Thanks for the compliment! And I'm afraid I think you're stuck with me.

I came within inches of ordering an HTC HD2 (AKA Leo). The person trying to convince me that it was what I wanted ended up saying "No, go and get yourself this maemo thing. And bring it back for me to play with too!"

She showed me the photos she's taken on an HTC... and although I currently drive a c905, I still pine for that Carl Zeiss lens. I do a lot of phone photography (grab phone, take snapshot, upload to blog) and a decent picture really matters to me. The HTC has neither SE software nor decent optics. And the salesgirl drooled a little when I asked about on-device photo editing.

Then she let me play with the capacitive screen. Ugh. Last year I broke my thumb (long story - don't ask!) and it's still a tad uncomfortable to press hard with the ball of my thumb. Which I was doing on the HTC touch. Then I opened the 'on screen keyboard, and successfully typed "Hopw haRDS is it top tpe ion this thjinbgf?" or words the that effect. I even accidentally activated the predictive and got the name of one of her contacts in the middle of it. I've not actually had the chance to play properly with a resistive screen (well not since my treo 600 died of exhaustion several years ago) but my fingers and thumb come with pre-installed stylii which are not uncomfortable to use. I have studied videos of people using both sorts of screen - if someone with long girlie fingernails would like to comment, I'd love to hear!

So all things being equal, I plan to pre-order me a n900 this week. The only remaining question is where: handtec or amazon. Is it worth the extra £20 to order from a supplier I know well?

Which means you lot are stuck with me bobbing up in places and asking you to repeat yourself in short words, asking for apps no-one else thought of, or generally being a teddy nuisance. In return, once I understand things, I promise to take my turn at esplaining them in short words to other newcomers.