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KABOOM!
KER-POW!
KER…ER…SPLAT?
Yep, the iPhone journey was going far too smoothly, and being the ‘realist’ that I am, I was kinda expecting something to go wrong – however, this far wrong, I was not prepared for!
What the hell am I talking about? Well, as some of you who follow IntoMobile daily, I’ve been in the process of porting wholesale to Apple technology – a process which until the other day was going well.
I should pre-empt any further statements by saying that there is also Microsoft tech in my current network, which is pertinent to what I have to say going forward…
So, day one with the iPhone, connected to XP and Outlook 2003 – not an uncommon setup I should imagine for a proportion of iPhone users out there – and all was well. Using the rocketship analogy, we had blasted off toward Planet Apple, and were maintaining good velocity, when BOOM…. calendar and email go down on the iPhone….
Rather than write the world’s longest blog post, I am going to serialise my trials and tribulations with sorting both these issues out (which are not completely fixed, even now)… check out what happens in upcoming posts Rocketship Apple: email, and Rocketship Apple: calendar !!
(Note: Windows users with iPhones, please note the upcoming posts will not make pretty reading, you might want to have a box of tissues, and something you can squeeze the life out of handy!)
Ben
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
