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So finally, after the long-winded process that has been the porting from Microsoft over to Apple at home (both computer and mobile), I’d say we are virtually there! Right now, on a weekly basis, it’s a training process to how the various data can be ported from, to, and between the platforms, and applications that run on them.
Contacts and Calendar have already jumped ship, although Calendar maintains an over-the-air sync between Outlook, iCal, Google, and iPhone! Media for now resides on the PC, and porting this smoothly could be one of the biggest challenges – but then that is what the InterWeb is for – someone, somewhere, will have done this before!
Over time, my satisfaction with the Apple O/S is growing, especially as personalisation and app install occurs apace – although ironically I am still full Windows in the work environment.
My question is whether any IntoMobile readers have done, or are planning to do the same thing… there are certainly some unique challenges in getting multiple platforms to play nicely together, certainly in respect of sync anyway.
Once the entire the data port is complete, I will be writing a post, detailing how it was managed – right now there are some little details to work out about maintaining the coherency of data (especially the metadata on files) as they get ported!
More on this soon……..
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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.
