Re: [Evolution] Reliable Palm device?

[Simon Roberts <thorpflyer yahoo com>]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee gmail com>
> To: Christopher M Bailey <Chris ChrisBailey au com>
> Cc: Simon Roberts <thorpflyer yahoo com>; Evolution e-list <evolution-list gnome org>
> Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 3:57:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Evolution] Reliable Palm device?
>
> On Sun, 2009-10-18 at 18:54 +1100, Christopher M Bailey wrote:
> > On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 22:50 -0700, Simon Roberts wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I've never had great luck with palm devices and Evolution. Partly, perhaps, 
> because I'm using versions that come with distros (usually either SuSE or 
> Ubuntu) and they're never "the latest".
> > > Anyway, my girlfriend has been clinging to windows because of my inability 
> to make Linux behave properly with her palm, but now her palm has died. So, I 
> figure maybe now is the time to influence her purchase and try to get her to buy 
> one that is known to be rock solid with Evolution (including "not the latest" 
> versions).
> > > What should she get? She doesn't need a fancy one, and doesn't want to spend 
> a bunch on it. But it must be reliable, and must work 100% with Linux.
> > > Indeed, is this the right list, or should I direct this question elsewhere?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Simon
> > >
> > >  "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether 
> a man is wise by his questions." â Naguib Mahfouz
> > If you want something solid with Linux, would a net book do the job? Or
> > are you looking more at a smart phone?
>
> Considering this is the evo-list... The only 100% reliable palm
> synchronization app I've found on Linux is J-Pilot (honest response,
> don't flame please). Evo syncs well enough, but data goes missing
> (birthdays and addresses mainly).
>
> The type of Palm shouldn't really matter, you're going to be getting an
> OS5 anyway (unless you're looking at the Palm Pre and up, with WebOS,
> then its a totally different ballgame, no Linux sync yet I believe).
>
> What I do is use JPilot to sync, and I have my own script which I run
> from time to time to export an address book to Evo. Not the best of
> solutions, but it works for me. Also I don't sync calendars...

Ah, yeah, I use JPilot myself, but she needs calendars as well as address book,, and is accustomed to running 
those in the same app as mail. Might be able to work on the accustomed style thing, but we'll see.

Thanks,
Simon


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