I Miss My Trackwheel
I just came back from a vacation, more about that in a separate post. Anyhow, before I left I traded in my old BlackBerry 8700 for a flashy new BlackBerry Bold and while the new device is great, I’m surprised at how much I miss the trackwheel (a scrollable wheel on the side of the device that you could also push in with your thumb) that was on all the older devices. As part of RIM’s push into the consumer space, the trackwheels were replaced with trackballs.
You know, the trackwheel is actually a great way to move up and down a list of items. I understand why they went to the trackball — web browsing is much harder when you can only move in two directions, not four — but I wish they’d left a trackwheel on the device as well. And BrickBreaker sucks with a trackball.
Requisite AdSense tip: Track your earnings while you’re away by creating a custom report and having it emailed to your BlackBerry or other mobile device. It’s delayed reporting, but if you don’t have regular access to a computer it’s the simplest way to make sure things are still running smoothly while you’re gone.