Any developer who can't competently administer his own machine is incompetent.

Heh, I was never more depressed for mankind when I had to show a fellow developer how to change the Windows screen resolution. :-)

But, on topic, I can't believe the first few posts weren't, "I took the Windows laptop and put $distro on it." Worked for me!

You could try fring + skype... But currently GV depends on a phone line.

What about git? It's slowly taking over distributed source control...

Because if I change it, I have to have a service request, check it into svn, build, file a request for change, deploy during a change window, etc. If the users can change content in a CMS, no paperwork required.

Those jobs (and more) were already lost once they decided to sell.

Not in time to prevent the massive astroturfing campaign for Windows 7, however...

Wish I had mod points

Yes, but cellphones are locked down and patched by the carriers. And the limited memory, diverse hardware and software makes creating most typical Windows malware pretty impractical. In all, I'd much rather have users logging in from a cell phone than a Windows computer.

EV (and certs in general) are little better than snake oil. If the browser is already compromised, trusting it to tell you the site your visiting is trusted is foolish.

Firefox portable might help, since you've already bypassed AppLocker.

Good luck with all that, though it sounds like you likely have a real computer at home. :-)

Agreed. The battery issue is vastly overblown.

My original one lasted a couple days with regular use, talking all my push gmail, gtalk and everything else.

That's not that bad. I eventually bought a third party upgrade battery for it and it lasted 3-4 days. That would be nice to do on the iPhone.

Oh, no it was horrible. I remember getting dropped calls about every 5 minutes when trying to call home. That was a couple years before the first iPhone hit San Francisco.

Uhm, Sprint is getting the HTC Hero (also Android) which is comparable to this Motorola model.

It's going to TMobile... again. I think that'll limit uptake quite a bit. The HTC Magic uses the same processor and a bit less storage. Where's the beef?

I like that it has a real keyboard but I have strong reservations about giving all my account details away. Plus, I like that the services are separate. It solves the whole Mom-saw-my-drunken-photo problem.

I'm underwhelmed by this announcement...

Can't burn an ebook?