3G iPhone?

Posted by Matt | | Posted on 9:48 PM

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I was surfing www.appleinsider.com for the latest news on the rumored new iMacs and stumbled upon this article. The rumor is that Apple has a 3G version of the iPhone in the works. They basically have to given that it is a sweet phone but has some limitations. This article states that we may see the 3G version this November before the Christmas season. If they could figure out a way to make the business email a reality I would be in with a 3G version! All those poor people who dove in and spent $600 on the first generation. I shouldn't laugh. I did that with the Treo 600 but it was a revolutionary device at the time. Given that I need the email and speed is a must if the functions are going to be worth anything I am waiting for the new and improved version. The article also talks about the affect on RIM. You would think that this is something apple is looking to address.

The 4-Hour Work Week - A Must Read

Posted by Matt | Posted in , | Posted on 12:59 AM

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I was recently introduced to the book The 4-Hour Work Week. The warning I recieved was you just need to keep reading through the first 20% of the book. I went and downloaded an audiobook of this to listen to on the way to work. My first impression was this guy was out there and this was not something a normal person would do. How could you? This is not how the world works? But I kept with it and the book is really amazing. You can take the concepts as far as you would like or are comfortable with.

The author Timothy Ferris lives a great lifestyle of living life by creating an income flow that can be managed on a minimal basis yet provides enough to do some of the most amazing things in the world. This book fits well with my current delima of what to do in life. His advice is to find a way to live life and not wait until retirement to do the things you want to. He has foreseen all the excuses and eliminates them. He also does a great job at giving a step by step guide to developing all the pieces necessary. This is truely a book written by someone who has done this.

The ideas I have grasped on to are the outsourcing and automating a business. I currently run an eBay business but I know that it could run 100x smoother if I spent some time makeing it that way. I spend bunches of time to get it back in shape. I am going to experiment with outsourcing at work this quarter. He give details on what outsourcers in India and China will do - basically anything they do not need to be physcially present they can do. I am going to see where I can get some leverage out of this for report design, spreadsheet work and research. Based on the sucess I will expand this to further businesses or my personal life.

I think that anyone should read this book. If you go to a job each day and are saving for tomorrow then this is a must read. The only requirement is to have an open mind and explore the possibilities. Timothy might disagree with this but you can take as many of these items to apply as you feel comfortable with. They have created a great website that has lots of additonal resources. Hint - you have to have the book to get the full use out of the site.

The iPhone - Not quite for the business user

Posted by Matt | Posted in , | Posted on 12:25 AM

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I have played with the iPhone and was very impressed. A friend of mine waited in line to get one the night they came out. I have since bugged him two or three times to play with it. It is the most beautiful device I have ever had my hands on it. It is truely a new device. Most phones will do some music but this is a better music and video device than any previous phone or iPod. I would encourage anyone to get their hands on it to see it.
The picture at the top is a line to the main page for the iPhone. Watch the demo at the top of the page to see all the functions. The resolution is amazing as well as the interface. It does need some improvement before I am willing to make the leap. First it has to have the ability to get my Outlook email in real time. The second is it needs to be faster to truly take advantage of the great features and web it has. The next version needs to be 3G and a company will find out how to get the Outlook to sync. The keyboard could be challenging for someone who used the phone to do email very much but for the other features I think I could get over it.
The improvements over my current phone are the full sized keyboard on the phone. My current phone the Cingular 8525 has a virtual keyboard that is the most difficult frustrating thing in the world. The iPhone keypad is large with a finger easily fitting on each key. It is really thin which is an improvement over the 8525. I would buy this today if I could make the jump to not being connected to my email at all times. Life might get better if I could make that leap.

The Beastie Boys are back....kind of

Posted by Matt | Posted in | Posted on 12:17 AM

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The Beastie Boys have come out with a new album. I was excited so I went to iTunes and looked for it in the top 10 albums but it was no where to be found. I searched and found the album. It is called The Mix-Up. For people who claim to be a fan this is a true test. It is in instrumental album. If you really appreciate the beats that the Beastie Boys have produced over the years this is a GREAT album. The Beastie Boys have always been innovative in their music and this time was no different. I did not know what to expect but had no hesitation in the purchase.

The Next PDA

Posted by Matt | Posted in , | Posted on 8:50 PM

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So one of my favorite topics will be about gadgets - especially phones. I have very picky about my cell phone and I have traditionally had something that I can do email and work on. A bad habit but I tend to be very connected to work. I have had in the past a Treo 600 - it died. Then I went to a Treo 650 - then work decided to to move to Blackberry or Window Mobile. My Treo was a palm device so it was out. I move to the Cingular 8525 which is a HTC device. I like it but the small virtual keypad is proving to be a big drawback. I like the power, the large screen and the touch screen. I have had it since it came out but I am already looking for the next best thing. I am not really happy with this phone. The hype this last week has been the iPhone. It looks cool but has a virtual keyboard and does not support business email. I will wait to see the reviews about it. A great site for looking at all the specs on a new phone is http://www.pdadb.net/. The HTC S730 is the phone I have my eye on. It is slated for later this summer. So probably be at AT&T in the fall. It still has the slider keyboard, is slightly smaller than the 8525 but it lacks a touch screen. The lack of touch screen is a big drawback for me but might not kill the deal. They have the specs on this phone and the little brother the HTC S720. HTC does have an answer to the iPhone but it still has no keypad which does not excite me - the HTC Touch.
You will notice a camera on the front right corner of this phone. There is another camera on the back. The front camera has been a feature on a few rumored HTC phone but has never actually materiallized. This may be the real deal. AT&T announced a video conference feature recently.

VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE

Posted by Matt | Posted in , | Posted on 8:32 PM

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The Vegas Summer Leage has started and the Blazers are playing the Boston Celtics. I was excited because the games were suppose to be broadcast on NBA.com. BUT...the Blazers game is blacked out. It will be on NBA TV tomorrow but still a fairly bad move by the NBA. Oden did not get of to a hot start but will be fine in the next game. That guy has so much pressure and attention I can't even imagine. This year will be great. It should be interesting to see the rest of the moves the Blazers make before the season. Darius Miles please retire.

WHAT'S UP WITH THE NAME?

Posted by Matt | Posted in | Posted on 8:14 PM

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Ok - so what is up with the name. There are a ton of blogs out there and every simple name was taken. This is a combination of two books I have read in the past year that have had an impact on me. The first book is the Monk and the Riddle - The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur. This book is fairly simple and straight forward. Do something you like and are passionate about. The story is about a guy starting a funneral company on the internet. He originally had an passion about the idea and wanted to do it for more than money. Over time he could just see $ signs and not the original idea.




The second is a book but I really heard Kevin Carroll speak in Portland about 6 months ago. The book is called The Rules of the Red Rubber Ball. The idea is for you do follow what you love and it will lead you on your path through life. Kevin has an amazing personal story to tell. His journy to get where he is today is encouraging and enlightening. Kevin writes a blog http://www.kevincarrollkatalyst.com/ and runs a consulting practice.


The theme of these books are to do what you love and it will lead you on your journey. I have been working in accounting for 7 years and am at a crossroads in my career. I have much more to offer than working in accounting and I have a strong desire to do more. I love to lead and love the challenge of business. I like creativity and solving problems. That is limited to some degree in accounting. So this blog is for fun and for me to explore many items as I try and find out what I want to do in the next stage of my life.