Yeah. I agree about the GPS thing. It was kind of an idiot move on his behalf for not plugging in the adapter in the car while using the GPS. I bought one of those car mounts for my Droid and plug it in while driving and would recommend the car mount to anyone. I think the dude just gave up too soon.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > As a newcomer to the smart phone world, I would say that I'm pretty > pleased. Here are my takes on some of his biggest gripes: > > Heat production: Not a problem for me. Yes, when it is in my purse, I do > notice that surrounding items are warmer than usual, but it is nothing > that > concerns me. I have never "flinched" when touching it. I also have it in > one of those silicone cases. > > Size: I can carry it in my back pocket, but I wouldn't dare sit down with > it there. For those of us who carry purses (or man-bags), it is not a big > deal. > > Battery life: Following your advice, Ed, I have been conscientious to > keep > the GPS and/or Wi-Fi and/or Blue Tooth turned off unless I am expressedly > using them. I am not one of those heavy users as I expect the author is, > but I work at a computer so I can just charge it at work if I need to. > > GPS: Very cool feature which eats up battery life. No doubt. But, > knowing > this, why wouldn't you have it plugged in when you are in your car? My > friends who are iPhone users do this as the norm. > I'm still working out some bugs: some applications will not download from > the Apps Store for me, but it's nothing that I can't do without. So > overall, I'd say so far, so good. > > Dr. Jen > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> http://zd.net/bKqX7E >> >> Hey, Dr. Jen & Serv, do you have to constantly babysit your Droid X? >> I do have to agree with him about the heat issue. My Droid 1 gets super >> hot sometimes and it's rather annoying. >> >> -- >> Have a Better One, >> Edward Crosby >> http://www.edwardcrosby.com >> ----- >> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." >> Merlin Mann >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
