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All is quiet.. for now

Posted by David on Monday, August 4th, 2008

It’s almost 10:00 p.m., and the only sound in the house is Audrey putting on the crib sheets. Alex is asleep after a long play in the bathtub, and Andrew is laying in our bed after a long night of crying. Andrew, like his brother, is getting teeth early.. a lot of teeth. Poor guy. I do love the sound of a quiet house. Audrey just passed by me.. she is going to shower. She’s been to the gym. She needs a shower.

I love my family, and I wouldn’t trade them for the world. But I have to tell you, the chaos is sometimes overwhelming. It’s like Andrew and Alex duck in the corner, and coordinate their attacks. It’s tough. Andrew is just cranky lately because of his teeth, but Alex is back to testing the water.. on an hourly basis. I feel like all I do is get on to him. On Saturday, Alex and I took Mom’s car to the dealership to have her oil changed and the tires rotated. I snapped the photo here while we waited. He is showing off his new Batman action figure. He’s such a cute kid. He is looking more and more like Audrey side of the family as he gets older. That’s a good thing.

On to nicer thoughts. I woke early this morning, and stopped by the Apple Store on my way to work. I expected to have to wait until Christmas to get one. The lines have always been hours long since the launch last month. I arrived when the mall opened this morning, and I was the first in line. There are a few things I will point out for those who are asking, “Should I upgrade?”.

1. The call quality is much better. They are crystal clear.
2. The GPS is much more accurate. Instead of showing you a 10 mile radius, it will show you exactly where you are. I suppose this could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your level of paranoia.
3. The speaker phone is actually usable. Even a deaf guy like me can hear it.
4. The volume overall is much better — the rings, the events, etc.
5. The 3G network is quite a bit faster. In a real world test, a co-worker and I visited the same web site at the same time, and mine loaded in 18 seconds as opposed to his 40 seconds. The web site was one neither him nor I visited on our iPhone before — www.palm.com.

I upgraded just to upgrade. It wasn’t something I was just excited to do. The features I saw, 3G and GPS weren’t huge draws for me. However, the few additional things I mentioned above things I saw only after I upgraded, and are actually worth the upgrade. Know anyone who wants to buy a used first generation iPhone? :)

For those of you who want more photos of Andrew, I am sorry. I promise I will be taking some more soon. Usually when he is awake, he’s so busy its hard to get a camera in front of him. I will try better to get more photos soon.

It’s after 10 now, so I will be heading to bed. I have to get up in the morning and head to the gym. Ugg..

Posted in: Apple Rocks, Family.

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