It’s got a sleek metallic-red casing.  A red rose blooms on my welcome screen.

And my new iPod is connecting me to endless Bliss!

I couldn’t wait to get rid of my old phone.  The audio was jacked, so voices came across as either too soft or too loud.  But due to a series of writing deadlines and other circumstances, getting to the store to upgrade took longer than I’d planned.

But finally, great things come to those who wait!

While it’s exciting, tackling the sometimes intimidating tricks of new technology can be frustrating, even annoying.

Today though, I figured out a lot of things on my own!  I programmed the phone to get The New York Times (free!) at my fingertips, along with Facebook and Weather!  I also succeeded at downloading music from iTunes for the first time (don’t laugh) and uploading them into the iPod function on my iPhone!

What a tremendous sense of accomplishment!  I literally giggled and laughed out loud throughout this process.

I picked an iPhone over a Blackberry because I’m a Mac person, as is my whole family and many of my close friends.  My sister and I were introduced to computers at the University of Michigan in the mid-80s… all computer centers had Macs.  We also used them when I was a reporter and editor at the campus newspaper, The Michigan Daily. 

Likewise, my college-aged and twenty-something cousins — and their parents who are in their 50s and 60s — are also Mac enthusiasts.  When one cousin brought a Dell laptop to Thanksgiving Dinner a few years ago, he was playfully ridiculed.

Apple products are superior.  The Apple laptop that I bought 8 or 9 YEARS ago still functions perfectly!  I’ve written many books on it, and it’s served me from L.A. to New York.
So getting my touch-screen iPhone was natural.  It’s connecting me to endless news, emails, text messages, and of course, phone calls.  I can even watch movies on it!
So today, Find Your Daily Bliss by trying something new — especially if it involves tackling a technological challenge.  Once you connect to new information, new music, and new ideas, you’ll be laughing out loud, too.  Enjoy!

Posted: February 22nd, 2009 under The Bliss Report.
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