Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-31 Thread Jacqui Caren-home
On 29/08/2011 19:08, Jack Knight wrote: Oh yes, I couldn't agree more. Last month I had my HTC Desire stolen at Heathrow. It's only then one realises how device and Internet dependent we've become. Did you have prey or similar installed? Jacqui -- Please post to:

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-30 Thread Samuel Penn
On Monday 29 August 2011 20:05:39 e-mail phillip.chandler wrote: On 29 August 2011 18:57, Keith Edmunds k...@midnighthax.com wrote: On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:25:21 +, phillip.chand...@ntlworld.com said: Call me old fashioned, but Id rather keep all my personal stuff backed up on a usb

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-30 Thread Samuel Penn
On Monday 29 August 2011 21:07:42 Chris Dennis wrote: On 08/29/2011 07:25 PM, e-mail phillip.chandler wrote: One *massive* bonus of Android was getting the replacement, and all my contacts and appointments (via google) were resynced with the greatest of ease. Im more

[Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Chris Dennis
Hello Folks I'm finally getting around to buying one of those new-fangled Android phones, in the expectation that it will replace my bog-standard Nokia phone and my ageing Sony Clie PDA. Looking around in the app stores and associated discussions, there doesn't seem to be any obvious way of

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:49:32 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said: Can anyone suggest a way of doing this? Would have thought any DAViCal server would be fine. Which client side calendar program (sorry, app) are you using? -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Chris Dennis
On 08/29/2011 04:56 PM, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:49:32 +0100, cgden...@btinternet.com said: Can anyone suggest a way of doing this? Would have thought any DAViCal server would be fine. That looks promising -- thanks. Which client side calendar program (sorry, app) are

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Anton Piatek
One of the draws of android, for me, was that I wouldn't need to connect it to a computer. I prefer it syncing to some form of cloud,(or multiple other online systems) Anton - Anton Piatek (sent from my phone, please excuse any typos) email: an...@piatek.co.uk blog/photos:

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Jack Knight
On 29 August 2011 18:33, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: One of the draws of android, for me, was that I wouldn't need to connect it to a computer. I prefer it syncing to some form of cloud,(or multiple other online systems) Anton Oh yes, I couldn't agree more. Last month I had my

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread e-mail phillip.chandler
One *massive* bonus of Android was getting the replacement, and all my contacts and appointments (via google) were resynced with the greatest of ease. Im more concerned about security on cloud computing. you have no idea who is managing the computers with your information. You have no idea

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:25:21 +, phillip.chand...@ntlworld.com said: Call me old fashioned, but Id rather keep all my personal stuff backed up on a usb stick. I'd probably call you naive rather than old fashioned. -- You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread e-mail phillip.chandler
On 29 August 2011 18:57, Keith Edmunds k...@midnighthax.com wrote: On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:25:21 +, phillip.chand...@ntlworld.com said: Call me old fashioned, but Id rather keep all my personal stuff backed up on a usb stick. I'd probably call you naive rather than old fashioned.

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread John Cooper
On 29/08/11 19:57, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:25:21 +, phillip.chand...@ntlworld.com said: Call me old fashioned, but Id rather keep all my personal stuff backed up on a usb stick. I'd probably call you naive rather than old fashioned. I'd add paranoid as well.

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread Anton Piatek
There is a big difference between publically posting private details and movements to that of allowing someone else to host your contacts, calendar or email. I assume you encrypt every email you send, only accept encrypted mail and only use websites with ssl. Otherwise you are probably sharing

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread e-mail phillip.chandler
On 29 August 2011 19:13, John Cooper l...@discoverlinux.co.uk wrote: On 29/08/11 19:57, Keith Edmunds wrote: On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:25:21 +, phillip.chand...@ntlworld.com said: Call me old fashioned, but Id rather keep all my personal stuff backed up on a usb stick. I'd probably

Re: [Hampshire] Syncing Android with Linux

2011-08-29 Thread John Cooper
On 29/08/11 20:27, e-mail phillip.chandler wrote: I'd add paranoid as well. Everytime you go on the internet your activity is logged, every email you send is stored, your mobile phone logs your location and CCTV cameras capture your image. This is the world we live in and is not