[kdepim-users] What is the status of KPilot?

djmills at netspace.net.au djmills at netspace.net.au
Tue Sep 15 00:02:11 BST 2009


Hi George,

thanks for the followup.

That's funny, I'm looking at the HTC Hero (an Android phone).

Do you have any other Android suggestions/recommendations?

Thanks,

David.


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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:35:48 George Bourozikas wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-09-15 at 08:04 +1000, djmills at netspace.net.au wrote:
> > Hi George,
> > 
> > I've suffered almost exactly the same history with my Treo 650 which I
> > posted to this list a few weeks ago.  I got no response.  If you get
> > some resolution that is not to the list could you please tell me.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > David.
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> I will be happy to forward whatever I find out to both you and the list.
> 
> To be honest, though, I am rethinking the whole model.  It seems to me
> that the days of syncing between PDA's and standalone workstations are
> numbered.  In addition, the PalmOS is now more or less dead.  I am
> looking to migrate to an Android phone and GMail.  The pros, as I see
> them:
> 
> -- Desktop/machine independence.
> 
> -- Syncing is no longer an issue.
> 
> -- Combined with Google Gears you are not bound by connectivity.
> 
> The cons:
> 
> -- GMail doesn't offer anything like the rich Kontact interface, but 
>    that's bound to improve.  In addition, if I can't wean myself from 
>    Kontact, it is much more likely that people will hack akonadi-google 
>    than KPilot (see "defunct" above).
> 
> -- Backup is cumbersome, though akonadi-google almost works and should 
>    become workable soon.
> 
> Or so I think...
> 
> --george
> 
> P.S. This is not meant to reflect on the developers of KPilot; they have
> always been friendly and helpful; on many occasions they have saved the
> day for me.  Thank you, guys.
> 
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