Falling in Love with the iPod Touch- Again!!

As I get older I have become increasingly skeptical about new technology toys. Gone are the days that I would beta test a new operating system or over clock a computer just for kicks. So... when the iPhone and the iPod touch came out, I was not impressed. After all,  I was perfectly happy with the Blackberry that I received from "the job". However, a little voice inside wondered, "wouldn't it be nice to have your iPod sized movie play on a larger screen?" Then the voice of reason said, "Wait for the update. Wait until they work out the bugs." So... for a while, I resisted.  I was not the first kid on the block to purchase the iPhone or iPod touch. 

Eventually, my curiosity would get the best of me. Would the viewing experience really be that much better. Were the iPod Touch Apps that great? Could it? Would it? So... I tried watching a movie on the iPod Touch. Boy was I blown away by the quality of the picture. Who knew the small screen could be so captivating. I then used the web browser to surf the Internet. The experience was well... OK. While it was cool to surf the net, I did not like the touchscreen keyboard. I kept hitting the wrong letters. I thought to myself, "the Garmin's touchscreen is much easier to use." 

As time went on, I would try other applications including Face Book, the NY Times, and so on. I was definitely liking the iPod Touch more. However, the iPod Touch could never replace my Blackberry. After all,  I need to be able to access my Microsoft Exchange e-mail; you know Outlook. I need a device that allows for decent 2 finger typing; and the iPod Touch just won't cut it. 

Having said that, a little voice  wondered, "Could the hype be true? Does Microsoft Exchange really work on an iPod touch?" My curiosity could no longer be contained. I clicked on the iPod settings and clicked on the Mail icon and selected the Microsoft Exchange icon. With in 60 seconds, I was receiving Outlook e-mail. I was thinking, "Wow!! That was fast!!" Then the skeptic took over and said, "I bet you the attachments look lousy." Boy was I wrong. MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents looked just great. Using my finger, I zoomed in and out of my attachments with great ease. A few minutes later I noticed that I can delete an e-mail by simply clicking on a trash can. Nothing prepared me for what happened next. I clicked on the trash can and my e-mail was sucked into the trash can. Awesome! So... I tried a few tricks and clicked on the "Edit" button. With in 30 seconds I was moving my e-mails from 1 folder to another folder. At that point I was thinking, " my Blackberry doesn't quite do this, does it?" With this in mind, here's to the future and the innovative technology that inspire imaginations all the time.