I’m an highly irritable guy.  I also can’t sit still for two seconds unless I’m working on something that I enjoy.  The problem is, I think my id actually enjoys being irritated.

About a week ago I gave up on AT&T.  Here in Ames, Iowa the signal was poor in my home office, my office and on most of my most common driving routes.  In giving up AT&T, I gave up on Apple.  I sold my iPhone (and my wife’s) on ebay just yesterday.  Deciding on a replacement phone was really a no-brainer – Droid it would be.  First I went to our local BestBuy and being highly irritable, left after talking to some nitwitted teenager who worked there.  I wanted to get the $100 instant rebate BestBuy offered on the Droid, but couldn’t tolerate the shitty salesmanship one always gets at BestBuy.  Next stop- the Verizon Store.  I walked in, got served, handed over my 411 and credit card – 15 minutes later I left with two new Droids.

Within 15 minutes of returning home I was feeling buyer’s remorse for I had encountered my first Droid bug (couldn’t attach the Droids to my wireless network).  Since that day I’ve encountered one bug or stupid feature after another – but man I soooo want this thing to work.  BTW, I get great coverage with Verizon, in fact 3g everywhere I go.  I’m determined to make the Droid work for me; I have confidence in Google as well as their relationship with Verizon.  I’ve decided to be patient, learn as much about this phone as possible and share what I learn on this site.

In dealing with a number of Droid issues over the last week, I’ve searched numerous sites and read a ton of information.  Keep in mind, I’m not a programmer, but I’m fairly technical and getting my arms around some of the Droid / Android stuff requires a steeper learning curve than the iPhone did.  One thing that has bugged me about other forums and blogs is that people take too many shortcuts when explaining technical resolutions.  I can’t blame them, we’re all busy.  I’ve always hoped to find someone who would take the time to explain the nitty-gritty – while you can find some posts that articulate resolutions, they are hard to come by.  So, to make a long story short – this blog will be dedicated to describing the bugs I’ve ran across in a detailed manner in hopes that it helps others out there who do not have a software engineering degree and desire step by step directions (with pictures).

I sincerely hope this site will help someone.  You’ll have to put up with my immature rants from time to time, but bear with me – remember, I’m highly irritable.  I must also confess that there is an ulterior motive to hosting this site.  I want to get in touch with blogging technology as I’ve kind of missed the boat so far.  Wish me luck!