About The Nokia N82 Blog

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The Nokia N82 Blog was created in February 2008 with the intent to bring a joyous and useful experience to Nokia N82 users all over the world. Since it's meager beginnings up to now (November 2008) this blog has generated over hundreds articles and hundreds of dedicated RSS feed readers - not to mention about 1,500 unique visitors a day eager to become one with their device. The Nokia N82 is still the best cameraphone to date - even after being out for over a year.

Read below to learn a little about Aaron and myself.



Mike Macias, Founder & Writer
contact: mike.macias1@gmail.com



I'm 24 years old and I live in sunny Southern California with my beautiful girlfriend and her amazingly large cat. I absolutely love it here besides the crime, traffic, earthquakes, celebrities, etc. Other than all that it's a great place to live. Where else can you go to the beach and surf then drive to the snow and ski all in the same day? Hmmm not sure.

Interests? I love hockey GO KINGS!!!, beer, music, & of course cells phones...

My Nokia/Symbian Story Thus Far

Nokia... ahh yes my N82. I bought my first S60 device a little over a year ago, I believe it was around July 2007. Before that I had never tried a smartphone but I was so intrigued by some of the reviews I was reading all over the internet. This led me to buy the Nokia N73. What a trusty little device. It looked so simple on the outside but sure did pack a punch on the inside. Not mention the camera was probably the most advance on the cell phone market besides the N95. Reading other sites like Symbian-Guru, All About Symbian, and Symbian In Motion inspired me to create my own blog. That's when I started Symbian-Addict. Then in about January I picked up the Nokia N82 and was blown away. That's when I decided to start this blog dedicated to N82 users and fans.

This site you're currently reading and Symbian-Addict.com has opened many doors for me and introduced me to some really great people around the world, a few of whom I've become close friends with. A huge door that opened was a chance to work for Nokia as an Ambassador Relations Specialist in the Symbian S60 Marketing department. I'm currently still working for them and absolutely loving the job. Consider this your full disclosure lol. If you're a S60 Ambassador more than likely I've read and moderated the reports that you sent in, and have probably contacted some of you via email.

What Else I Do...

I also work as a part time longshoreman at the Ports of LA/Long Beach AND also work part time for Anheuser-Busch - that's right BUDWEISER in the Print & Graphics department. Between the jobs and the blogs I keep super busy!

Lastly, I am a website owner, designer, and graphics designer. Websites: Nokia E71 Fanatics, Symbian Addict, and CaliAlive.com (california music website).

Free time? Watch hockey, play NHL 08 on my Playstation 3, kick it with the girlfriend and pals, eat lots of mexican food. I love hilariously stupid funny movies like Beerfest, Big Daddy, Grandma's Boy, Anchorman, Knocked Up, etc. and epic movies such as Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Platoon, Lord Of The Rings, Fargo, Sin City, V For Vendetta, anything with Tom Hanks, and the list goes on and on.

Recently I got an email from a huge N82 fan named Aaron asking if he can contribute some articles to the blog. Since then Aaron has written about 2 articles a week that get extremely high popularity and user interaction. He is now a full time writer for this site, which leads me to his bio...


Aaron Vergara, Writer
Articles

Just a regular guy, 22 years old, from the Philippines. Currently, I’m a Computer Programmer and Analyst on an offshore software company here in Batangas.

I had early interest on electronic devices since I was 6 (if I remember it correctly). That time, I was into digital watches (setting date and time, alarms was really fun ^^) and brick games, lol. Then came cartridge games (family computer), nintendo stuffs (game boy) etc. To cut the story short, I was really into gaming. Still a gamer today but not that much (I think). I am currently hooked on online and network games (DOTA! Rules). Thankfully, I’ve never thought of spending hard cash on PlayStation, xbox and other gaming consoles, though I know how cool games can get there.

School days were fun. I hate geography though. Loved computer subjects in contrast. I also enjoyed musical instruments; guitar, flute, piano etc.

The first mobile device that made my eyes go green is the Nokia 5110. I was in high school, it was my classmate’s. Cool she was then when she raises her phone to get better signal reception, but now, do that and look absurd ^^. Snake was indeed an addicting game.

I was in college, freshman, when I had my own phone, the Nokia 3315. After 3 years with this sturdy device (oh god, feels like forever), I can never be happier when I bought the Nokia 5300. That’s the first buy I did when I got my first job as an IT Instructor. Certainly a great phone it is. I did not sleep that day when I bought it, I spent the whole night, playing with the phone, trying everything possible and reading the manual. And the following days were all about camera, games and application downloads. I am all over the phone and did not stop hailing the s40 platform until I find some weaknesses and its limitations.

Just a few months after, I found myself in search for a phone that sports a better camera and video capabilities. I learned about s60, and before Christmas of 2007, I met and fell in love (deeply) with the Nokia N82. Though the price exceeded my budget (for a Nokia 5610, which I originally planned to buy), all I was thinking was to get my hands on this superb device.

Now I can’t imagine myself without my N82. Thanks to Mike, who gave me the chance to share my experiences with the phone thru his blog.

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading.