Geek Rant Number 01: vi Needs to Go Away

So, I need to edit configuration files in Linux and a quick Google search brings me to instructions on using the terminal shell to accomplish this task. They say to use this text editor called "vi" because it's "the bestest UNIX utility ever created!!!"... Uh huh, yeah.

Gee, Steve, I think I've seen that somewhere before...

Well, now that iOS 5 has been announced, the Apple-tech community is going ga-ga over its new improvements. While I like some of the features listed, others are giving me a sense of deja-vu.

Goodbye, Palm (but not forever)

So I've been a Palm user for going on 7 years now, beginning with a used Palm IIIc, then a like-new Tungsten T3 (she was my lifeforce) and finally the original Palm Pre (Sprint). Since getting the Pre, I have enjoyed every aspect of it, but the time has come to upgrade, and I'm making the change to clunky (yet geeky) Android. This is not because I dislike the Pre or webOS, but because there is not yet any concrete release date for new webOS hardware on any carrier and my 2-year-old Pre is sluggish, scratched and failing.