I’ve had an IPhone for less than a month and absolutely love it. Here are my reasons why and how it also has turned me into cool Mom…. hard to do when you have a 17 year old boy in your home.

Why I like it… It is jam-packed with useful apps (phone, contacts, email, ipod, GPS (saved me twice in Boston already), stock updates (a way to torture yourself lately).

Why I don’t like it… The keyboard is hard to learn.. my thumbs are too big. And then there is transferring contacts..even my IT guy didn’t have a solution. So after entering 836 contacts manually, I’m much better at the keyboard.

Why I’m cool… Shazam app. I showed my son the app and he promptly took my phone for 2 hours. With Shazam, your phone hears a song on the radio and gives you the artist name, song and immediate access to the iTunes store. Tonight’s approach to coolness is the Pandora app (iPhone radio) so I’m sure I’ll be cool again.

My newest app… Favorites (easy access to 16 pre-set favorite people).

I’m off to basking in the glow of being a cool mom for a few more moments….reality will hit soon enough!