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photon · 05-31-2010, 11:11 PM

Yeah it really can be difficult I agree, I still develop on Windows, though I'm finding myself more and more wishing throughout the day that I was on Linux for various reasons, so dual booting or VMs are probably not far off for me. Might help me to stay on task too.

But yeah finding the right app to do what you need can vary from really easy (as in I already use the open source version of the app in Windows) to difficult or even impossible (because there's no Linux alternative, doesn't work in Wine, etc).

Thunderbird supports IMAP, but not sure how contacts and calendar are synced with MobileMe. I use Google as the center for all my contacts and calendar so my phone and my desktop with Thunderbird (through plugins) can all sync automatically and a change I make in one place gets reflected everywhere else over the air.

05-31-2010, 11:11 PM	#4
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	Yeah it really can be difficult I agree, I still develop on Windows, though I'm finding myself more and more wishing throughout the day that I was on Linux for various reasons, so dual booting or VMs are probably not far off for me. Might help me to stay on task too. But yeah finding the right app to do what you need can vary from really easy (as in I already use the open source version of the app in Windows) to difficult or even impossible (because there's no Linux alternative, doesn't work in Wine, etc). Thunderbird supports IMAP, but not sure how contacts and calendar are synced with MobileMe. I use Google as the center for all my contacts and calendar so my phone and my desktop with Thunderbird (through plugins) can all sync automatically and a change I make in one place gets reflected everywhere else over the air. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.