Do you need a second life?

One of the most popular things online today is Second Life where people create online incarnations of themselves and do things they are supposed to do in the real world in front of a computer screen.

Personally, I find this idiotic. How boring does your real life have to be before you resort to this crap? Sure, people are making money off this website/game but do you really want to spend the rest of your life in front of a virtual world?

I guess this is one of the downsides of living in a connected world. You don't need to interact face to face with people. But by doing this, I believe that society in general is not moving forward. It's a case of one step forward and two steps back.

A hilarious sidenote - visit Get a First Life.

Will you upgrade to Vista?

I have asked the same question myself a million times ever since I downloaded and tried the first public beta of Vista. Sure, it looks cool and all but is it worth all the money? The most basic of the versions, Vista Basic, is not even worth upgrading to - as it doe not include the aero graphics that makes this version cool.

But the Home Premium version is my cup of tea, I don't need all the security features that the Ultimate version has and I just want to have the Media Center capabilities of the Home Premium, but it will cost more than 200 bucks to upgrade!

So the question for me now is - is this worth that much money? Sure, I would love to have the latest version of anything and everything, as long as it is free or reasonably priced, but Vista will not offer me that much features I already have with XP and a few freeware downloads. Help me!!!

Do You Really Need an iPhone?

Don't get me wrong, I was just as excited as the next guy (or girl) refreshing the engadget and cnet websites for live updates to Steve Jobs' Macworld keynote speech. But after the initial shock of "God! I need to have that!!! NOW!!!!!!!", I have settled down and realized that I don't need it.

Here's why...

a) I have a perfectly working 80GB Ipod Video, sure, the screen is only 2.5 inches compared to the 3.5 widescreen of the iPhone but honestly, I only use my iPod while I'm driving, so the issue of watching videos is nonexistent.

b) I love my phone. I have a Blackberry Pearl which I really like and does what I bought it to do - make phone calls.

c) It costs $599 for the 8GB model - with a two year plan from Cingular! $599!!!! Without a plan, this phone would cost 200-300 bucks more. Lets see, I got my iPod for $309 (after rebates) and my Blackberry for less than $280. No contest here.

d) Now how would I feel if I lost this phone? Or scratch it? I would be completely devastated. e) It is almost impossible to text using this phone. There is only one button and everything else is touch controlled.

As with all other things Apple, this iPhone would surely be a must buy in most lists. There might come a time that I might reconsider and get one. But for now, I'm a skeptic. Until they prove that this phone is worth all that money and that it works as advertised, I'll keep my money. Thank you.