fancycwabs

One of the big selling points of the iPhone for me (in hindsight) is that between software development and web applications it becomes a better device on a periodic basis. Not that it wasn't a nice piece of equipment the day I bought it, but between instant Facebook, Google Reader, Seeqpod, and assorted other sundries its value has steadily improved. Today, with the firmware update, it improved its worth even more. Of course, it had to wait until I got home this evening...

Four hours of downloading later, and the iPhone has the newest shiniest firmware, and naturally I've tested out a feature or two:

The pseudo-GPS feature on Google Maps centered within three miles of my house when using cell-tower triangulation. When I turned on the wifi, it nailed it within twenty-five yards. It's a little fucking scary to think that an IP address could get someone so close to your present location.
Made direct icons for Facebook, Google Calendar, and Google Reader for the front page. Dragged the (useless unless you have a Mac) iPhone calendar, stocks, photo viewer, and iTunes to page 2, even though I had room on page 1 for them. I'm a rebel like that.
Sent the first-ever mass text message, now that the iPhone allows for them. As a reminder, if you want random crap to periodically arrive on your cell phones, drop a note in the (screened) comments. Incidentally, the second time you respond to a beautiful haiku about lawn care or traffic accidents with "who is this?" gets you off the text-message list.

UPDATE: The cell-tower vs. wifi triangulation thing works at work, too. Just in case anyone is thinking of sending death threats via hotspot.

Mrs. Cwabs is shaking the rafters with her snoring