Jawbone Up Review

So I purchased the Jawbone UP back in July and I think I've had it long enough to have an informed opinion about the band and that would be, it's not quite ready for prime time. If I had the opportunity to do it all over again I wouldn't purchase the UP instead I'd be talking hard look at the Fitbit Force.

While the UP does a good job of tracking physical activity and sleep it has a number of deficiencies that keep me from recommending it. First there is no wireless sync option. Originally, I didn't think that it would bother me but it has become cumbersome to sync the band by plugging the band into my phone's headphone jack but it's become a PITA. Second, there is no external display where you can check your daily activity progress or see what time it is. Third, there is no website for you to track your progress everything has to be done via the phone interface.

Finally, charging is problematic. In order to charge the band you need to connect it's head phone jack connector to a special cable that connects to a USB port. Also, the battery sometimes will not take a charge, I'm on my second band since July and a friend of mine is in the same boat.

All in all, I love the idea of life tracking I just don't think this is the product for me.

Sleep Better than Caffeine

According to Health.com, sleep is better for you than caffeine and sugar.

While that may be true allow me to weigh in with my 5 reasons why coffee is better than sleep:

5) You can't sleep in your car on the way to work.
4) Coffee empowers you to make better decisions. Tall, non-fat, half-caf, latte with cinnamon. See that's 5 decisions right there!
3) There's no such thing as Sleepbucks!
2) You can't grab a buddy and go for a sleep break at work. Well at least not in my industry.
1) Coffee is for Closers!