tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post5155876605745221954..comments2023-07-15T05:24:03.572-07:00Comments on Mac Me Up: iPod touch as PDAPaul A. Hoadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04947968775920590583noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-81789448655022109072008-11-13T17:08:00.000-08:002008-11-13T17:08:00.000-08:00(In fact, I think the iPod touch makes for a compa...<i>(In fact, I think the iPod touch makes for a comparatively lousy iPod. I use my old 60G colour iPod in preference for playing music. Basically, I really miss the click-wheel.)</i><br><br>Bite your tongue. When I get Over the Air Podcasts in firmware update 2.2 I'll never go back ;) <br><br>Would be nice if there was a built in FM receiver though. And I'm tempted to think that they're avoiding cut and paste out of sheer bloody mindedness...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360191523099682747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-25769988444166463382008-11-12T22:47:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:47:00.000-08:00Hi Paul,I would love to use an iPhone/iPod but whe...Hi Paul,<br><br>I would love to use an iPhone/iPod but whenever I try to persuade myself to spend some money on either I find myself in doubt: the iPhone is simply too expensive (at least here in Europe) and the iPod always seems to be a little incomplete (and I already have a few older iPods lying around...). GRRR!<br><br>But thanks for your tip!<br>HaraldHaraldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-45583851587715911922008-11-11T23:26:00.000-08:002008-11-11T23:26:00.000-08:00Hi Paul,Any news on the OmniFocus integration and ...Hi Paul,<br><br>Any news on the OmniFocus integration and usability on the iPod?Haraldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-3467174720491653402008-09-18T20:17:00.000-07:002008-09-18T20:17:00.000-07:00Would the ipod touch meet her requirements. It sou...<em>Would the ipod touch meet her requirements. It sounds like it only syncs to outlook (we're window users)</em><br><br>Basically, I just don't know. Any Windows users want to chime in?Paul A. Hoadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947968775920590583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-48230169230081508262008-09-17T12:45:00.001-07:002008-09-17T12:45:00.001-07:00I was wondering what you think about replacing a p...I was wondering what you think about replacing a palm 3c (yes a little outdated) with the new ipod touch. it would be a gift for my wife. i tried to push her towards the iphone as a all in one device, but she'd rather have her pda and phone separate. the only requirement she has is that she can keeps separate calendars with palm calendar and outlook calendar (she doesn't sync the 2). Not sure her exact rationale, but probably to separate client and personal. Would the ipod touch meet her requirements. It sounds like it only syncs to outlook (we're window users)<br>thanksquannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-62203576647155860622008-09-17T12:45:00.000-07:002008-09-17T12:45:00.000-07:00I was wondering what you think about replacing a p...I was wondering what you think about replacing a palm 3c (yes a little outdated) with the new ipod touch. it would be a gift for my wife. i tried to push her towards the iphone as a all in one device, but she'd rather have her pda and phone separate. the only requirement she has is that she can keeps separate calendars with palm calendar and outlook calendar (she doesn't sync the 2). Not sure her exact rationale, but probably to separate client and personal. Would the ipod touch meet her requirements. It sounds like it only syncs to outlook (we're window users)<br>thanksquannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-43680343686175549352008-08-21T06:37:00.000-07:002008-08-21T06:37:00.000-07:00You caught me in my idealistic "gonna clean t...You caught me in my idealistic "gonna clean the systems up!" phase. If you'd asked again a few months later, you would have gotten me in the cynical "it'll never change" phase.<br><br>In fact, I remember my Gentoo "whatever you want, I'll put it on for you because now I don't have to maintain the smegging thing now" phase. I even installed vim, instead of the real version of vi.<br><br>It still amuses me that I held out for a year, pointing out that the real version of vi was the authentic deal, and if you used vim then you may as well concede that emacs won the war.<br><br>I, myself, use joe.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-60000640733974470892008-08-21T04:45:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:45:00.000-07:00Hi Steve,I sympathise... I hate it when I'm ri...Hi Steve,<br><br><i>I sympathise... I hate it when I'm right too. I thought I was wrong, once, but it turned out that I was wrong.</i><br><br>You were wrong not to install Mutt for me when I asked you to back in about 2003. I'm still not over it.<br><br><i>"Things"...</i><br><br>I've heard of it, but haven't looked at it. There's a fair bit of inertia behind my OmniFocus setup at the moment, so I will definitely check that out when 1.1 ships. I'll take a look at Things in the meantime.Paul A. Hoadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947968775920590583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-73233977009114308942008-08-20T23:59:00.000-07:002008-08-20T23:59:00.000-07:00I sympathise... I hate it when I'm right too. ...I sympathise... I hate it when I'm right too. I thought I was wrong, once, but it turned out that I was wrong.<br><br>I was also looking at OmniFocus, but found another program that looks more interesting, "Things"... because it has some ability to interact with other people without being a full on project management too.<br><br>http://www.culturedcode.com/things/iphone/<br><br>Has a desktop app too, of course. Surprisingly, it appears to be slicker than Omni... which I wouldn't have thought was an easy thing to do, seeing as Omni are a very slick mob.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-7577259276742297402008-08-20T07:38:00.000-07:002008-08-20T07:38:00.000-07:00Purchasing just before product updates is a hobby ...<i>Purchasing just before product updates is a hobby of mine.</i><br><br>Yeah, me too - that's why I'm trying very hard to resist. Whether I am successful remains to be seen.<br><br><i>I can currently fit my entire collection in 32G, but with only a few gigabytes to spare.</i><br><br>I've only got a 30G now, so not a big stretch for me if I cull a bit. I was wondering about the battery life for music playback - am I going to make it from home to home without a recharge?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360191523099682747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560238746995441079.post-45024405976317364562008-08-19T17:20:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:20:00.000-07:00I've been thinking the same thing about gettin...I've been thinking the same thing about getting a Touch rather than an iPhone, but I've heard a rumour (surprise) of updates around September, so I thought I'd try something completely different and wait and see. <br><br>A couple of questions though:<br><br>Does the calendar application only syncwith iCal (I tend to use a Google Calendar synced to my work Outlook)? <br><br>How is it as an iPod? (Because if I get one, then I may well be forced to surrender my old iPod to my wife)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360191523099682747noreply@blogger.com