DigitalFanGirl

It’s been so long since I’ve blogged and I really missed it, but I feel refreshed and ready to get back on the blogging train. Today is a great day for one main reason………..I just upgraded from my G1 to the new MyTouch 3G Slide!!! I left the Blackberry world for Android June of 2009 and I haven’t looked it. The G1 and I spent some wonderful times together, but I have given it a run for its money. I could not go another day with the G1. I have killed it, overworked it, put it on the slave train – I had to bury it so it can finally rest in peace.

So now I have the MyTouch 3G Slide and I’m hoping this device can keep up with me. I waited a while to see what was coming on the T-Mobile line and I was hoping and praying it would be an Android with an actual keyboard and then came the MyTouch 3G Slide. I was honestly eyeballing the Droid Incredible and was almost prepared to buy it unlocked, but I am not ready to go exclusive with a screen based keyboard. I email and text way too much. I’m just not ready nor prepared to give up the speed and accuracy of typing on an actual keyboard. I know, call me an old foggie, but hey, a sista likes keys (hehe).

Out the box the MyTouch 3G Slide is shorter than my G1, but has a slightly bigger screen which is really nice. The phone also appears to be slimmer, but I think it’s actually the same width as my G1, but for some reason the way the MyTouch 3G Slide is designed makes it feel thinner (bazaar)… The phone came in some really nice packaging. I think all phones should come in a case like this one. The box is padded on the inside and securely holds the phone, charger and other components. It’s a nice touch.

Setting up the phone was easy as usual, but there are a few new things I noticed in the set up that pleased me. On set up it of course asked for your Gmail account, but it also asked for your Flickr (you know I love Flickr – check out my photostream), Facebook (can’t stay off of it) and Twitter. I use Flickr for ALL of my photos, so I was pleased to see this automatic integration.

Being as though I just set up the phone thirty minutes ago, I will give this phone a 7 day test run and blog about my experience with this MyTouch 3G Slide.I can wait to give it a good spin. I am already impressed with what I’ve seen thus far….

Stay tuned for Hello MyTouch 3G Slide Part Deux!

The Google Calendar has been my calendar of choice for a great deal of time. Although I use a Mac, I have never used iCal as my main calendar; just Google Calendar and I absolutely love it. When I got the G1 I was thrilled about the seamless integration of the Google products and the G1. It really made my calendaring process much easier.

Before getting the G1, I was a BlackBerry user, but there was always a problem with the syncing between the BlackBerry and Google calendars. As much as I love Google Calendar and as great as it functions on the G1; there are a couple of things I wish it did that would greatly improve my level of productivity.

1. Add the ability to add a guest to an event

This is actually a huge inconvenience for me. I do more from my phone in terms of calendaring rather than on my laptop. Because of the inability to add a guest (invite someone) to a calendar event created on the G1, you still have to go to the web version of Google Calendar to add a guest. So, if I’m out and about and I add an event to Google Calendar on my phone and I want to add a guest to it, I have to wait until I get to my laptop so I can log onto Google Calendar on the web and edit the event created on my G1 to add a guest. There have been a number of times where I just flat out forgot to add the person I initially intended to invite to the event. It’s such an annoyance. I’m kind of shocked this feature is missing considering some of the other advanced features in Gmail and Google Maps, but maybe this is something that will be added later.

2. Add additional repeat options

While the Google Calendar on the G1 does have a repeat feature, it is limited. The same set of repeat options on the web version of the Google Calendar are not the same on the Google Calendar on the G1. On the G1, you can set an event to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. What I’d like is to have the option to set a biweekly recurrence or set an event to occur every Monday, Wednesday and Friday or every other Tuesday and Thursday if I so choose, but those additional repeat options are not available.

The Google Calendar on the G1 is almost perfect in my book, but adding these two features would be like putting a cherry on top of the cake. It would make the calendaring experience that much better.

What are your thoughts about these limitations? Is there anything else outside of these two items I mentioned you’d like the Google Calendar on the G1 to do?

Today begins my first SuperDroid G1 App Review video series. The goal is to review an app twice a month (or more if I’m feeling full of gusto). I’ve had the G1 now for a couple of months and I’ve had an opportunity to test and play with a bunch of apps. Some have been great and some have been an outright waste of time.

In this first installment of SuperDroid G1 App Review, I am reviewing SendContact. This app allows you to select one of your contacts and send their contact information to another contact of yours.  This app can be found on your G1 device in the Market. Just do a search for “SendContact”.

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DigitalFanGirl and Her New G1

Well my friends, I have jumped ship. I dumped my BlackBerry for the G1 (gasp).  On May 20, I got home from Tech Cocktail DC and my lovely G1 was waiting for me (thank you UPS delivering my product on time – you done me proud).

I’ve been a BlackBerry user for a little over three years and I honestly enjoyed my first two BlackBerry devices; the 8700 and 8800. When I got the Curve (8320), I started experiencing all sorts of issues, which I talked about at length on Moms Gone Geek  (you know, that fun, zainy technology podcast I co-host with TheMacMommy  [shameless plug] ) when we talked about Mobile Mania. I had been getting JavaScript errors regularly and I’ve had to do a hard reset at least once a day or it would completely lock up. Needless to say, this has been very frustrating.

But the other thing that really bugged me was the fact developers just don’t put a priority on developing for the BlackBerry device.  I don’t know why. All I know is I wanted the apps and they never came.

This was really a big annoyance for me. There are so many different web services I use on a regular basis; Evernote, BaseCamp, HighRise, Whrrl, Delicious, Last.fm and many others I won’t name right now, but majority of these services have an iPhone app and an Android app (or atleast I can view the mobile site and have it look like it does from my laptop), but NO BLACKBERRY APP; or if they do have a BlackBerry app, it looks completely different (less appealing and less functional) than the apps for the other phones. I was starting to think it was a CONspiracy.

So, I decided to try the G1. I’m a T-Mobile customer; have been since 2004, I like their service, I have a great plan and  AT&T can #suckit as far as I’m concerned.  They (AT&T/Cingular or whoever you are this month) did me dirty some years ago and I’M NOT OVER IT! I digress.

So, I am now an android head and I am loving this phone!!! You can now expect a decent amount of my blog to be dedicated to the android community. I still think the BlackBerry is a great device, but my new love/addiction is the G1……