iHappy

Well I have moved into the 21st Century.  Santa got me an iPhone 4s for Christmas this year and I have to say I really like it.  I had the 4 year old flip phone and although I am not much of a texter, it was painful to text on the old phone to say the least.  I got a lot of mocking for my texting "abilities".  One time when I was trying to text Chad and Steve that I was going down to the food court for lunch, I accidentally sent my brother in law (another Steve) a message that said - "me go down now".  Needless to say at the next family dinner I got a lot of teasing.

Not to say that I have it all down pat yet, the auto correct feature can also make for some words out of context.  I do however really like the ease of use that the iPhone comes with.  The camera is great and I am finding that I like the banking app, quick browser access, grocery list and weight watchers tracking.  There are a ton of apps out there, many sound cool in theory but I will never use them.  

Unfortunately when I got my phone I couldn't make calls out so I had to take it to Apple.  We went to the Apple store in WEM.  You need to make an appointment with an "Apple Genius" and when you go in their they even have a Genius bar!  Well apparently to be a Genius you must be under 20, wear skinny jeans, have hair in your face and be wearing a hipster hat.  The genius tried to make a call, then 30 seconds later said he would replace the phone.  Badda bing badda boom...was outta there in 5 mins flat! 

I also got an iPad to use for my job.  I have to admit I haven't been overly successful as of yet using it for work.  I am kind of a paper and pen kind of girl and this will take some effort to transition.  I have however discovered that reading iBooks on the iPad is iAwesome.  So far I read Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and am now in the second of that series and almost done.  Maybe it is the ability to make the font larger that I like best : )  Chad is pretty darn good at Angry Birds and we both get in a few games of Bedazzled. I am now turning him on to Peggle...ha ha

Anyway, overall my Apple experience has been a good one, they sure know how to make their devices user friendly.  As a usability person myself, I understand how hard it can be to convince some people that the interface is very important!  I this is a perfect example where they did it right.