11 Oct 2010

On da Road with my iPhone

Posted by GreenWanderer

Got my iPhone last week and this is my first ride with it. So far everything is as good as I had hoped except access to the IBM intranet. It appears that the iPhone security is not up to IBM standards so they have capped the VPN usage until Apple and IBM can improve the security. So score one for personal productivity but take the hit on professional productivity.

Here I am on a warm, autumn Sunday afternoon out on my favorite bike trail and the reception is fine even on the outskirts of Morgan Hill. It’s time to hit the road again as the insects have found me. Does mother nature always win out over technology? I guess it’s only a matter of time.

Speaking of mother nature, after the bugs chased me down the trail I had one of those experiences that seems to only happen to cyclists. As I came around a corner on a secluded section of the bike trail, I found myself eye to eye with a six point buck. Now I’ve seen a lot of deer on this trail but this was the first time I had seen a buck. My only regret was that I could not snap a picture before he darted off into the brush.

I continued down the path until I was inspired to take this picture on the right. A few minutes further down the path as I paused for a drink of water, 20 – 30 geese took off from the lake, squawking and honking, passing about ten yards directly over my head.