Until very recently, I never had television. I didn’t get any reception whatsoever, and I always had a boyfriend or something else to keep me busy and out of the house so that I never really watched anything that wasn’t on a TV or a computer. Fortunately, I have a job that keeps me rather well informed of current events and things, and I also used to have this amazing phone that kept the world at my fingertips. Alas, the phone came to it’s demise, and I got a roommate who is in love with her cable.

In the beginning, it was so wierd to have so many different channels within my reach. I felt like this supreme television goddess and I would just sit and watch random things for hours on end. I could tell it when to record, what to show….It was more entertainment than what I’d previously been accustomed to. Now I’m a huge fan of many shows- Dexter, Californication, Swingtown (I’m so blogging about that show soon), Project Runway and Diary of a Call Girl are my favorites.  I’ve fallen victim to and now worship the big box in the living room. Never mind that currently the living room is also my bedroom (another story for another time), I’m hooked. I can’t imagine life without TV.

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As some of you may know from my previous post, I just recently got back from 7 days of paradise in Destin, Florida. It’s true what you’ve heard and read: the sands are sugar and the waters are warm and painted with emeralds. It truly is a fantastic place to vacation and to bring all 15 of your family members, including little babies and nieces, isn’t vacation suicide in Destin. There’s something to do for everyone.

Now, it’s no secret to my family that I’m the technical one. I love the internet, social networking, gadgets and thanks to December 31st, 2007, I’m a true Apple Addict since purchasing my first Macbook. I brought all of my tech-goodness on this trip. After all, I own a blog, I produce the Moxie Mo Show and I must be connected to all my friends across the globe via Twitter and Plurk. So yes, I was prepared to have a wonderful, relaxing vacation all the while being totally connected to my technological “geekness” and internet addictions.

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Unless you’re living under a rock, you know by now that the new 3G iPhone has been released from its proverbial locked case. I drove by Knox-Henderson’s Apple Store in Dallas Friday morning and gasped at the 4 block line that was created at 8:00am. What you may not know is that the activation process for the 3G was downright hellish in most big cities due to AT&T and Apple servers going down through out the country. I’ve written about the 3G iPhone before and I’ve also compared the 3G to Blackberry’s Bold, but what about those of us who already have an iPhone? Is it really worth getting the new one?

The biggest news in the last few days has been the new iPhone 2.0 firmware that was pushed out for all iPhone users. In essence, this firmware update was for the 3G so that it would work properly and add more benefits. Thankfully, Apple was smart in that they decided everyone should have these benefits, not just the new iPhone folks. With that said, this new firmware has basically changed the “1.0 iPhone” to a new masterpiece thanks to the addition of 3rd party apps from “The App Store.”

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I have a friend who is building some websites. He needs some articles on a particular subject. I need a 3G iPhone. So we worked out a deal. I'll create a certain number of linkbait-ish article titles in exchange for a 3G iPhone. Sweet deal. 

In truth, he could just pay me money and I could go buy an iPhone. But that's not as exciting. When you're dealing with denominations that small, I have very little incentive. But barter for techno goods and you're on, buddy!

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Written prior to Steve Jobs' speech at WWDC yesterday. 

As you know with my earlier iPhone post, I'm very excited about the upcoming announcement regarding the new iPhone.  However, I would be ignorant to think that iPhone's next-generation 3G phone is going to be the only one on the market.  Blackberry Bold has consistently kept it's users happy by continually upgrading it's 9000 series so that it can be a strong contender with Apple.  I thought it may be interesting to compare the two and then let you, the reader, make a decision on which one is going to take the market.

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If you haven't heard that Apple will be releasing the 3G iPhone in June, you must be living under a rock.  Several major sources, including AT&T, have hinted and announced that the 3G iPhone is on its way.  The next big Apple conference is June 9th, 2008 otherwise known as the WWDC conference.  Most reliable Apple sources have confirmed that the 3G will be announced on June 9th, when Steve Jobs takes the floor at the WWDC.

According to Engadget, the 3G iPhone will also be cheaper than the original iPhone's price when it first launched.  The new iPhone will also have proper GPS capability installed in the phone.  The new generation phone is also supposed to support advanced IM and MMS features.  Several sources have also confirmed that testing has already been complete and therefor the release of the next generation iPhone is imminent.

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