Luddite No More

It’s time, folks. Amy is going to trade in her DumbPhone. The other day a friend of mine said, “What do you DO without a SmartPhone?” I told him I have to look up directions to a place before I leave the house. And if a question pops into my mind, I just have to sit there and be curious about it. Honestly, how do I live like this? It’s barbaric.

But seriously, I’m thinking of going paperless-calendar for the first time in my life. I’ve had a daily planner for as long as I can remember, and I’ve resisted the digital calendar for years, but it seems a little ridiculous now that it could be available so promptly and easily. Also, I dig those bitchin photography programs where you can make your pictures all sepia and whatnot. Not to mention GPS and indulging my curiosity at every whim.

So I’m going to get an iPhone. (Some of  you will exclaim, “No! Get a Droid!” to which I will respond, “What is that I don’t even.” But go ahead, do your worst to convince me of your heathen ways.)

The question is, do I pay the extra $100 to get a 4S? From what I understand, the only major difference between it and the plain old 4 is Siri, a $15 app that’s been around for two-and-a-half years but recently got bought up by Apple so they could make a brazillion dollars on it. (I know a guy who knows this stuff.) And as cool as it is that when you say, “Tar,” Siri replies, “Heels,” she and I also seem to have political differences.

Are there other magical things I’d be missing out on if I didn’t get the 4S?

(Also, I just looked it up, and I’m eligible for an upgrade on February 17… I don’t think I’m going to last that long.)