The iPhone: Two Weeks In

How long does a honeymoon last when it's between you and a major piece of daily-use technology? For myself and The iPhone, the answer is about two weeks. Don't worry, though, the honeymoon maybe through, but I feel as if the marriage in general will be a long and happy one.

Here are a few things that I'd love to change about my new partner-in-crime:

CUT-AND-PASTE for F**K's SAKE!!!
Really, what more is there to say than that? For the record, I did know about this little quirk before I went ahead and purchased the phone, so I suppose I shouldn't complain too much. But it's such a normal part of regular computer use it seems absolutely asinine that they left it out. I'd gladly trade some of the cool, but basically useless, features for this simple, but rather important, one.

ADAPTIVE PREDICTIVE TEXT
Maybe this is a bit much to wish for, but since The iPhone has clearly appropriated names from my contacts list into the predictive text feature, I don't see why it can't learn that I frequently use the shorthand "w/" for "with" and stop trying to change it to "a". Everyone has their own personal slang and if the iPhone could just accept you for that and stop trying to make you conform to it's idea of how you should write then I think we'd all be happier.

ZOOM FEATURE FOR THE CAMERA
I don't think I need to elaborate on this one other than to say that when I want to take pics of John Stewart on the street I should be able to get as close up as possible without violating the restraining order.

Oddly, the camera feature's failings have led to some pretty cool pictures, like this one from my favorite cuties' 3rd Birthday party:



If I wanted to create an effect like this on purpose I'd be completely inept, but The iPhone has a mind of it's own, which is sometimes a good thing.