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Re: Interview with Nokia SA’s General Manager

pauljacobson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:59:13 -0000

Thanks Tania

Re: Switching iphones

pauljacobson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:57:36 -0000

Just realised what I wanted to ask you. You mentioned you sync your iPhone with an Exchange based account. Have you had any experience syncing the iPhone with iCal when the calendars are synced with GCal via Exchange? I tried out the new iSync support for the N97 and found that the sync doesn't includes the "delegate" calendars associated with my one GCal calendar (http://pauljacobson.org/2009/11/03/nokia-n97-2-...). MobileMe doesn't even see GCal synced calendars at all.

Re: Switching iphones

pauljacobson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:54:50 -0000

What's your experience of the battery life with the new model? I realised that my aversion to the iPhone 3Gs was partly due to your initial experiences with battery life. It seemed even worse than my N97.

Re: Discussing Google Wave with Lars Rasmussen

pauljacobson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:08:23 -0000

Ah brilliant, looking forward to listening to this. Thanks for posting it.

Re: A couple Afrihost should implement to fix its partly inaccessible Client Zone

pauljacobson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:40:43 -0000

Hi Gian

Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I think these two changes/fixes will make it a lot easier to keep connected and perhaps even reduce the load on your accounts people. The lady I spoke to yesterday who reconnected me had to wade through a lot of payment confirmations to find mine. Giving customers the ability to get to their control panel and pay their outstanding bills and have their accounts reconnected in the process must reduce the load your accounts people are carrying too.

Re: Google Maps South Africa launch

pauljacobson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:22:18 -0000

No idea, they definitely dodged that question when I asked again afterwards. I suspect we will see the functionality trickle down eventually but the good stuff will be reserved for Android devices for now.

Re: Is history repeating itself with Nokia?

pauljacobson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:21:20 -0000

Hi Jim

I should preface everything I write by saying I am not an expert on all things mobile but I do remember a time when Windows Mobile was the dominant smartphone OS. That dominance hasn't exactly endured and as you point out, Symbian is the dominant platform at the moment. That being said, it is slipping and both the iPhone and Android devices are gaining market share. They may be pretty small right now but strong, smaller contenders have a tendency to grow and become more dominant.

As for cheaper devices, comparing the current generation of Android smartphones to the XpressMusic and E-series ranges isn't fair. Android devices have far better UIs and possibly even improved functionality, and they really aren't priced too badly for what you are getting. A better comparison might be between something like the HTC Hero and my N97. I think the Hero is far better in some respects and is a lot cheaper.

You are right, I was being a little too cavalier by equating Nokia to Symbian. They are distinct although the Symbian platform has become almost synonymous with Nokia. We really don't hear much about other manufacturers sporting the Symbian platform.

Re: Symbian is open

pauljacobson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:59:38 -0000

I just watched the Android 2.0 video and the updated UI and features really highlight what is missing in Symbian. I updated my N97 to the new firmware this evening and while it runs a little better, I just don't see a comparable OS when I look at Android.

Re: Symbian is open

pauljacobson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:40:52 -0000

Do you think Symbian can hold on to its lead with any meaningful update still a year or more away?

Re: Connected in SA: a few cool connectivity options

pauljacobson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:47:13 -0000

You're welcome!

Re: Symbian is open

pauljacobson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:09:33 -0000

Its a very candid series of comments about Android and Apple but as open as Symbian is, it just isn't attracting the same degree of interest as Android and the iPhone. It is still going to be a few years before the Symbian UI is really revamped (although I am interested in this new version of Symbian that Om got to see) and that is a lot of time for Android and the iPhone to entrench themselves even further.

Personally I think Android is going to become a dominant platform in the near future. It is building a lot of momentum and we see more and more devices coming out with Android every day. Heck, just look at the state of the market 6 months ago compared to now. The number of Android phones has exploded and while the holiday season is a big reason for that, I don't see many, if any, Symbian phones outside Nokia.

I just saw a tweet that Sony Ericsson is launching an Android phone next week. That is telling.

Re: Fix The Slow Emptying Trash In Snow Leopard. - 6ix Passions

pauljacobson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:58:28 -0000

Thanks for the tip. I didn't think to uncheck that option.

Re: TomTom app for iPhone now available in South Africa`

pauljacobson — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:42:11 -0000

That isn't too badly priced!

Re: Speaking plainly about what we do

pauljacobson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:24:55 -0000

Thanks Pria!

Re: Speaking plainly about what we do

pauljacobson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:33:28 -0000

Thanks for your input Kevin! It will be interesting to see if this trend is followed by the larger firms. I have this sense that the smaller firms are going to out-innovate the larger firms going forward.

Re: MobileMe: to renew or not to renew

pauljacobson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:32:13 -0000

I've left it a bit late and the account will be deleted in the next day or so. I think I am going to let it be deleted though. If need be I'll sign up again down the line but for now I don't see the benefit really.

Re: The new communication Wave isn’t what you think it is

pauljacobson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:35:34 -0000

Dude, if I had an invite, I'd send it to you.

Re: The new communication Wave isn’t what you think it is

pauljacobson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:35:04 -0000

I don't mind how long its in beta, as long as it becomes available.

Re: Could I have a simple 1 page agreement?

pauljacobson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:34:40 -0000

A summary heads of agreement is fine as long as it is clear that the heads document is not the agreement itself but rather a precursor to the full document. I agree with you completely regarding plain language.

Re: The new communication Wave isn’t what you think it is

pauljacobson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:44:21 -0000

You may be absolutely correct. Perhaps we need more time working with Wave to see how/if it can replace email completely. It will really need to be in widespread use or we'll see a disconnect between those who use Wave and those who don't and conversations could easily break down.

Re: Discussing Internet broadcasting (amongst other things) with Leo Laporte

pauljacobson — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:15:27 -0000

Ah brilliant, I've been wanting to listen to this conversation. Bonus that there is video too! Thanks.

Re: Proud of My Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu

pauljacobson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:19:28 -0000

It is an inspiring speech! I found myself wishing I was Israeli when I read the speech and then watched it, just so I could say that he is my Prime Minister.

Re: Memory leak shutting down my Nokia N97?

pauljacobson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:34:45 -0000

Will the update only be out at the end of October? I was hoping it would be a little earlier in the month.

Re: Is Laconica a more sustainable Twitter?

pauljacobson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:34:10 -0000

As far as I know, Laconica is designed to run on your own server and be part of a federated system.

Re: http://pauljacobson.org/2009/04/14/be-part-of-the-distributed-conversation/

pauljacobson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:44:00 -0000

Thanks for the recommendation!