A year with the iPhone
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at 09:26pm
It has now been over a year since I joined the iPhone bandwagon. It hasn’t changed my life, but it has changed how I read email and use calendar.
While I still host my mail on my home Linux box and mainly access it using Thunderbird, I do find myself checking mail if I am out somewhere and have some spare time.
The more significant change involves Google and is how I use calendar.
Up to a few months ago the remaining reason for me to keep using my PowerBook was to sync my phone with iCal and Address Book. This changed when I decided to move my calendar and contacts into Google.
This has proven to have at least two advantages:
- From any computer with access to the internet I can access a full interface which is easier for entering events than through the phone.
- As it syncs over the air I have a constant backup, instead of the occasional sync with my PowerBook.
It has proven to be the right decision to get an iPhone, but unlike some other people I know, I have no need to upgrade to the 3GS.
