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dick replied on September 19, 2008 20:29 to the idea "The iPhone should link calendar events with contacts" in Apple:
I absolutely agree. My prior phone was a Palm Treo, which easily linked "addresses" to the "date book". REALLY important, imho.
Palm has been doing this for years, so Apple's way behind on this one.
In fact: I use a mac. The Palm desktop for a mac is a claris product, from years back. Even this links contacts with the calendar. So Apple had this ability at one time. They must have forgotten it!!
Chris Romp replied on September 10, 2008 22:15 to the discussion "Why is Microsoft truely better than Apple?" in Microsoft Corporation:
Why does one have to be "good" and one "bad?" True, Apple is pretty closed but that also allows them to control the entire user experience end-to-end. Microsoft, as an example, doesn't make the computers their software runs on, and relies on those third parties to write drivers to interface to the operating system. Some are better at it than others (not that all APIs are perfect, either). ;) But because of the more open model, it's easier (in my personal opinion) to develop software on the Windows platform, and as a result there are more programs available on Windows than on Mac.
Reemi replied on September 02, 2008 00:55 to the discussion "Why is Microsoft truely better than Apple?" in Microsoft Corporation:
Naceron replied on August 26, 2008 07:52 to the discussion "Why is Microsoft truely better than Apple?" in Microsoft Corporation:
A comment on the problem "pownce desktop 2.0 will not install." in Pownce:
Thank you so much, I was having trouble and your solution worked! – evanbender, on August 22, 2008 01:44
Didge replied on August 20, 2008 07:32 to the idea "The iPhone should link calendar events with contacts" in Apple:
I just fired up my new iPhone 3G - was AMAZED that the basic function of linking events to contacts isnt supported. Even my clunky 8-year-old Palm does this.
APPLE : when should we expect our shiny new iPhones to support this functionality ?
Or will we have to pay for another software update, as we had to do to get basic search functionality on iPhone Touch ?
richtestani replied on July 30, 2008 14:14 to the problem "pownce desktop 2.0 will not install." in Pownce:
Firefox does properly download and install the Pownce app. Safari as with all zip files, extracts the contents and tosses the original into the trash. grab the original out of the trash and remove the .zip portion. Then it should install no problem.
On a side note - I like version 1 much better - felt like Pownce, this new version looks like something MS threw away.
A comment on the problem "pownce desktop 2.0 will not install." in Pownce:
same. firefox works. – dj paine, on July 29, 2008 11:56
computercolin replied on July 24, 2008 06:59 to the discussion "Why is Microsoft truely better than Apple?" in Microsoft Corporation:
Just throwing some operating system stuff out there:
The main reason Windows has such high market share in the desktop realm is that Microsoft is very nice to developers. By this I mean they have lots of SDKs, give developers licenses for software, and even encourage hobbyists to develop (Visual Studio Express). They guarantee (in a sense) that third party software will remain operable for a decade at least, because they keep new versions backwards-compatible with the old.
This is in fact one of the reasons Windows is kinda bloated and buggy. There are lots of examples of Microsoft adding software specific checks to new versions of runtimes, APIs, etc to make sure popular programs still run. For example, an old version of SimCity referenced a memory address outside what it had allocated. Windows had a check for this version of SimCity and let the game use that unallocated memory even though it was a SimCity bug and a fluke that it worked on the old version of Windows.
Other examples are how Microsoft has written libraries that emulate the implementation of their old libraries. Particularly some old applications were written using undocumented (non-API) library structures. When these libraries were updated, Microsoft went through third-party software to see if it needed undocumented parts from the old API to function, and added compatibility layers as necessary.
Apple is generally not as good with developers. Just look at the iPhone, it was out for a year before the SDK was released. That being said, there is also the popularity breeds popularity thing. Windows holds the market share, developers can reach a large audience on Windows, there are lots of other developers and resources for developing on Windows, etc, etc. This works against Apple. Mac has a smaller market share. Fewer people develop on Mac. Apple steps in and writes their own software suites (iLife, Final Cut, etc.). Basics are covered, developers have fewer "general audience" targets to hit. Less development means less development communities, resources (yes, I know most of Apple's development stuff is stolen from BSD and open-source, large communities but generally Mac-non-enthusiasts; besides, graphics is Apple custom).
Another success orgy: iPhone. The iPhone was such a hit that despite Apple's glacial SDK release, they have tons of development going on. Everyone wants an iPhone*, everyone wants to hit mobile-computing consumers, everyone wants to develop.
Disclaimers: lots of opinion up there, so should you disagree, shout it out and we'll discus.-
Chris started following the question "Should Apple start with shipping more iPhones to stores?" in Apple.
Alex replied on July 18, 2008 22:00 to the discussion "Mobile Me - Apple offering 30 days for free, to make up for the start up problems." in Apple:
Google, Microsoft and other companies offer most of the services that you find within "Mobile Me" either free, almost free, for a small fee or with ads plastered all over the interface.
The June issue of Mac Format (a UK Magazine) has a full tutorial on how to make these "free" services work for you as if they were the real "Mobile Me." I believe that they have this tutorial on their website too @ www.macformat.co.uk
So, you don't need to buy a Mobile Me account. However, if you are looking for simplicity, quality and no ads then you can pay Apple $8.25 a month for that type of service ($99/year). That is still cheaper than most web hosting services around.
Rick van de Laar shared an idea in Apple on July 18, 2008 20:30:
iPhone: adding Mail/.. Attachments in NotesApple should build a feature, in which it's possible to attach Mails/.. to a note in the iPhone.
Rick van de Laar replied on July 18, 2008 20:28 to the idea "The iPhone should link calendar events with contacts" in Apple:
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Rick van de Laar started a conversation in Apple on July 18, 2008 20:24:
Mobile Me - Apple offering 30 days for free, to make up for the start up problems.pricing for Mobile Me is still too high.
Offering 30 days for free because of a feature not working in the Mobile Me service is still not good enough imho.
Nice gesture, but i'd rather have what the service offers on their website.
Rick van de Laar asked a question in Apple on July 18, 2008 20:21:
Should Apple start with shipping more iPhones to stores?I hate the fact that Apple is only handing out small amounts of iPhone 3G's per shipment in Netherlands.
Being #16 on the waiting list upsets me.
Should there be waiting lists to sign up to if you wish to have a iPhone?
Rick van de Laar replied on July 18, 2008 20:17 to the discussion "Why is Microsoft truely better than Apple?" in Microsoft Corporation:
agree with Tim, even though i am a Apple fan-boy.
fair enough, different companies, serving their products to different markets.
Theres little overlap there at the desktops, but the type of people using Microsoft and Apple products just differ.
There is no 'better' company.
Just make a choice based on which company has the software you like most ;)
Rick van de Laar replied on July 18, 2008 20:13 to the problem "pownce desktop 2.0 will not install." in Pownce:
have the same problem - with air 1.0 and 1.1
i guess its safari like Jon Rohan mentioned before.
Changed the folder extension from pownce (folder) to pownce.air
Didnt work, though OSX did ask me if i wanted to change the extension.
even using adobe air application installer didnt work, doesnt recognise anything installeable in the folder that got downloaded from the site.
seems as if Safari extracts the air file, and not just the folder.-
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