Mac trumps Windows #490,584
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jawnbcSo I got a Bluetooth-enabled iBook several months ago. Then I got a Bluetooth mobile (Sony Ericsson T68i), and now I've got a Bluetooth PalmOne Zire 72.
In setting up the Palm I discovered that Mac OS X.2 has built-in Address Book/Bluetooth linking. In other words, once I paired the iBook and my mobile, I could click on an address in my Address book and my mobile would dial it--courtesy of Bluetooth.
At the same moment an SMS came in on my phone--and appeared on-screen as a pop-up window. I could reply to it using my keyboard (rather than the mobile's push-push-push). Then I discovered I could right-click on any mobile number in my Address book and send an SMS directly--again via the mobile phone.
At work they made me get a Wintel laptop (a Toshiba Tecra). I added a Bluetooth doggle, it's up and running but there's no internal mechanism for SMS like on the Mac. Oh, there is a free app from Microsoft to send SMS--but it doesn't support USB Bluetooth doggles, and it won't receive messages.
If Apple can do, it can't be that hard.
In setting up the Palm I discovered that Mac OS X.2 has built-in Address Book/Bluetooth linking. In other words, once I paired the iBook and my mobile, I could click on an address in my Address book and my mobile would dial it--courtesy of Bluetooth.
At the same moment an SMS came in on my phone--and appeared on-screen as a pop-up window. I could reply to it using my keyboard (rather than the mobile's push-push-push). Then I discovered I could right-click on any mobile number in my Address book and send an SMS directly--again via the mobile phone.
At work they made me get a Wintel laptop (a Toshiba Tecra). I added a Bluetooth doggle, it's up and running but there's no internal mechanism for SMS like on the Mac. Oh, there is a free app from Microsoft to send SMS--but it doesn't support USB Bluetooth doggles, and it won't receive messages.
If Apple can do, it can't be that hard.
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Date: 2004-06-07 08:30 am (UTC)My favorite is the "bezel" caller-ID that pops up on your screen the the phone rings. It'll be sitting my my pocket ringing and I won't need to get it out to see who it is. Way cool! :)