Jess who is your online appointment software w/? I loathe mine. Worst customer service ever.
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Becky <[email protected]> wrote: > Jess sounds like me, busy and efficient with our devices. I wanted to > comment that the Evo will do all of the things the iPhone does, and more.. > the Evo has Adobe flash for viewing websites as they were intended, and the > iPhone does not, the Evo can do face to face chat without having to be on > WiFi.. There are a few other things but I will leave it up to you all to do > the research, as what matters is what YOU need your device to do. > > I personally am a fan of open source and freedom, not a company telling me > what I can and can't do with my device which is why I support Android and > the tremendous community of developers. You will find these developers very > willing and excited to improve their software just simply for the pride of > having done so. > > On Aug 22, 2010 1:19 PM, "Jess in WA" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had 3 dell Axiums for years - the Dell version of the Palm. Did > > appointments on there, read books, etc. A few times they crashed and > > I lost everything if it hadn't synced that day. Those days are long > > gone! I love love love my iphone, it does everything my Axium did > > and SOOOO much more. Just read Maggies message - which was hilarious > > - but the comment "I figure it's going to be another 5-10 years before > > palm sized computers are back in style" made me go hmmmm... iphones > > ARE palm sized computers that simply do MUCH more than the palms. It > > feels like going from an Apple IIe to a laptop. My online booking > > system syncs automatically with the calender that I use on my phone or > > computer. I get text messages when a client books appointments > > (optional, but I like it). I get a 10 minute beep right before my > > next appointment, which is great for keeping me on time. I LOVE that > > my calendar is in the online world, I can access it from anywhere and > > if I drop my phone in water (ahem) then nothing is ever lost. The > > salon can book, I can book from my laptop or phone. Plus I hear EVERY > > day how much my clients love booking their own appointment... and I > > love it taking their CC # if they no show ;) > > > > I check my commute before I leave by just opening my traffic app and > > clicking on "my commutes" - its preloaded and it tells me when to > > leave so I get there on time... traffic in Seattle can make a commute > > range by 20 minutes if its bad, so this saves me a lot of time - or > > keeps me from being late. If I'm going to a ball game at the stadium, > > I can put the stadium name in and it will give me a traffic report, > > incident report and tell me how long it will take me so I know when to > > leave... you can put in grandma's address and tell her when you will > > be there - its never been more than 3 minutes off! Dying for a Jamba > > Juice or Starbucks and don't know where the closest one is? Around Me > > will tell me the closest one and give me gps directions in 20 > > seconds. These are just a few of the apps I use constantly. > > > > As for typing, I use the pad of my right middle finger - weird? - > > probably. but its what I've done since I got the thing and had to > > figure out the nails issue, and I type very quickly on it now, the > > only thing I've been faster on is T-9 on a old 12 key phone.. I'm > > going to check out the swipe thing Lynnette said though, that sounds > > cool, looks like there are 2 app versions for iphone. downloading the > > free one now :) Many like stylus's and there are TONS out there for > > the iphone now. You can get cases that they click into so it gives > > you that Palm feel of just pulling it out and using it. or pens that > > have them on the end. The only adjustment I ever have to make to my > > typing is if I go from really long to really short nails - and vice > > versa... the angle of my finger has to shift. > > > > Have a 10 minute break at work? Clear your inbox, check facebook and > > read a few pages of a book in Kindle for iphone. I currently have at > > least 5 scrabble games going with friends (some nail techs and a few > > clients too). Good exercise for the brain, I NEVER played scrabble > > before this app. > > > > Now typing on the ipad is even easier, Yes - my name is Jess, and I'm > > a nerd who love toys. They keyboard is close enough to full size, > > and I just type with the pads of my fingers. The calendar interface > > is like an old day planner, so thats really cool - again its always > > synced and up to date without me having to do a thing. The best > > thing about the ipad? My 3yr old LOVES it. On a day like today, > > where she woke at 7:30 and comes in my room and I want more sleep, I > > hand it over. She has about 15 games, from spelling, to puzzles, to > > coloring and reading books. She knows how to use her page of games, > > clicks on what she wants, and today it let me sleep 2 hours more while > > she quietly sat next to me in my bed and colored pictures, dressed up > > dolls, read dr seuss and played zoo animal matching games to work her > > memory. Any single mom who needs sleep would see its a life saver! > > For me... I've been catching up on Dexter while working on my computer > > at night, it plays Netflix automatically.... just got through season 2 > > while editing my website on my laptop. > > > > OK I'll stop. I just have to explain some of the day to day uses as > > to why I love these devices. The phone itself is probably the thing I > > use the least on my iphone. > > > > -Jess > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 21, 12:35 pm, Debbie Doerrlamm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ok so Becky had me calling sprint then stopping by to play. The EVO > >> is nice but experimenting txt'ing both with the screen set horizontal > >> and vertical .. Well let's just say if ya'll thought my typing was bad > now... > >> > >> So tell me, I know you all have these new touch/heat sensitive > >> phones, I also know the majority of you all have nails.. 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