“My life is so much better with an iPhone.”

I know there are as many iPhone haters as there is iPhone-philiacs but this needs to be said.

Similar to the controversy of whether film is better than digital, or the mp3 being the end of high fidelity, there is a little stirring going on in the world of “mobile phones”.

I do agree that there are great phones out there that come with your very own “verizon gang” or the “time square inspiration quote of the day” from the Sprint’s CEO and there is no denying that. My wife has the LG Shine (mainly because Lauren Conrad from the hills endorse it) and it fulfills it’s purpose as a phone.

My argument is that the iPhone is not a celluar phone. It is a mini computer, camera, Internet browser, game console (fieldrunner being my favorite game), personal finance (Bank of America app, Mint), social network tool (twitter, facebook), music and movie player (iPod), harddrive, Bible (YouVersion) and etc…

The iPhone has in a couple of years created a whole new category of gadgets: The portable computer that happens to have a phone option. Even this posting is all done through an iPhone. (it’s not even the 3G version).

But as my title of this posts states, an iPhone is only a brick until you use it. Not as a phone but as your mini portable computer. Did you know, you get free wifi at McDonalds and Starbucks as an iPhone owner? (by the way, those two stores are pretty popular.)

But to be fair, this mantra is for any device. If not used, it’s only a brick. Whether it’s a fancy digital camera you bought at costco or the new MacBook or PC, or one of the many blackberries out there (another side note: why does there have to be so many different versions of the blackberry), learn to utilize it to it’s fullest.

“One is free to choose your own weapon but one, is at a miss, if one does not learn to use it to it’s fullest potential.” – Artisan Warrior

Even right now, as I’m cradling Baby Sophia in my arms, I’m writing this post entirely with one thumb. And this post is helping me improve my writing through blogging. Blogging helps me clear my thoughts. Therefore I’m a more focused person which makes my wife happy. Which results in my life being better because of the iPhone. 🙂

Here is one of many example of how I utilize my iPhone. I take daily pictures of my newborn daughter and post them on facebook. Here Is a screen capture I made, yes with an iPhone.