Hallelujah! My replacement N900 was waiting for me when I got home today (some may recall the one I received in Amsterdam suffered the infamous usb ejection crisis).

I was happy to see updated firmware on it, although I can do without the cute and cumbersome clock and date settings methods. Having been away from the device a while, I was starting to wonder if the sluggish performance complaints had some merit after all... but I'm happy to report this thing is flying!

So now I'm ready to get back to testing, device-oriented blogging, event presentations, etc.

In addition, I have decided to more finely focus on community outreach and engagement, and pull back from some other activities here and abroad. That should help my available energy and current attitude.