I looked up NuevaSync and it requires Google Calendars, Google Contacts and Google Mail. Call me paranoid and laugh at me, but I don't want google to know all my contacts and all my dates. Is this a strange attitude nowadays? I don't want any private company (nor the state) to know this information.
+10 !
Thank you. Why most people don't seem to care about this is beyond me. Sure, many think it's just innocuous information, but when it's all aggregated and disaggregated, that's more information than any one company should have.
Hopefully at some point there will be simple, secure software that we all run on our home networks that provide this kind of convenience-enabling functionality without selling (freely giving!) our souls to the Googles, Yahoos and Microsofts of the world.
Hopefully they will fix some of the stability issues fixed in 2.1 and reintroduced in 3.0. Safari never crashed for me with 2.1, but, it crashes every other day in 3.0. Mail has also frozen my iPhone completely or caused it to re-boot on its own. Not as bad as 2.0, but, not as good as 2.1.
Is it a stupid question to ask when we will see wireless syncing?
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And please don't even try to tell me that I have to get MobileMe. I WON'T pay for this basic function!
Unfortunately, MobileMe is the only way to synch wirelessly right now. I have it and it works pretty well. The nice thing about MM is that you can sync without having to be near your computer.
But, if I wasn't already a subscriber to MM, the "Find my iPhone" feature alone would have convinced me to order. $99 a year is worth peace of mind, knowing I can possibly find or wipe the data clean should my iPhone go missing. I know MM got a bad rap during the buggy changeover from .Mac, but, it's actually a very nice service with some cool features for Mac/iPhone owners.
Is it a stupid question to ask when we will see wireless syncing?
I used to sync my good old nokia via bluetooth. why isn't that supported by the iphone? I hate getting this damn cable out of my bag just to update one calendar event...
And please don't even try to tell me that I have to get MobileMe. I WON'T pay for this basic function!
available today if you have MS Exchange. i updated a few contacts in MS Outlook today and the changes appeared on my iphone in a few minutes without syncing through the USB
Thank you. Why most people don't seem to care about this is beyond me. Sure, many think it's just innocuous information, but when it's all aggregated and disaggregated, that's more information than any one company should have.
Hopefully at some point there will be simple, secure software that we all run on our home networks that provide this kind of convenience-enabling functionality without selling (freely giving!) our souls to the Googles, Yahoos and Microsofts of the world.
That is exactly what you are giving Apple with a MobileMe account. I trust Google a hell of a lot more than Apple.
I looked up NuevaSync and it requires Google Calendars, Google Contacts and Google Mail. Call me paranoid and laugh at me, but I don't want google to know all my contacts and all my dates. Is this a strange attitude nowadays? I don't want any private company (nor the state) to know this information.
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Originally Posted by Blah64
Thank you. Why most people don't seem to care about this is beyond me. Sure, many think it's just innocuous information, but when it's all aggregated and disaggregated, that's more information than any one company should have.
Hopefully at some point there will be simple, secure software that we all run on our home networks that provide this kind of convenience-enabling functionality without selling (freely giving!) our souls to the Googles, Yahoos and Microsofts of the world.
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Originally Posted by iPhone1982
That is exactly what you are giving Apple with a MobileMe account. I trust Google a hell of a lot more than Apple.
Why? Seriously.
I'm not saying Apple is or isn't more trustworthy, but why trust either one of them more than the other?
One thing to consider: depending on your search engine of choice, IM of choice (if you partake), webmail of choice (if you partake), web document creation/storage provider (if you partake), etc., Google likely has far more personal information about you than Apple. And they gain more each and every day.
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I looked up NuevaSync and it requires Google Calendars, Google Contacts and Google Mail. Call me paranoid and laugh at me, but I don't want google to know all my contacts and all my dates. Is this a strange attitude nowadays? I don't want any private company (nor the state) to know this information.
+10 !
Thank you. Why most people don't seem to care about this is beyond me. Sure, many think it's just innocuous information, but when it's all aggregated and disaggregated, that's more information than any one company should have.
Hopefully at some point there will be simple, secure software that we all run on our home networks that provide this kind of convenience-enabling functionality without selling (freely giving!) our souls to the Googles, Yahoos and Microsofts of the world.
Is it a stupid question to ask when we will see wireless syncing?
...
And please don't even try to tell me that I have to get MobileMe. I WON'T pay for this basic function!
Unfortunately, MobileMe is the only way to synch wirelessly right now. I have it and it works pretty well. The nice thing about MM is that you can sync without having to be near your computer.
But, if I wasn't already a subscriber to MM, the "Find my iPhone" feature alone would have convinced me to order. $99 a year is worth peace of mind, knowing I can possibly find or wipe the data clean should my iPhone go missing. I know MM got a bad rap during the buggy changeover from .Mac, but, it's actually a very nice service with some cool features for Mac/iPhone owners.
One thing to keep in mind, you can only send a max size of 15MB. This is just a restriction of the mail app as it also applies to copy pasting images.
Is it a stupid question to ask when we will see wireless syncing?
I used to sync my good old nokia via bluetooth. why isn't that supported by the iphone? I hate getting this damn cable out of my bag just to update one calendar event...
And please don't even try to tell me that I have to get MobileMe. I WON'T pay for this basic function!
available today if you have MS Exchange. i updated a few contacts in MS Outlook today and the changes appeared on my iphone in a few minutes without syncing through the USB
+10 !
Thank you. Why most people don't seem to care about this is beyond me. Sure, many think it's just innocuous information, but when it's all aggregated and disaggregated, that's more information than any one company should have.
Hopefully at some point there will be simple, secure software that we all run on our home networks that provide this kind of convenience-enabling functionality without selling (freely giving!) our souls to the Googles, Yahoos and Microsofts of the world.
That is exactly what you are giving Apple with a MobileMe account. I trust Google a hell of a lot more than Apple.
I looked up NuevaSync and it requires Google Calendars, Google Contacts and Google Mail. Call me paranoid and laugh at me, but I don't want google to know all my contacts and all my dates. Is this a strange attitude nowadays? I don't want any private company (nor the state) to know this information.
Thank you. Why most people don't seem to care about this is beyond me. Sure, many think it's just innocuous information, but when it's all aggregated and disaggregated, that's more information than any one company should have.
Hopefully at some point there will be simple, secure software that we all run on our home networks that provide this kind of convenience-enabling functionality without selling (freely giving!) our souls to the Googles, Yahoos and Microsofts of the world.
That is exactly what you are giving Apple with a MobileMe account. I trust Google a hell of a lot more than Apple.
Why? Seriously.
I'm not saying Apple is or isn't more trustworthy, but why trust either one of them more than the other?
One thing to consider: depending on your search engine of choice, IM of choice (if you partake), webmail of choice (if you partake), web document creation/storage provider (if you partake), etc., Google likely has far more personal information about you than Apple. And they gain more each and every day.
Woohoo, we are getting closer to 3.1 being released to the public. I suspect we are two betas away from release.
No. I guess 1 more beta to go and that it will be released by September to public.