The Gadgeteer » Cloud http://the-gadgeteer.com Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Android: Living on a Cloud http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/android-living-on-a-cloud/ http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/05/android-living-on-a-cloud/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:28 +0000 Bryan Sherman http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=24740 Filed in categories: Android related

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This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Motorola Droid for Verizon

CloudThis is the last post about the Motorola Droid before I post my final review. I want to spend some time in the post to discuss the Android OS and it’s relationship to the cloud.

Based on some of the comments I received, I think it would be helpful to explain some of the philosophy behind the OS that makes it a little different than other Smartphones. I think it is helpful to understand this to make sense of the capabilities and limitations of this phone.

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google-syncAt the beginning of this year I began my journey into cloud computing by moving my server based IMAP gadgeteer email to Gmail for domains. The process was relatively painless and it left me asking myself why the heck I hadn’t done it sooner. My favorite features have been the awesome spam filtering, searching and labeling.

Not long after I converted my email, I did the same thing with my calendar and contacts. I exported the data out of iCal and the Mac Address Book apps and imported them into Google Calendar and Gmail Contacts. Again, the process was painless. Yay! The next logical step for me was to discontinue syncing whichever phone I happened to be using with my desktop PIM apps. Syncing my Mac based PIM data with Windows Mobile and Palm phones had been a thorn in my side for years, but I found a solution and its name is Google Sync. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/07/20/who-needs-a-desktop-pc-sync-your-phone-with-google/feed/ 21 Gmail labels are now more like folders http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/07/01/gmail-labels-are-now-more-like-folders/ http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/07/01/gmail-labels-are-now-more-like-folders/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:37 +0000 Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=17154 Filed in categories: Gear Diary

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Yay, my favorite cloud app is getting some new features. I just read on the Gmail blog that instead of having a collapsible label list, that labels are now moving under the Inbox. Don’t worry though, you can … [visit site to read more]

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