Well, as many of you have probably noticed, my site has been down for a while, you can check here for a short why.  But no matter, as soon as I got my blog back online, I noticed a lot of attention to the CSV to iCal pages, so I promise to pick up development on this again.  Please, leave comments below of what features you want to see.  I am especially considering reprogramming it in .NET and opening it up on bitbucket for public development.  Please leave your comments below and let me know what you think.  I am also considering allowing you to “subscribe” to the calendar so that you can supply a csv file available on the internet in the URL and have it always spit out the converted ics file without needing to actually see my site.  Let me know what you think.

So I have finally taken the hint and began development of an iCal (ICS file) to CSV converter.  I am still in the planning stages right now and don’t expect it to come out for a while.  I hope to have a beta version out in a few weeks.  I am just trying to decide how to format the output of the CSV file.  ICS allows for a great number of complexities not easily converted to CSV.  Such things as recurring events are a big hurdle to overcome.  I will post updates as I make progress.

So I have had my iPhone for almost a year now. I have never been more disappointed in a phone. While it is a great device, it does just about everything but be a phone. I miss at least 3 calls a day and I drop easily twice that.  This is horribly unacceptable.  I mean how can I conduct business if I cannot stay on the phone long enough to have a five minute conversation?

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Having switched from Windows Mobile 6.1 to an iPhone I have found that many features are missing from the iPhone that most consider standard in Windows Mobile.  Like the ability for 3rd party applications to access the calendar.  The lack of this in the iPhone seems to be a big mistake on the part of Apple.  They want to push the iPhone as corporate friendly with their exchange support but in reality, it is lacking true corporate support. Read more

I am up for an upgrade with AT&T Wireless and I am trying to figure out what phone I want to get. I am torn between the iPhone 3G, HTC FUZE and Samsung Epix. I can’t decide which one I want to get. I am not a big fan of Apple, I have a Zune, Media Center PC (vista) and another Vista laptop. Not to say I’m pro microsoft, I just hate the “Apple Tax”.
However in this case I am considering an Apple product since the “Apple Tax” really doesn’t apply. The 16 gig iPhone is $300, the FUZE is $300, and the EPIX is $200. So they are all in the same price range.
I have 2 major issues with the iPhone, lack of a physical keyboard and no tethering. While tethering isn’t a deal breaker, a lack of keyboard could be. If I can’t get used to the onscreen keyboard, the iPhone is useless to me.
The FUZE was kind of slow when I bought it so I think that is pretty much out. I have the AT&T Tilt (HTC) right now, but it is also kind of slow.
The Epix was responsive and quick. The touch screen and mouse was nice but the mouse was kind of awkward to use and the screen is small compared to the iPhone, FUZE and Tilt.
My other fear is that the iPhone is more pretty then functional. Right now I use phoneAlarm to change my sound profiles based on my calendars, GooSync to sync my contacts and calendars, and Remember The Milk Sync for my tasks. I don’t know if all of these are compatible but I need at bare minimum GooSync and the functionality of phoneAlarm, built in or through an app. I don’t use iTunes and have not looked through the app store, so if you can answer my questions, please do. I am a power user that wants a device that just works. I can’t stand having to reboot windows mobile so if the iPhone will fit my needs, please tell me.