Mini-me? No Thanks...

As we've previously established, I've become quite the Apple device guy over the past few years. It wasn't surprising therefore, that I got plenty of questions asking me if I'd be buying an iPad Mini.

It never crossed my mind. I have no issue whatsoever with the size of the full-size iPad, even though is has been obsoleted less than a year into it's all too brief life. It is an excellent travel companion for the tightest of plane seats, doesn't have to be pulled out of your bag to get through the airport scanner and has just enough space to get some actual work done if needed.

iPhone 5 on the Road

Last week, I was on the road and traveling for business. It gave me a good chance to try out the new iPhone on the road. I was headed to a meeting at a place I had not been to before and required travel via plane and car.  

One thing that hasn't changed about the iPhone is its ability to integrate into a variety of address books. In this case, I was using Google, so I made sure my destinations were already in the address book and synced to the device. I also downloaded the United App since that was the airline of choice for this Journey. I already had downloaded it once, but it was not currently synced to the phone.

iPhone 5: Week One in Review

Almost every time I pick this phone up I instantly notice just how light it is. Perhaps they should have called this the iPhone Air. 

I've had the 5 since delivery on launch day. While I haven't traveled with it yet, I'll provide a quick and dirty synopsis of week 1 which was pretty much all local.

• Maps. Haven't touched them yet. I realize there's a big flap out there for folks who rely on it and I will be traveling this month so I'll find out soon enough.
• Data. Very good performance. I stuck with AT&T since they grandfathered in my unlimited data plan. In just cruising around the L.A. area I'm seeing some pretty decent speeds. It'll be interesting to see how they'll be on the road. I'm also seeing much faster performance on WiFi networks.