[Cialug] Replacing a Palm

[Jim Asbille]

You guys love to be complicated.  I do nothing but "Cloud" and have had no
issues.  Get an Android phone and your off to the races.


Jim Asbille, MSM
registered Linux user number 388067

"Failure is not an option.  It's a standard feature of Windows and is
bundled into the Operating System for your convenience, at no additional
charge."


On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Bryan Baker <ka_klick at mac.com> wrote:

> On Nov 25, 2009, at 10:37 AM, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> > Exporting data is not a problem, .. having a usable UI on the
> > desktop might
> > be the bigger issue.
>
>
> Once again, I'm pretty happy, but I use primarily Macs these days and
> subscribe to MobileMe (nee .Mac nee iTools) so I have the nice desktop
> clients (iCal, Address Book), plus the web service plus the phone push
> integration so it works for me. If running a Mac is a non-starter for
> you, then I'm guessing an iPhone might not be ideal, though there must
> be something you can sync to on the PC side, since they sell a lot to
> windows folk. (probably Outlook since it has exchange support). If
> you're Linux only, I'm not sure what you'd use these days on the
> desktop side of this.
>
> Also, I'm primarily urban in my usage patterns, so AT&T service isn't
> too bad - if I had to go out to smaller towns and rural areas more the
> coverage wouldn't be nearly good enough. I moved from US Cellular
> several years ago because I just couldn't get a phone from them that
> even had Bluetooth. There's only been a time or 2 that the move has
> caused me to not have service where I wanted it (and it usually
> cleared up soon enough).
>
> The good news is there are some pretty cool phones out there covering
> a wide variety of usage patterns. Good luck finding the right one for
> you.
>
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