Apple iPhone

I had a BlackJack1, then a Blackjack2 both windows mobile phones. I used quite a few 3rd party windows mobile apps to make the phone work how I wanted it when I had my own Exchange 2007 server. Call Firewall, Windows Live, Yahoo, Google Maps (with Latitude).

A few months ago I retired my Exchange 2007 server and moved my domain's email to google's free hosted apps service.

My next task was to make my Windows Mobile phone work with Google's service just like exchange. I got it to connect but wasn't pleased with the functions or interface. Then last week Google released active sync. So I went out and got an iPhone. I provided my username and password and it downloaded my contacts and one calendar. As expected I attached to Google's servers via IMAP for email.  Then, after some research I was able to sync all 5 of my calendars, including one of the wife's.

And the best part is all the calendars are in different colors.

Likes:

1. Calendar with Google's multiple calendars
2. photos
3. camera (much better than BlackJack2)
4. multi-touch
   
5. maps
6. Tweetie (AMAZING)
   
7. Google's reader site looks great on the iPhone
8. navigation
9. keyboard - I swore to everyone I wouldn't like it, but I do know
   

Dislikes:

1. You can't seem to move an event between calendars neither from safari nor the iPhone calendar app.
2. I can even see a different calendar from a different hosting service.

Some App's I'm Using:

1. Public Radio (C89.5)
2. Facebook
3. Beejive - multi-platform IM client
4. Tweetie
5. OrbLIVE - So I can stream music & shows while away from a PC
6. TWC
7. Wordpress - so I can update this
8. Pandora - more streaming music
9. Flixster

(Original Post Date 20090224)

Mozilla Firefox

Likes

1. Adblock Plus Extension - sure it messed with my google analytics but - it blocks lots of ads.  This comes in handy for myspace & facebook where you can block auto-playing videos & music
2. Never have to "add to trusted sites"

Dislikes

1. Have to manually install flash
2. Doesn't work on some sites
3. Most Microsoft sites don't support it (RWW & CRM)

What our customers are saying:
"Firefox is just about the nicest thing you have ever done for me... I love it and really don't know much about it. I love the "open all tabs" button. I click on it and they all open...I check them quickly and close them.   It's just super"

Google Hosted Apps Notes

I use Google Hosted Apps for my email and calendars - okay it's out there.

I also use an 8gb iPhone to manage my life.  I have it syncing with my Google Hosted Apps for calendars.  These are my notes on the process.

m.google.com:443/sync/settings/a/lazyjeff.com/iconfig/setchosencalendars

Update:  I've spent this morning confirming the new Color Scheme for Google Hosted Apps Calendars

1. From what I could tell, the color assignment was previously rather random.  At one time I had three calendars with a teal color with white text that was all but unreadable.


2. This morning I added 9 calendars (one by one) using the link above via my iPhone.


3. After each addition I switched over to my iPhone Calendar app and documented the change.


4. First of all - the local account appears to be Green & unchangeable.  The pattern is below- but by default you cannot deselect your own calendar (POPPY COCK).


5. The Pattern appears to be: GREEN, RED, ORANGE, BLUE, PURPLE.


6. You can add more calendars, but it just repeats from there.