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        <title><![CDATA[Agree... the keyboard just takes a little practice]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When I bought my iPhone I found the keyboard to be most annoying as well. But I found with a couple of hours of practice, it 'learns' from you. I now can (almost) type as fast on the iPhone keyboard as well as my computer. I still have my original iPhone and can't wait to get my new 3G. My son will get mine as soon as his report card indicates he working up to his potential and then I will get the new one!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cupcake@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:40:44 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Coming from Palm/Treo ... I want Graffiti support]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ok, mayber I could get used to the thumb KB, but ... coming from Palm/Treo ... I want Graffiti support for text entry. I havn't seen any apps for that yet... anybody else found one?Thanks!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CorporateLackie]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:12:32 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The caps lock...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[is the uppercase button. You press it twice after you have enabled the feature.Settings &gt; General &gt; Keyboard.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[NaughtyMonkey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:07:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I like the idea!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where can I get such an animal!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[patti.pender@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:21:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It should be covered]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Like your desktop and laptop computers, a smartphone (or any phone) should be covered on your homeowner's insurance policy for most things.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:18:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I've heard that]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[before and it's almost always from people who wish they could have a PDA and have some &quot;sour grapes&quot; feelings.  That you don't want or need one doesn't make me self-absorbed because I like the idea that I can get some work done or entertain myself while waiting at the doctor's office with my smartphone.  I have a medical condition and spend an inordinate amount of time in doctor's waiting rooms.  I answer email, catch up on the news, listen to music, and read on my smartphone while I wait.  I currently use an iPhone.  Previously I have used mostly Treos.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:28:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sorry for the late reply...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There was one I saw the first day but it appears to be gone now. Must have been buggy. There is probably one that will sync with  a third party server and then push to the phone. I would be interested in that, but depends on the details. If I find a good solution, I will post it. My wife asked for an iPod for her birthday, so I am awaiting my new phone and I will give her mine. Once I have it, I will definitely start playing with the apps more.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[NaughtyMonkey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What about]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[carrying one because it's a useful device?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[scottz29]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:58:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hey there]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You leave Lou alone.  He's on the good side of his issues.  Can't speak for Iggy since I don't follow his career.  But I'm a long time fan of Lou]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:20:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rezponzibale]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[He also used the possessive &quot;your&quot; instead of the contraction you're, one of my pet peeves. &quot;It is you're responcaty to report all usage of you're blackbery to the IT derektor promtly, or you may not receve reemburstmint for them charges you has inkurrd.&quot;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:44:26 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA['Frisco 'Frisco 'Frisco 'Frisco!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... just wanted to get that West Coast attitude all worked up.  :P]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:38:46 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[So amusing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;Are you just trying to prove you're a geek, or (are you) just dumb? Your replies are merely the ramblings of a person seeking attention&quot;.Which all may be true, but at least those replies are coherent without the need for major editing.Just a suggestion, but if you can't spell or form a complete sentance, maybe you shouldn't call your target &quot;dumb&quot;.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:49:43 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Still too much &quot;I&quot;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[glad you like the device, but aside from personal preference, could you justify the device over another under a cost benefit analysis compared to a) alternative similar devices, b) better scheduling of work tasks c) better use of existing staff to perform tasks, d) development of company policies to more rigorous testing before releasing questionable systems into production.  The point I make is that technology driven by personal ( or personnel) preference for a orgnaization wide solution has an embeded problem to start with.  Essentially furthering the axiom, &quot;there aint no 'we&quot; in IT&quot;the biggest problem is the uneven playing field.  not the ecnonomic issue, but the general management issue.  how do you mow a field with a nail-clipper?how do you trim a rose with an John Deere tractor?Development of a systemic approach to design, deployment and life-cycel management by all participating members in their respective roles is generally lacking when discussing tools.Is tool specificity the answer? ( more gadgets each with fewer but more powerfully functional tools) Is development of expanded capability in a suite of increasingly more complex tools the answer? (bottom end tools allow communication equivalent to ping, high end permit graphical interface and real-time editing tool applications with security  based systems and storage of modifications for later retrieval - all managed against a central DB/control system.Tech Repubic could begin by inventing the the virtual &quot;well-managed&quot; system and then let the TechRepublic users begin editing that system - lets see where the technology community arrives.Greg]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:24:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Sanity check: The five reasons I wouldn't use an iPhone are down to one]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-269357-2555813]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I don't use an iPhone because the cost benefit analysis for me didn't justify it.  The article would have been more helpful if it compared the cost of the iPhone ( or blackberry, treo, etc.)  using the web services, etc. to perform work VS. the alternatives.this article is a prima-donna piece.It would be a pleasant change if the &quot;I&quot; in IT would occaisionally mean intelligent, intellectual, integrity instead of the insipid &quot;I&quot;.  Get over the personal-I-ty approach to systems.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:08:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reasons for not using iPoo]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-269357-2554872]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Are you just trying to prove your a geek? Or just dumb?  Your replies a merely ramblings of a person seeking attention!!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:59:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Sanity check: The five reasons I wouldn't use an iPhone are down to one]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Well I think that each to his own when it comes to the iPhone - I went from a crappy flip phone, to a Treo, to a Nokia E series phone, to a blackberry and finally landed on the iPhone - I wont use anything else - In fact I feel a bit retarded when I use regular phones, weird to say but I am super comfortable with the iPhone and cant ever imagine going to a cell with a qwerty keyboard again... I will be using the iphone when im 90 years old... By far in my opinon the BEST device I ever paid and the best $600.00 I ever spent... in fact, I will buy the 3G one in about 6 months to a year or whatever comes out after..... I highly suggest it - All though the new software upgrade has capabilities to use exchange, being an IT pro, when your connected to work, you never have a work-life balance... So I dont use it for that reason.... I like that its personal and works great! Thanks for reading...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:20:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Smoking still looks cool.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sounds like an inferiority complex to me... &quot;Maybe I would have been more popular in school if I just smoked... maybe I would be more popular as an adult if I had a blue tooth headset... but I can never bring myself to just take the risk&quot;.  We're all going to die someday, Too-Tired. Why don't you take up Heroin abuse. Iggy Pop and Lou Reed have made it a timelessly cool pursuit.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:33:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A wise man once said nothing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I *like* that. Very Tao.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dcolbert@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:26:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hear hear ra ra!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I like you...you can F*** my sister...lol Absolutely Right, as I stated before, generally speaking, people wasted good energy on useless acts (actions). Who you are is what you do. So who are you really, people? Helping others is one thing.  Expelling useless hot air is another. Stop wasting your few moment of life.  And a wise man once said nothing. Peace &amp; Love]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:20:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does not sync. to Outook?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oz:From what I have read the Instinct does NOT sync. to Outlook, maybe not important to some, but a deal killer for me.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CorporateLackie]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:35:03 -0700</pubDate>
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