Jason Abrahamson

So anybody who knows me knows that that I have been an advocate for Palm hardware for quite sometime. I loved the Palm Treo form factor. Sure there were some things to be desired, particularly it’s lack of screen real estate, but Palm had a great design. They applied my “kiss” methodology (keep it simple stupid) and provided the world with great devices.

Sure there Palm, er, Access OS, had become incredibly outdated, but Palm had become a hardware company. As the world has shifted to a Windows vs Blackberry smartphone world Palm’s legendary dated Access OS took a back seat.

So Palm created the “Palm Treo Pro” and the “Treo Pre.” The Treo Pro, though nice, is a GSM only phone with limited CDMA release on Sprint. The Pre, its newest invention, completely changes the treo. It’s nice and all, but its nothing more than a HTC slide phone running a new OS. The Treo re-defined what we thought of smart phones — but unfortunatly I can no longer wait for Palm to upgrade my 700wx with a 800w or Palm Pro because VZW just can’t seem to get them to run reliable enough.

So this is why I switched to the new Samsung Saga from VZW. The phone is incredible and a great upgrade for any Treo user. You can shutdown the custom Samsung UI and google to find the treo speed dial app, to make it more like your old treo. Sure there are irritating moments because there is a learning curve, but still, its better than the Treo.

In what appears to be the first of many ways the good people at the roman catholic church are trying to reach the digital age, the pope launched his own youtube channel. I suppose youtube is becoming that modern radio.

President Obama launched a youtube channel, as did Queen Elizabeth. I can’t help but think that these are modern day “Fire side chats”. Roosevelt used the chats to communicate to the nation and create confidence in the banking business during the great depression.

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Obama Blackerry

Obama seems to be king to a couple of firsts. First black president, and first Blackberry president. With his third day in office underway the new commander in chief does in-fact get to carry a blackberry. It will be a “super secure” Blackberry, and he has to change his email, oh he also can’t give his new one out to anybody — so what is the point? If its “super secure” then the White House BES server probably wont be forwarding mail for bobama@whitehouse.gov