As many may know I have been a long adherent of the BlackBerry. Why? Mostly because of the keyboard which for me was far easier to use than a touchscreen.

Then my trusty Blackberry went dead and when I went to the Verizon store to look at the newest model I learned, to my alarm, that it too had a touchscreen and not a keyboard.

It was a true moment of truth. Go with the new Blackberry or crossover to the Apple product which everyone has been teasing me about and lauding?

Maybe it's because I so much liked Steve Jobs's biography and the fact that I have an iPad, but, for whatever the reason, I took the leap.

I picked up the basics pretty easily and had the help of my IT consultant and law partner Jane Jacobs, plus Apple's amazing Help Desk. Also, I must confide, I bypassed the keyboard problem by using the voice recognition feature (which I am using right now to dictate this blog). I even have a bubblewrap style phone guard given to me by my granddaughter Maggie.

Plus, reliable Corey (has clout) Bearak loaded his playlist into it and I can't stop paying attention to my iPhone.

I forgot to mention the superior camera, the pictures, videos, flash light and Internet access. It really is a revelation and I feel as if I have finally entered the 22nd century.

Try it you'll like it!