Today I upgraded iTunes to 7.7, downloaded the iPhone 2.0 software, installed it on my iPhone, visited the App store, grabbed a handful of free applications, bought one (Bejeweled 2, natch), and hooked up my iPhone to the Amazon Exchange infrastructure.
And paused.
Everything seems to be working, except for the fact that all my calendar entries from Exchange are shifted 15 hours into the future. That’s weird, and I’m not quite sure how to troubleshoot it.
So the big question: do I want to buy an iPhone 3G tomorrow? Earlier this week I was determined to do so. Now I’m not sure; I think I may try spending a few days with the new software before making a decision. I’ve seen reports from colleagues that the push email from Exchange is doing a number on the iPhone’s battery life, and I’d like to see some comparative data for the new device.
Must-load free apps: Zipcodes, Facebook, Currency, Remote and NY Times. And for the unreconstructed retro-gamers among us, there is a port of the original “Colossal Cave” under the name Advent.
Obvious missing app: a WordPress blogging client. [UPDATE] It’s coming, soon. And it looks really nice.
UPDATE: Well, I’m really glad that I installed iTunes 7.7 and the iPhone 2.0 software yesterday (using the instructions at Macworld), because today looks like a freaking trainwreck. Maybe Apple should rent some EC2 capacity for its activation services….