We just got back from a family vacation to Colorado, and it occurred to me to describe just how much I use my iPhone and how useful it has become.

During our trip, I used my iPhone to:

• Get GPS directions to our destinations
• Estimate travel times to keep friends and family up to date on our arrivals
• Monitor our speed when the spedometer decided to konk out
• Search for a motel on the way as we adjusted plans
• Update my Twitter feeds
• Check in on Facebook
• Find a Mexican restaurant with reviews and decided that the place needed a negative one after our meal
• Find a specific YouTube video to show someone
• Take pictures
• Deal with some email so I wouldn't be overwhelmed upon return
• Assist one of my team with a server outage
• Listen to music
• Listen to podcasts with engaging content
• Research and book our whitewater rafting trip
• Search eBay and participate in an auction
• See that the tornado sirens going off did not warrant our seeking shelter after looking up weather details
• See that the heavy rainstorm we entered was a small cell that we could easily outrun rather than wait out
• Check in on our bank accounts
• Read Iran election coverage
• Upload a note to myself about an idea I had

I'd like to think I am a bit more than just an excited fanboy because that is a pretty good list of things.