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Hewie's Views and Reviews Welcome to this issue of Hewie's Views & Reviews. Be sure to visit Hewie's Favorites at http://www.hewie.net/ . ++++ Convergence 1 ++++ New additions to Hewie's Favorites ++++ Convergence 1 My first real taste of convergence came when I decided to use the IPhone as my cell phone. I wasn't swept up with the publicity and didn't stand in line to purchase an IPhone. Only after I had a hands-on experience did I even consider purchasing one. Once I got a new desktop with Vista and realized that there were issues getting my Palm PDA to sync with my PC, I realized that there might be a value in changing. I already was using AT & T and didn't have to change my plan. All 3,000 of my roll-over minutes would stay with me. The total increase was going to be $15 a month which included unlimited web & wi-fi access. My new IPhone not only syncs with my Outlook 2007, but so do all of my 30 e-mail addresses. My favorites from Internet Explorer, all of my 300+ phonebook with addresses, and my calendar all match my PC and do so every time that I synchronize. In addition, I can click on an address in my phonebook and it jumps to Google Maps and shows me the location. While it's not a GPS, a map usually works. Other features include instant weather for any zip code, current stock prices (20 minutes behind), and a direct connection to You Tube. In addition to all of that, it's an IPod. While I don't use it for music, I do download podcasts, both audio & video, about technical topics. There are several drawbacks of the IPhone, but it really does meet my needs as a connection to others via phone, e-mail, and web sites. I don't use text messaging, but that is also included. ++++ Convergence 2 The Presidential Election Primary season is utilizing many technologies available. I decided to try it a few nights ago. During a set of debates, the Republican candidates debated and were followed by the Democrats. The news people teamed up with Facebook and had a series of polls for Facebook users to answer. There was a link at the news site to set up a Facebook account and then by logging in, I had access to the questions. As soon as I answered a question, I was shown the results and percentages of all of the respondents. It was not only fun, but interesting. The talking heads on TV were then discussing the results and I had a feeling of having a say in the discussion. While none of my comments were quoted, some of those participating had their say to the world on TV. Prior to this, the closest that I came to participating in TV/PC/Internet convergence was to answer a poll during a newscast on the Cable News Station, Bright House Channel 13 in Orlando. Even that is spectacular in that I only had to push 1 of 3 buttons during the 5 minutes that they give you to respond. If I clicked on the "A" button, I answered "Yes" , B equaled "No" and C equaled "I am not sure." That's convergence and I am now a part of it.
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