your iPhone? I do. And not always because I’m afraid someone will drop or damage it. Sometimes I just worry about how healthy it is when everyone is handing the same thing. Apparently our friends at Proporta have had the same thoughts, and decided to do something [...]

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Black Friday app sales

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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A few exceptional apps were brought to my attention, but there are literally hundreds out there. Check these out, and save a few bucks today! Mail Notifier is 50% off (from $3.99 to $1.99) and Textnow is 80% off (from $4.99 to $0.99) Mail Notifier: iTunes Store Textnow: [...]

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Camera Phone Comparison

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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The same settings, lighting. Only point and shoot. No attempt at focus. I tried to hold the 4 devices in as close to the same position as possible while still just fitting the subject in the frame. Hold your mouse over each photo to see which device took which photo: iPhone, Pre, HTC Diamond [...]

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YouMail just got better

Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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Back in May of 2008, I wrote a little review of YouMail after talking with Alex Quilici at CTIA. (See my video interview here.) While I have mostly gotten over the amusement of having 27 personal greetings, I still think that YouMail is one of the greatest free services out there for cell phone users. Quick [...]

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iPhone Art

Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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Not really Art. Art, after all, is my father. And this is all about my son, David. David has had an iPhone since the 2nd day of its original release. And I have made fun of him, and given him heck since then. I have recently apologized, and we are both enjoying the iPhone 3GS. In [...]

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Three Days With a Palm Pre

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by Diana McDonough.

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Day One: I purchased my Palm Pre from a general retail store, rather than a Sprint store or online. My salesman was pleasant, but given that the store had only gotten the Pre in stock four days before, he was not highly experienced with the device. He tried to sell me an extended coverage package, claiming [...]

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ConvertCast Episode 3

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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Apps, and Cases, and Batteries – Oh My!!! There have been around 1.5 Billion (?!) downloaded. Some are free, some are merely inexpensive. Coming from any other platform, they are not expensive by any means. Some of the apps discussed: PocketInformant, Citibank, PayPal, SplashTravel, SplashShopper, eWallet, Bejeweled, Solitaire, and CompanionLink. What is the difference between productivity apps, and [...]

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ConvertCast Episode 2

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Alli Flowers.

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July 20 – Mea Culpa Apologies to all iPhone owners I’ve made fun of over the last 2 years. EVERYONE has an iPhone! all the msmobiles hosts have, and 3/4 use as primary device everyone involved in the WMExperts Round Robin had one What made you actually make the switch in the first place? Great thread on The iPhone Blog forum [...]

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