Comments on: I try and Fighting the Pull to IPhone http://www.chasingnuts.com/2007/i-try-and-fighting-the-pull-to-iphone/ Life is complex: it has real and imaginary components. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: metallikop http://www.chasingnuts.com/2007/i-try-and-fighting-the-pull-to-iphone/#comment-8421 metallikop Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:58:48 +0000 http://www.chasingnuts.com/?p=57#comment-8421 I got an iPhone on "launch day", and I'm more then happy with it, for the most part. Let me address a few of the issues you mentioned, granted they're hacks but they work. -Flickr You can still take/send pictures the same way, snap a picture, and email it to flickr. There's an option for this on flickr that will give you an email address that automatically puts them on your photo pool. -Google Maps I find it much better on the iPhone then I did on Windows Mobile, minus one key feature... I can't tether my bluetooth GPS device to the iPhone, and this really sucks. Oh, I think Live Maps for Windows Mobile is much better then gmaps. -Active Sync I miss this feature the most, however, most of the things that I've read concerning the iPhone state that this will probably be included eventually in a software update. I really hope so at least. -Laptop tethering http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tether-your-iphone That just came out not too long ago, haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like it works well. That said, I've had a blackberry, I find the iPhone interface 100% more usable. The lack of 3rd party apps really really ticks me off, but I haven't missed them yet. The voicemail on demand feature is pretty cool, the screen is beautiful and responsive, web browsing is better then anything I've used before, and the iPod portion is perfect, all that I could have asked for. Oh, the videos looks stellar, even YouTube looks good if you're connected to WiFi. Worst case, it would be an expensive iPod, but I have a feeling you'll use it as a phone too if you make the switch. -Aaron L. I got an iPhone on “launch day”, and I’m more then happy with it, for the most part. Let me address a few of the issues you mentioned, granted they’re hacks but they work.

-Flickr
You can still take/send pictures the same way, snap a picture, and email it to flickr. There’s an option for this on flickr that will give you an email address that automatically puts them on your photo pool.

-Google Maps
I find it much better on the iPhone then I did on Windows Mobile, minus one key feature… I can’t tether my bluetooth GPS device to the iPhone, and this really sucks. Oh, I think Live Maps for Windows Mobile is much better then gmaps.

-Active Sync
I miss this feature the most, however, most of the things that I’ve read concerning the iPhone state that this will probably be included eventually in a software update. I really hope so at least.

-Laptop tethering
http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tether-your-iphone
That just came out not too long ago, haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds like it works well.

That said, I’ve had a blackberry, I find the iPhone interface 100% more usable. The lack of 3rd party apps really really ticks me off, but I haven’t missed them yet. The voicemail on demand feature is pretty cool, the screen is beautiful and responsive, web browsing is better then anything I’ve used before, and the iPod portion is perfect, all that I could have asked for. Oh, the videos looks stellar, even YouTube looks good if you’re connected to WiFi.

Worst case, it would be an expensive iPod, but I have a feeling you’ll use it as a phone too if you make the switch.

-Aaron L.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.chasingnuts.com/2007/i-try-and-fighting-the-pull-to-iphone/#comment-8405 Administrator Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:59:10 +0000 http://www.chasingnuts.com/?p=57#comment-8405 My Pearl is on AT&T/Cingular and I have only had it working in windows. I just set it up as a bluetooth modem then used this link to get it working: http://www.blackberryforums.com/blackberry-guides/2019-user-howto-use-blackberry-modem-laptop.html My Pearl is on AT&T/Cingular and I have only had it working in windows. I just set it up as a bluetooth modem then used this link to get it working:
http://www.blackberryforums.com/blackberry-guides/2019-user-howto-use-blackberry-modem-laptop.html

]]> By: WildBill http://www.chasingnuts.com/2007/i-try-and-fighting-the-pull-to-iphone/#comment-8404 WildBill Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:01:43 +0000 http://www.chasingnuts.com/?p=57#comment-8404 You tether your pearl to your laptop? Do you do this under Linux, and if so, are you on AT&T/Cingular with a tethering plan? I have been trying to do this without success so far. You tether your pearl to your laptop? Do you do this under Linux, and if so, are you on AT&T/Cingular with a tethering plan? I have been trying to do this without success so far.

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