Archive for July, 2007

the personal computer is obsolete

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

up until this point i’ve resisted the temptation of blogging about the iphone, simply because it’s been done to death lately everywhere else. yes, it is amazing and ridiculous and lacking in features here and there; this has already been blogged, twitttered and webcasted around the globe by now. but tonight i’m writing this blog (yes i am typing this on my phone no less) because i spent a decent amount of time setting up a system that ensures i’ll never need my laptop again. i’ve been amazed with the capabilities of the phone from a web browsing and email experience, not to mention entertainment, but until today my phone’s been lacking that killer app that rounds out my productivity needs: an SSH shell.
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