Tech update

It has been a good while since I had boxed away the second iPhone for good and I have absolutely no regrets at this point. In the meantime Nokia's E90 is terrific and continues to provide the utmost reliability and versatility that I have ever seen in a mobile device. My red E90 has officially become a main staple in my daily life as much as my iPod and it truly amazing just how much I can really depend on this machine. It is basically what the Palm Treo longs to be and what the Windows Mobile smartphone hates to see...those of you looking for an iPhone jab can settle down, for even though it may not fit my needs it is still in a class by itself. At this time there appears to be a hiatus of smartphones being released into the market and I sometimes worry that I may end up tempted once again by a new tech toy.
The only possible temptation for me is a new iPod, for I have a feeling that the current fifth generation models are long overdue for a major aesthetic and technical upgrade. I was first swept into the video capable version upon the first release and immediately boxed away my 30GB iPod color into the bedroom closet. Since then I have been using my current 60GB white model for a long time (in my case anything kept past a year fits this criteria), and it has the wear and tear to show for it. I even still have my original Incase white belt clip holder I used with my previous 30GB model and that has also been through some wear over the many months. With the release of a new Apple office suite in iWork '08 that is definitely a MS Office alternative, one can only hope that the iPods will follow suit.
Speaking of the new release of the iWork 08 software package, I am so impressed with this after having used it for a few days that I am totally speechless. Not that the Microsoft Office app was bad at all, but it just isn't the same as using a bona-fide Apple office suite. To finally be able to completely delete the MS alternative from my Mac is truly an achievement in itself, for I had been dependent on AppleWorks since my first Mac introduction with the 12 inch iBook.