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damon <damonriley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ damon ] on Wednesday 10 January 2007 02:14 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> New Nokia N800 Internet Tablet available now
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Nokia has quietly begun delivering an upgrade to its Linux-based 770
>>>> | Internet Tablet. The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is available now from
>>>> | at least two retail stores in the U.S., priced at $399.99, CompUSA's
>>>> | Chicago "superstore" has confirmed.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9981902594.html
>>>>
>>> I'm satisfied with my Nokia 770. It performs as advertised. I can run
>>> my Squeezebox (www.slimdevices.com), surf and do email stuff, view pdfs,
>>> play ogg and mp3 files, view my photos, keep my calendar, to do lists
>>> and address book. Now if I could run Java...
>>
>> Which calendar applications are you using? I have been looking for one for
>> months. It's the only thing that keeps me with Palm at the moment. I have
>> finally identified some calendar software some months ago, but it wasn't
>> ready for prime time...
>>
> There's a suite called gpe that has calendar, to do, and contact
> functions. I don't love it, and backing it up is simply copying the
> .gpe files to my hard drive. It doesn't sync with gpe's desktop yet
> either, but since i hardly ever use my desktop to run my schedule, it
> meets my (admitedly limited) needs.
>
> There are some minor hangups, having mostly to do with when
> capitalization is the default during form entry, but it keep my stuff
> where I need it-- in my pocket.
>
The general synchronisation of calendars across linux machines and
phones is a critical issue at the moment, and has been for some time.
The synchml standards don't seem to be all that well supported, and the
ical/vcal stuff is equally mixed in capability. I suspect that not
quite enough people want to do this to make it work well. Of course, if
you're on Windows, then you're stuck with outlook, so life is 100 times
worse.
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