I have seen a lot of talk this past week about if you can or can’t use the iPhone as a solid mobile device for getting “work” done. That’s a very good question and it really depends on what type of business you are in, and what exactly are you trying to accomplish. I often see people lug their laptops pretty much everywhere they go, but is that always necessary? One of my main purposes for purchasing an iPhone was the notion that I could leave the laptop at home and still have some of the functionality I need while away from my desk.
One thing I always find amusing about my iPhone, is that I rarely use it as a phone. Aside from some business calls, and some calls with family, the phone part isn’t used much. It’s all about the data! Now I currently have the 1st generation iPhone with the 2.0 software update, and that update has really made the iPhone even more handy. The 1.xx software was nice, but it was just lacking too many features, and lets not forget the lack of 3rd party apps. The 2.0 update takes care of a lot of those issues, but their is still much work to be done.
E-mail is probably the most used feature for my iPhone. I have about 4 of my main e-mail accounts setup including my new MobileMe address. One of my biggest gripes was there was no simple way to delete multiple e-mails, so I was happy to see that the 2.0 update brings that feature. Reading e-mail on the iPhone is just about as good as reading it on my PC, although I do wish you could type e-mails in landscape mode.
Next up would be mobile blogging. Although this was possible pre-2.0, the recent addition of the WordPress application makes blogging from wherever you are at way more easier. The application still needs some features, but you can do some great posts with it as-is. I also like to upload pictures to services such as Flickr, Facebook and Brightkite which can be done several ways including through e-mail, and iPhone apps.
That’s some of the basic ways I use my iPhone. What do you mainly use your for?
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