daveydave

I've recently read this excellent book and finishing it left me with an interesting mixture of feelings. I enjoyed the thing immensely, but I also felt pretty annoyed. Here is why: when I was at school (many moons ago) text books were uniformly dull and uninspiring. They didn't get you interested in a given subject and failed to leave you with that urge to find out more. As a result, I found the whole learning experience tiresome and I didn't bother to push myself. I know it drove my treachers mad. (Many school reports with that old chestnut: "could do better!") Bill Bryson's book has turned this on its head. It seems books that teach you things can be both informative and interesting to read after all. I wish I'd had such things 20 years ago. I get the feeling that if all text books were written in such a fashion, the government wouldn't have to fiddle the exam results every year. It's just a thought.

I've never wanted to be rid of a phone quite so much as my Sony Ericsson T630. Never liked it (apart from its looks) since I got it. So, as the end of August approached, it was time to start looking for upgrade. Having had a Nokia and two Samsungs in the past, these makes were top of the shopping list. Particularly the E720 and the 8800. Price ruled the latter out and I eventually went back to Nokia with the 6230i. Mum asked if she could have the T630 to replace her very old Samsung (another one of my cast-offs) and like a fool I said ok - several months of technical support to come, I suspect :-) - ah well. It's early days for the 6230, but initial impressions are favourable, especially the Outlook syncronisation via Bluetooth. More feedback later...