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One Address Book to rule them all
working on: contacts and website
Ok, so here’s what I’m going to do. I need to make some kind of solution to this whole “multiple contact databases” thing. Here is where I have contacts so far:
- Gmail
- nelson@yoshokatana.com (Google Apps)
- RIT (Google Apps)
- Skype
- AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo(?) in Adium
- Laptop Contacts / Mail.app
- Other social networks(?)
- Phone – separate system, not sure how to integrate (see below)
How to Integrate Phone
Option 1: Nexus One Droid Incredible (or other Verizon + Android Phone)
PROS: fast, shiny, slick phone, integrates with google address books and GVoice(important), replaces my phone
CONS: Expensive, haven’t used Android before, would have to sync everything to Google (not as hard as it was before, but would require EFFORT)
Option 2: iPhone v4
PROS: really simple syncing with mac, I can sync contacts through OSX to phone and over air
CONS: BLOODY EXPENSIVE, no contract, unlocking etc is a pain, doesn’t work with Verizon
Option 3: Shitty phone + iTouch
PROS: Free solution, already have both, can start using awesome iTouch productivity apps like Things, etc
CONS: “Phonebook” paradigm (have to consult iTouch before making any calls), no GVoice support, have to carry two things
NOTE: I am currently using this, and not really making outbound calls on my phone. Inbound calls go to GVoice number, then route to my phone.
Option 4: Android Phone + iTouch
PROS: Can start with option 3, then phase in new phone as I get money, android and such are awesome
CONS: will have to switch soon, android is still untested
Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux
mood: metaphorizing · working on: website
Windows is this barren wasteland, where you have to worry about radioactive gasses, predators, and bandits. People try to sell you software, but it’s just cobbled together from old car parts and pieces of lead piping. It’s ugly and dangerous, and full of mercenary tech-support.
Mac is the bright, seemingly utopian civilization. Competing companies are courteous, and everything is shiny and silver. Sure, most of the populace has become soft, and if they ever encountered a virus (or any manner of things in the wasteland), they couldn’t cope. Still, they are comfortable, using both publicly provided apps as well as supporting small developers of paid apps.
Linux is the anarcho-communist dream. It’s competitive in a way only programmers can be, and the general consensus is that if you can’t hack it, no one will mourn your death. That being said, there are very few predatory companies trying to scam people. The citizens don’t put up with that. They provide everything for free, for the good of the people, and they want everyone to get involved. The thing is, their flat, non-hierarchical society is many times more efficient than either of the other two.
