iOS5

A few months ago, I took the technological leap from my very curmudgeonly pre-camera cellular phone to an iPhone.  I did this using a curmudgeon handbook codicil that says we should keep up with technology, but doesn't specify how, so actually OWNING it isn't specifically ruled out.  Nonetheless, at our annual convention, I will be very discreet with it.


But to my point: Apple recently announced a new version of its iPhone Operating System with 200 new features.  And an upgrade  was FREE!  That sort of deal is right up my alley, so I upgraded.  Whoa - a nifty new camera feature that lets you go directly to a real camera-like way of taking pictures from the "off" blank screen.  It also added photo editing functions that make my photoshop app unneeded.  A "swipe" feature that brings up my local weather (hour-by-hour if I want it), any messages, mail, and today's "to do" list, rendering my weather channel app unneeded.  Did I mention it was FREE?


As a curmudgeon, I shouldn't be impressed much, but this is really above and beyond.  A tip of my hat to Apple.  They probably added new tracking software and such to follow me around, but it was FREE!