Jason Wong

I'm 2 for 2 in semi-major amateur poker tourneys! #1 of 68! It's no WSOP, but exciting, nonetheless.

The beginner method of iPhone typing uses the index finger, to get an idea of keyboard placement. The video shows typing with two thumbs after practice, but this is a legacy of the button-based keyboard - you NEED to use your thumbs because you have to hold the buttons down, while keeping the phone balanced. With practice, what's far faster is using one hand with 5 fingers to type - your one hand has far less distance to move to hit each key. I'm 1.5x as fast as was on my blackberry, and getting better. As an added bonus, this looks way cooler than using two thumbs, because it feels more free, and only screen based phones are effective with this input method. Which means that, for now, this method of typing is exclusive to the iPhone.

So I rgot the iPhone 1 1/2 hours after it released. I didn't activate it for a whopping two days, thinking I could resist and return it. I'm so glad I didn't. The thinking went something like this:

1. iPod - $250
2. Internet Tablet - $286
3. Participating in consumer electronic history - Priceless