This was only an example, I didn't want to labour the post. The Palm Desktop has many more features than iCal and is extremely simple and intuitive to use, in an Apple like way. All I'm saying is that with this I have virtually everything I need from my Apple, in my Palm. I just hope Apple can do the same with the iPhone, that's all.
Didn't Palm buy Claris Organiser as the basis of Palm Desktop ?
That might explain the old Apple like way which really doesn't cut it today. One would hope Apple could vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop.
Didn't Palm buy Claris Organiser as the basis of Palm Desktop ?
That might explain the old Apple like way which really doesn't cut it today. One would hope Apple could vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop.
Yes I think you're right. I seem to remember in the distant past that Palm bought some software from Apple, but I couldn't remember what exactly. I also hope that Apple vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop, that is why I was making my point in the first place. But it seems desktop applications may not run on iPhone - see below extract from MacUser magazine, just out -
Quote:
"The iPhone is already running a version of Leopard, the next major upgrade to Mac OS X, according to one person who has had their hands on the device.
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Andy Ihnatko reports that both official briefings and 'you and I never spoke, all right?' conversations have revealed that the new OS, which is due to be released to Mac users in the spring, is alive and kicking on the phone-iPod hybrid.
The iPhone runs OS X, but it's an iPhone, not a Macintosh,' he wrote. 'And it stands to reason that the OS on the iPhone doesn't include any bits that it doesn't need.'
As a result the phone, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained, will not run Mac applications. Nor will it run Widgets compiled for the OS X desktop Dashboard. 'No, the iPhone's Widgets aren't the same as the Mac's Dashboard widgets,' Ihnatko noted." (end quote)
If this is the case, then the iPhone will not really be a true PDA, just a PIM, unless Apple add some new software. Obviously in time, Apple will add more features and capability.
Yes I think you're right. I seem to remember in the distant past that Palm bought some software from Apple, but I couldn't remember what exactly. I also hope that Apple vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop, that is why I was making my point in the first place. But it seems desktop applications may not run on iPhone
They'd have to be re-written for the iPhone's form factor anyway so there's little point in the ability to 'run desktop applications'. What works on a large desktop screen, rarely works on a small phone screen. Palm Desktop, being a crusty old carbon app, has even less of a chance. I'm still puzzled as to what it did better than AddressBook and iCal though other than it being all in one app (which some people see as a plus and some a minus).
I'd think widgets from the desktop will port over no problems though even the widgets shown by Jobs on stage were altered to format them for the iPhone's display. I'd bet that's all that needed changing though - shuffling around the graphics.
You criticize the entire iCal app because of this? I can understand if this is something you need. But you have to fair and say is this something that most people would need to do.
As a calendar developer myself, trust me - that's a HUGE issue. I have karate classes on Tuesday and Thursdays. I'd like to have one recurring appt to handle that - not two. What about kids/moms/dads with soccer games and practice? School Classes? And we can go on and on.
As a calendar developer myself, trust me - that's a HUGE issue. I have karate classes on Tuesday and Thursdays. I'd like to have one recurring appt to handle that - not two. What about kids/moms/dads with soccer games and practice? School Classes? And we can go on and on.
iCal handles this fine.
Open iCal
File-> New Event
Select repeat and 'Custom' from the dropdown
Select Weekly and click the days in the week in which it repeats. You can even specify that it's every 3 weeks on a Tuesday and a Thursday.
Well then that's great I was responding specifically to the comment saying it couldn't do that. If it couldn't, then that's a huge issue. If it can, then there is no issue.
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This was only an example, I didn't want to labour the post. The Palm Desktop has many more features than iCal and is extremely simple and intuitive to use, in an Apple like way. All I'm saying is that with this I have virtually everything I need from my Apple, in my Palm. I just hope Apple can do the same with the iPhone, that's all.
Didn't Palm buy Claris Organiser as the basis of Palm Desktop ?
That might explain the old Apple like way which really doesn't cut it today. One would hope Apple could vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop.
Didn't Palm buy Claris Organiser as the basis of Palm Desktop ?
That might explain the old Apple like way which really doesn't cut it today. One would hope Apple could vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop.
Yes I think you're right. I seem to remember in the distant past that Palm bought some software from Apple, but I couldn't remember what exactly. I also hope that Apple vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop, that is why I was making my point in the first place. But it seems desktop applications may not run on iPhone - see below extract from MacUser magazine, just out -
Quote:
"The iPhone is already running a version of Leopard, the next major upgrade to Mac OS X, according to one person who has had their hands on the device.
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Andy Ihnatko reports that both official briefings and 'you and I never spoke, all right?' conversations have revealed that the new OS, which is due to be released to Mac users in the spring, is alive and kicking on the phone-iPod hybrid.
The iPhone runs OS X, but it's an iPhone, not a Macintosh,' he wrote. 'And it stands to reason that the OS on the iPhone doesn't include any bits that it doesn't need.'
As a result the phone, as Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained, will not run Mac applications. Nor will it run Widgets compiled for the OS X desktop Dashboard. 'No, the iPhone's Widgets aren't the same as the Mac's Dashboard widgets,' Ihnatko noted." (end quote)
If this is the case, then the iPhone will not really be a true PDA, just a PIM, unless Apple add some new software. Obviously in time, Apple will add more features and capability.
Yes I think you're right. I seem to remember in the distant past that Palm bought some software from Apple, but I couldn't remember what exactly. I also hope that Apple vastly improve on the old Palm/Claris Desktop, that is why I was making my point in the first place. But it seems desktop applications may not run on iPhone
They'd have to be re-written for the iPhone's form factor anyway so there's little point in the ability to 'run desktop applications'. What works on a large desktop screen, rarely works on a small phone screen. Palm Desktop, being a crusty old carbon app, has even less of a chance. I'm still puzzled as to what it did better than AddressBook and iCal though other than it being all in one app (which some people see as a plus and some a minus).
I'd think widgets from the desktop will port over no problems though even the widgets shown by Jobs on stage were altered to format them for the iPhone's display. I'd bet that's all that needed changing though - shuffling around the graphics.
You criticize the entire iCal app because of this? I can understand if this is something you need. But you have to fair and say is this something that most people would need to do.
As a calendar developer myself, trust me - that's a HUGE issue. I have karate classes on Tuesday and Thursdays. I'd like to have one recurring appt to handle that - not two. What about kids/moms/dads with soccer games and practice? School Classes? And we can go on and on.
As a calendar developer myself, trust me - that's a HUGE issue. I have karate classes on Tuesday and Thursdays. I'd like to have one recurring appt to handle that - not two. What about kids/moms/dads with soccer games and practice? School Classes? And we can go on and on.
iCal handles this fine.
Open iCal
File-> New Event
Select repeat and 'Custom' from the dropdown
Select Weekly and click the days in the week in which it repeats. You can even specify that it's every 3 weeks on a Tuesday and a Thursday.