OT; phone argument

[Ed]

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
> Hi Betty!

<snip>

> There ARE benefits to using Google Apps (especially for domain owners) and
> not having to maintain all my Calenders, Phone contacts, and data in more
> than one place, since you have to sync your iPhone and import/export the
> calendar.  If you lose your phone all your stuff is still available (except
> for photos you have not tagged for picasa, etc) for instance.  This is not
> true of iPhone.
>

Google Apps sync well with LibreOffice and the others - see Funambol

> I suggest that you read the specifications for each phone and critically
> evaluate all things while standing in front of the phone holding it.

<snip>

> I had a jailbroken iphone and I have a Android now, liking the Android (with
> the larger Dell Streak 5 screen) better.  You can also get a VirginMobile
> phone that is a FLAT $25.00 a month NO CONTRACT running Android, that you
> can TETHER (using 3rd party tools from the App Store) and have internet on
> your Desktop, laptop or whatever.

note in Lisa's response the importance of screen size and clarity -
doing some hands on research is worth it. Getting a high
resolution/big enough screen that you can comfortably look at for a
while is worth it. A matt (non-reflective) surface is good too, but I
don't know if any are available. Also, viewing angle gets important if
you share your phones screen with others.

Before you get your phone, pick the case you are going to keep it in -
a little physical insurance for the phone.

+1 on the other stuff
+1 luck Betty