You'd think that in 2008 in a city as sophisticated as Denver there would be wireless access in the Pepsi Center. To my dismay, there is not. I carried my laptop there and back for nothing. It was heavy -- just ask my weary left shoulder -- and as it turns out, useless. No, there would be no laptop-style blogging for anyone other than those with official press credentials, who get access to the closed wireless network. What's a grassroots blogger to do?
Pick up her iPhone, that's what! From the ease and comfort of my iPhone I can write up my blog post (as if it is an email) and send it via email to the blogs for which I write (I'm posting here and on MOMocrats.com). I can even include pictures! I'm no tech wiz so I can't really tell you how this works, except to say I was using my cell network instead of a wireless network -- sure it's a bit slower (I don't have the new G3 iPhone), but it WORKS.
And when history is unfolding all around you, that's what matters.
The only downside to using my iPhone for everything (in addition to blogging, I'm checking three email accounts, and sending and receiving calls and texts) is that its little battery is running down pretty quickly. So I'm making friends with the folks in disabled access where electric outlets abound, so I can juice my phone up at least once if not twice at the Pepsi Center.
Yay Apple! You're enabling me to bring my convention thoughts to the people back home in real time. Your little iPhone is exactly what I need it to be.
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