My darling bride has put in a request for a "smartphone" as a Xmas gift.
History:
Some number of years ago we/she aquired a "Handspring Visor" pda and we put Palm Desktop on the Mac(s) which has worked just lovely for "sync" both directions.
We use Verizon as a cellphone provider and have a great calling plan that cannot be duplicated (grandfathered back to analog days) so we do not wish to change providers.
The issues:
The more I read about smartphones the confuseder I get (began with the current article in Macworld). If I am understanding things the "sync" issues between the phone(s) and Mac(s) would require a change from "palm os" to Isync, address book, and Ical, and the probable addition of "Mark/Space" software, making it necessary to duplicate all of the existing data on Palm Desktop into "addressbook" etc.
Then on top of that unless the smartphone is "unlocked" it has to be Verizon compatable, and we sure do not want the "Windows mobile"
Has anyone "been there, done that" or have any words of wisdom???
Technology aaaarrrrrrrg. I am from the generation that still thinks of a "phone" as something one picks up and calls a buddy to go fishing or something.
Daryl
