MyTurn on the iPhone

The new iPhone seems to be universally loved by the people actually using it.

See: DaringFireball and BoingBoing for two summaries.

One of the raves is about how cool Google Maps is "You can get traffic!". Just for the record, that's a feature of Google maps, which I have on my Treo and Blackberry - it's not an iPhone exclusive.

The mainstream media seems to largely miss the boat, pointing out that other phones can make calls, provide internet access and play music. The point of the iPhone is the software that ties it all together. Elegance is cool and adds value.

I'm planning on waiting a few weeks before I dive in; I have to sort out how tied I am to Sprint and to see how much pain is involved in moving my phone number . And maybe I don't need to move my number.

One thing that's interesting is that the phone, while successful, is in sufficient supply. That must be frustrating to the people trying to make a quick buck. I was encouraged that the list of iPhones for sale included warnings to unsuspecting buyers that the iPhone was readily available. Maybe I should call one of those losers entrepreneurs and offer them $200 less than list.

Update: Apparently a lot of ATT stores have sold out. Quite the bomb.

Molly Gradumatriculates

In the course of the last few months Molly got her driver's license and turned 18.

When we moved into this house, 11 years ago last month, Molly was finishing up first grade. To say that feels like yesterday doesn't quite do it justice.

She graduates tonight. Now Molly belongs to an insufficiently grateful world.