Steve Jobs Death

Ok this post is probably going to cause hate mail, but you know what? this is the internet, if you don’t like what I write then you should cancel all internet access because I have news for you, the internet if FULL of people who have a say in everything (just like me).

So Steve Jobs died yesterday, I’ve read so much on this already that its making me sick. The worst part of this is random people on Facebook crying that Steve Jobs died...

Since when did the human race become so empathetic? Since when did you cry for the old lady begging for money outside in the rain? Since when did you cry over the little girl who has no home and has to beg in order to be able eat? Since when did you cry for the woman getting raped in war torn countries? Since when did you cry for the thousands upon thousands who die of starvation every day? Since when did you cry for Susie who lost her father to Pancreatic Cancer?

I hope you get my point and don’t take this the wrong way, death is tragic... I’ve tasted it like nearly every other person has, I just don’t think we should glamorise Steve Jobs as a revolutionary because you hold an iPhone in your hand right now...

iPhone 4

So I've noticed my previous posts have been rants, and I guess this is another one!

Am I the only person on this planet that HATES my iPhone 4? and when I say hate I mean HATE. It is by far the most irritating phone I have ever owned. I'm an average built guy, meaning I'm not skinny and I'm not on the larger side of life. But every time I try to type my fingers press two buttons at once and writing one text takes me ages! heaven forbid that I should try and type a url...

*Ronnie calls work*

Ronnie: "Hey I need to take today off"
Boss: "Is everything ok?"
Ronnie: "I need to type in a url on my iPhone"
Boss: "Shit man, you better take the week off"
Ronnie: "Thanks boss man"

*Proceeds to block work calendar out for the remainder of the week*

We've gone backwards guys, the iPhone battery lasts a little over a day IF I'm lucky (where's the portability in that?), the apps give you some fun but eventually you get bored of them, you have to ask Apple permission to do EVERYTHING! it will get to the point where if you put your iPhone 1000 down it will say "Hey wtf man, where you go I go, Apple needs to see where you walk! I don’t care if you're taking a dump I GO WITH YOU". Whatever happened to simplicity? whatever happened to drag and drop? Sync this, sync that, you unlock your phone - sync, you ring your parents - sync, you text your girlfriend - sync (ok slight exaggeration but you get the point).

Don’t get me wrong. I have enjoyed the phone at times but the novelty has worn off. It’s now basically a glorified mp3 player. I’ve owned the phone for a while now and it’s my first iPhone. I think it’s safe to say it will also be my last...