Apple Mac Laptops and the iPod Touch
People with Apple Mac Laptops very likely are also owners of either the iPod Touch or the iPhone.
I use the iPod Touch as PDA right now. But with the release of the iPhone 3G ~ I have to say that I am tempted.
However after the release of the 2.0 software, my Touch has become much more useful.
I signed up for the free trial for 60 days of mobilme. This service has come under fire because of bugs and glitches that are still apparent. In fact, I have not yet set up the push functionality for calendar and contacts.
Interestingly, it does not seem like I need mobileme for push email on the iPod Touch, since I appear to get my email “pushed” whenever I am in a hotspot.
I am still trying to figure out the underlying logic and the best configuration for my devices.
One thing that seems to be confounding many iPod Touch owners after the update is the long sync times with Apple Mac laptops and other computers as well. iTunes goes through a backup on every sync that takes a long time. I don’t know if this backup was performed prior to the update, but sync times have definitely increased.
I haven’t found a solution yet. But I know that I will change my habits and do the sync at night so I won’t have to wait for it when I need the PDA on the go.
Please share your experiences with the Apple update.
iPod Touch as PDA
Being the Apple fanatic that I am, I decided to use an iPod Touch as PDA.
But I came across a limitation this morning that I thought a reader at this site may be able to tackle. I wanted to email contact information from my address book to someone else (also in my address book) using my iPod Touch. Basically the equivalent of sending a vCard on the Mac. I thought this would be pretty straightforward but apparently it is not even possible. Unless I am missing something.
Does anyone know how to do this or am I just dreaming? Let me know if you have the answer to this vexing iPod Touch issue.
Obviously I don’t have an iPhone – because I have a contract with another carrier. But when that term comes up I would consider the iPhone. But while I love the product, I am not sure it is the best solution. I am also eying the Blackberry Curve – but does it play nice with a Mac? Any insights are welcome!