Hi all,

I have been looking for a new phone for a while now, I have a n95 and quite like it but want something that has good internet browsing and a decent qwerty keyboard for emails as I want to ditch my blackberry (I use both, not found a phone that will do both well).

I was sucked in by the cult of Engadget and its massive bias toward the droid/Milestone/Android (I really dislike the iPhone). I was going to wait until the milestone is in the shops so I could have a play. In the last couple of days I have found the n900 and can't believe I have missed this great piece of kit. Had a play with one today and I really like the physical aspects, it certainly seems to fit the bill (I was already sold on the software, Linux on a phone - Awesome!).

I am quite technical; know my way around a CLI and usually RTFM I use windows for desktops and Linux for servers (usually CentOS) but I guess a crash course in Debian is now on the cards.
I can see the possibilities of the hardware, not too bothered if I am at the cutting edge of the software. Am looking forward to customising the phone and loading up some apps the other guys would only dream of having.

Anyway, a couple of guys in the office have iPhones. We work with a lot of networking kit (Cisco, Juniper, riverbed etc) as well as doing sysadminy stuff. I have been giving them hassle about their choice of phone and would like to make them regret it 

What apps and/or demos do you think I should load to show them the error of their ways? I am getting the phone in a week or so.

I was thinking for a start:
SSHD
VNC/Remote desktop
Some chat app, pidgin maybe?
Easy Debian
Has anyone loaded the Nessus client?
Start 6 or 8 apps and show the multitasking (although I am not that impressed with that)
???

Really looking forward to getting the phone, not been looking forward this much to getting a piece of tech for years!!

hehehe - the one that normally makes my mates weep is the iplayer downloader - I now have about 8 episodes of qi at the touch of a few buttons - the quality of the video is amazing

Haha, i would just turn around and show them that you can play youtube videos...from the site, and you can multi task. :P (Without jailbreaking blah blah.)

I think them two features alone are a massive win.

I think I will also swap the battery

and take a decent picture.

eh? - confused.com - what would changing the battery do to make anyone jealous?

You cannot swap the battery in the iphone as it is internal. Once it becomes waste you must send it to service repair in order to get a new one.

I usually carry a charged up spare battery in my briefcase, some days I am on the phone a lot!

I would just show them the skype integration. it's awesome. Also, if you guys work in IT, just grap the nmap utility and scan yojur network from the phone.

1) gPodder - download mp4 mp3 from any rss feed or the web and play it.
2) SSH tunnel and rDesktop or VNC
3) Camera - take HD video or descent photos and upload them to flicker or whatever.
4) skype integration - although iPhone owners don't get it. but $2.50 per month = unlimited Wifi enabled calls.