General Updates

Haven’t posted much for a while aside from my automated Twitter updates, which don’t really count, so here’s a nice new post.

First up, technology. Because I am apparently a consumer whore or something, I’ve acquired some new tech recently. As those few of you who follow my Twitter digest may have noticed, I’ve switched to AT&T and am now using an Apple iPhone. So far, I’m very happy with it and I like it a lot better than the LG enV I had when I was on Verizon. The iPhone’s interface is easily the best I’ve ever used on a cell phone, and it’s really nice having a GOOD mobile web experience… even if EDGE does kind of suck sometimes. I know some people hate AT&T and I hear that their call quality is less-than-stellar, but since I’m deaf anyway I don’t especially care about that. It does mobile web, e-mail, and SMS, and those are the majority of my uses for my phone anyway. My only real wish is that AT&T would introduce a data-only plan… I don’t really need all the minutes that my plan comes with, although it should be hilarious to see how many rollover minutes I have at the end of my contract.

Apart from the iPhone, I also picked up an Airport Extreme Base Station. I’d been planning on getting one anyway after getting my own place again in a few months, and it seems to have solved the wireless problems my MacBook was having after the 10.5.2 update. I haven’t tried the remote disk feature yet, but I have to note that wireless printing is ridiculously awesome. It may also just be placebo effect, but it seems like my connection is a little bit faster now, too. It isn’t the cheapest wireless access point/router on the market, but I have to say, it works really well and I’m pleased with it.

So that’s why I’m a consumer whore, I guess.

Apart from my wireless issues, iPhone, and consumer whoredom, I’ve taken the next step out on the dance floor and am currently taking a Lindy Hop class. It’s been a blast so far and I had a great time at the dance last night putting my new moves to work, although with The Madison Crawl playing, it was a bit tough to keep up with my footwork… they like to play it FAST. Lots of fun, though, and I’m looking forward to my next class session tomorrow night.