I haven’t written for this blog for a very long time.  Two lifetimes in electronic terms.  I’ve gotten untold numbers of gadgets between then and now, and untold software.  But let’s start what’s top of mind right now – my iPhone 4.

There’s a lot of talk about the antenna for iPhone 4, but that’s not the biggest issue for me.  My phone’s antenna behaves, but I’ve found that it lets my face dial and push buttons a lot too often.  It’s very annoying to be talking and have my face put me on mute, or try to make a face time call.

Other than the phone app, I love my new iPhone 4.  The video camera is awesome, the light is very handy and of course it’s a little quicker than my 3 Gs was.  I’m looking forward to a software update for that proximity sensor so that I can make uninterrupted calls though.

Ok I’m sure no one is reading at this point because I abandoned this site but I’m back and I do plan to write relatively often now!

MacHeist combines my love of cool apps with my love of free stuff.  They resurface every once in a while with a bundle of apps that’s usually about 10 apps for the price of one, but this time they have a “nano” bundle they’re running in the name of market research.

Basically you take the free bundle and they ask you one question:  how much would you have paid for it.  That’s it.  Then you get access to the whole thing.  But hurry, it’s only open for five days.

And there’s one catch.  One of the apps doesn’t open to everyone until they reach their goal.  So spread the word so that we can get our locked app

You can check out the MacHeist while it’s open, or sign up for information on the next heist by going to a very clean and pretty page here: http://www.macheist.com/

So I’ve been a little absent since the vacation.  I’ve been distracted by so many gadgets and gizmos…and well, work.  But back to the gadgets!

I don’t have the brain power or time tonight to do a formal, pretty, picture-filled post, but there’s a new gizmo I could not wait to talk about.

Magic Mouse.  Multi touch surface on the top – programmable.  It looks like Pro trackpad meets a mouse that actually works.  I can’t wait!  A friend pointed it out to me…I’m so buried at work that I forgot that Apple was announcing new goodies.  As soon as I saw it somehow my credit card jumped into my hand, and it’s due to arrive sometime between Oct. 28-30 which isn’t soon enough for me.

I actually hate my Mighty Mouse.  The little 360 ball on top gets clogged too often, it has pairing problems, the buttons on the sides are awkward.  It’s ironic how bad Apple mice have been considering how wonderful and elegant the rest of their hardware is.  But I have high hopes that Magic Mouse will change all that.  I will report back as soon as it arrives.  Maybe I’ll even do one of those dorky unbox videos!

Here’s where you can find more about Magic Mouse for now.  I’m sure I’ll write a whole lot more about it when I have more time!