Yes, I have resisted the urge to buy an iPhone...

I am sorry. I was (and I guess still am) tempted to buy an iPhone each time I see one. It is seems quite slick, fast and wonderful in most respects, but still I have not bought one. Why? First, it is quite expensive. Though I like having good and sophisticated phones, I think there are limits to what you acctually gain by having a very cool phone. In the end it might just be a very cool phone :-)

Second, I like texting. I acctually use more than 90% of my credit for texting, and I text with both thumbs simultaneously, so this is important. I have tried writing texts on the iPhone in the store, and it sucks big time when it comes to writing SMS:es (IMHO). I never hit the right button on the screen, and forget about writing with both hands. Not possible, or at least not for someone with big thumbs like me :-)

Third, I am "pot commited" to my current brand, i.e. with Sony Ericsson P1i. I have already bought most of the things I need in SonyEricsson compatible hardware, so I am really recuctant to switcha nd buy it all over again. Also, the P1i syncs quite well with iSync apps, so what would change when purchasing an iPhone? Not much, I think.

So, after a long period of wanting to buy the iPhone, and later a Palm Pre, I have decided to keep my P1i, and instead make the most of it. As the first step in this aim, I just ordered an HGE-100 GPS reciever for it. I was looking for a GPS logger for geo-tagging, and I somehow got the idea that "Hey, I already am carrying around a small computer, with the ability to rung navigation software, so why not make the most of it?". After all, what I really want is just to have something that silently keeps track of where I am while taking pictures. And, since I usually bring my phone and my stereo headset just broke down, it all seemed like such a good idea.
Just need some software.

TreckBuddy seems very promising. Exports to a lot of formats usable by HoudahGeo, and seems to be meant to be used for recordning tracks rather than navigation. Will try it when it arrives.. I have to admit that I am a bit excited. :-) I guess I could use some of the money that I would spend on an iPhone on iLife '09 instead. Seems appropriate :-)