There are ways to connect it to desktop only Outlook. ________________________________
From: Rob Bonfiglio [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Palm Pre: The phone for suckers? That's assuming that every Pre user is going to connect to a corporate e-mail system. If you wanted it to use it with a home e-mail from your ISP you'd be SOL. You can POP your e-mail, but you wouldn't be able to sync your tasks, calendar, and contacts. On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Schwartz, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: Wireless - To be without a physical, wired connection. ;-) A standalone install of Outlook still has to connect to some email system so you can just sync with that just like any other client. Bad things No PIN enforcement. No remote wipe. Breaks formatting of emails on a reply message. No option to change how much a message it downloads and it seems to get stuck trying to download the message body of certain types of emails. No direct push to subfolders. Screen lock time is not settable and is just stupid. It locks every time the screen goes dark. Battery life is going to be an issue. It's gotten better as the battery conditions. It can be a little laggy at times switching apps or launching new ones. Needs to be more configurable to how I want to work. Good things. Easy to switch between applications and use with one hand. Good call quality. Allows me to set up favorite folders in email so if you have lots (like I do) you can get a quick view of the folders I most want to look at. App Catalogue is limited at this point but once the apps start growing it will be nice. Hopefully they will limit the kiddie apps so there aren't 600 fart simulators like the iPhone. Location services tied with the apps gives you a nice and easy way to find what's local for just about anything. Solid feel to the phone. Doesn't feel like a toy. Nice form factor. Small but extends the keyboard down to give you a real keyboard. Web browsing is solid. Good page loads, zoom in out, speedy. Calendar is pretty good so far. It may change as more meetings come in. -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Palm Pre: The phone for suckers? Along with the physical build quality issues I have been reading about, I just found out some interesting details about the Pre: As a previous Palm user of various models over the years, I was really surprised to find out that it doesn't come with an installation CD! i.e. no HotSync software or Palm Desktop. Which also means, no direct syncing with a standalone install of Outlook. This should go over big with consumers. The Pre does however allow you to sync with Google, Facebook, and Exchange. You can download for free the "Data Transfer Assistant", but it only provides "a one-time, one-way transfer of Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Memos from your computer to your phone." Or you can go out and buy Chapura PocketMirror. Great. thanks Palm. Or have I missed something very obvious? -- ME2 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
