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Initial observations between my Palm Pre Plus and the new Droid 2

Old and busted: Palm Pre Plus on Verizon

Droid is biger, it won't fit into a pocket.
Android has many more apps than WebOS
WebOS is a superior operating system
No problems with the Droid 2 keyboard yet
No touchstone charger for Droid 2
Droid 2 GPS works -- Pre plus doesn't (most of the time)
Droid 2 seems faster

The big things I liked about the Palm Pre were the charging system and the operating system. It was just that the damn hardware was lousy. Keyboard troubles, battery troubles, reliability troubles, wonky GPS, all kept me in fits. It was nice and slick, which meant that it slipped out of my (peripheral neuropathy) fingers easily. People stopped making apps for it months ago, and some have even stopped updating the ones I have.

Great try, Palm, but you needed a follow up fast, and you failed.

Still refuse to go the way of the Apple.

'night

Second vacation update

Well, we had a nice time with the Neurotic Mom-in-law. Quite remarkable that I didn't goof up and step in it.

We drove from Puxataney to Lewistown and met up with Kristin's dad. We had dinner here at the hotel and tried to go swimming, but the pool was closed due to a broken pump. Bullshit.

Tomorrow we are off to Hershey Park, and my favorite -- chocolate land!

The wi-fi here is flaky too, thankfully I have the mobile hotspot on my Palm Pre.

Wanna bet the pool is still broken tomorow?

Yay! The phones are back on!

Since we had the rains recently, our phones have been out.

They are back!

While I have no qualms about going wireless, the problem is that someone may actually want to get us. Yes, there are folks in the family that still think that cell phones are expensive and unreliable (This is true, but they are still more convenient than a land line).

With Grandparents on both sides in tough shape, a land line is quite important.

This, however, did not prompt us to get new cell phones. That was a whole different decision cycle. I got a Palm Pre plus, and Kristin got a Palm Pixi plus.

We love them.

Well, gotta go fiddle with my Pre