Am I asking for too much?
If I could ONLY get these two I'd be happy:
- Synchronized Contacts
- Synchronized Calendar
But I want more. I'd like to have the device be able to predictably and repeatably be able to:
- Make calls
- Support Conference Calling
- Have an Email Address Memory
I can tell you that the blackberry does not do the last one. At least not on a predictable and repeatable basis. The email address memory point is a particular thorn in my side. Microsoft Outlook and Hotmail and Google Gmail do this very well on their desktop clients.
| Case in Point | |
  | How many times have you sent mail to someone from your desktop email application and then wanted to drop that same contact a note from your smartphone? Blackberry doesn’t do this*. Unless you happen to have the email still on your device (this is another issue with BB's - limited mail storage) then you are out of luck. *Caveat – If your Blackberry is tied to a Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) you might do this, but I’m not. I’m just an Average Joe user. |
Again, I just want my smartphone to be an extension of my desktop. I expect (and need) my phone to remember at least the email addresses where I have sent something.
Maybe I'm just expecting too much for this to work the way I think it should, but I just want to have a smartphone that acts as an extension of my desktop.
Am I asking for too much?
- What do you use to synch all of your contacts?
- What device(s) do you use daily to stay connected?
- Am I asking for too much?
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I have spent the better part of the last 16 years working in various aspects of the ECM industry. I spent time at Kofax, Microsoft, FileNet, K2, and most recently Captaris (which was acquired by Open Text in Nov 2008). Prior to that I was a Unix VAR running my own company. Follow me on Twitter, check my blog, send email or find me on Facebook or LinkedIn.
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