When it came time, after jailbreaking, to tell the new Neocell (iPhone 3GS 32GB) to “restore” data from the old Neocell (2G iPhone 16 GB), I had no idea how amazing the backup system from Apple was.
So here’s the deal, I had a backup from a first generation iPhone transfer over to a third generation iPhone. That’s a pretty big leap there. I figured it would try to reinstall apps (that are installed in iTunes) and all the content and settings of the apps would be blank. Nope… to my surprise, all the settings and files remained intact. Balance, for instance, contained all my balance data. Stanza not only still contained all my eBooks, it was still on the page of the eBook I was reading. The settings of all my gmail accounts stayed in there… it even brought over the hack I did to change the carrier name to “Neocell”.
I got a lotta’ respect for Apple… I don’t like their authorization (Nazi-like) system they got goin’ on, but the system of backuping up and transfering is great. Far better than anything Pocket PCs could have had.
Peace, J
Poor Pocket PC’s are doomed… Gone are the days of Pocket PC’s really. The best, most advanced Pocket PC’s were all the ones that weren’t phone models. The phone models (the ones that coined the name “smart phone”) were all extremely weak, had crap for memory or storage and, worst, they many weren’t a touch screen.
Now, being that Microsoft is trying to copy iPhones for their “smart phone” Windows Mobile (what used to be known as Pocket PC’s), the days of Pocket PC’s are really gone. Anything any company releases will simply be a cell phone version of Windows Mobile… and of course they’ll be crappy compared to current or future iPhones.
I really can’t believe Pocket PC’s have passed away… Then again, I’m writting this on the Neocell, an iPhone, so the reality of it’s in my hands.
Peace, J
You know one thing I hate? How stingy companies like Microsoft are when it comes to OS updates.
I mean, take my last Pocket PC, my bad ass HP RX3715. I had bought it shortly before the Windows Mobile 5 came out. It was running on the Pocket PC 2003 OS. I got it shortly before Windows Mobile 5 OS came out.
No prob, just upgrade to the new OS (it had barely any changes, but did affect programs). But nope, “No OS for you!”. Why? Because the model stop production right before the OS update came out. This Pocket PC was far more powerful and more feature-packed than mostly all Pocket PCs being released with Windows Mobile 5. But, “No OS for you!”.
Why is this? Because they try to force sales of new Pocket PCs. “Got a 400 MHz CPU Pocket PC with the older OS? You need to upgrade to a 200 MHz Pocket PC with the new OS!”. Man, ‘freak you Microsoft!
Serious, talk about not caring about their users or about creating a thriving community. They simply cared about business smucks that don’t even buy their own devices because their companies throw money at’em for whatever hightech garbage they wanna’ buy. So they forced Pocket PC users, like me, to be stuck for years with error messages about installing programs and other crap (“This program isn’t designed for this version…”).
You couldn’t even get a hacked version of the OS. It’s not that there wasn’t demand for it either. People were askin’ for it, but everyone was outta’ luck.
That’s why I love iPhones and Apple’s approach towards it. They released one iPhone… then released another. But do they ban the first, older iPhone from getting updates? ‘Freak no! And with this new OS 3.0, that’s being designed for the rumored third new iPhone? Are they making that exclusive for the new iPhone? ‘Freak no… it’s avaliable for all versions of iPhones.
That’s why people enjoy iPhones. The new OS update, am I going to get the latest version for my first generation iPhone? You bet. Microsoft has been screwin’ it’s Pocket PC users over for years and it ends with iPhones.
Hey Microsoft… ‘freak you…
Peace, J
Man, I am so glad you don’t have to do any bull **** screen alignments on iPhones. I hated doing that on my Pocket PC. In fact, my last Pocket PC had the issue like a lotta’ Pocket PCs had where the alignment would become out of place and you’d have to realign the screen every few days.
I’m so glad iPhones don’t gotta’ deal with that ****. With touch screens that use styluses, the alignment has to be done with the person using it. So, if you hand your Pocket PC to someone, they miss hitting tiny things on the screen (such as the keyboard or scrollbar) because they may hold the stylus different than you and at a different angle, so of course the alignment will be different.
I hated that. Or you’d be interacting with the screen and be missin’ ****. You’d ask yourself, “Is it the alignment or just me?”. At times, it’d just be the way you were holding the stylus.
Enter the iPhone. What, you think it was natural for them to create an input system using only your fingers? Na… nothing was done with your fingers. Every touch screen was created to be used with a pen-type object. The iPhone could have easily been one of those crappy things. But apparently their inspiration to create a “phone” was multi-touch screen input. So from the start, they planned on doing away with the stylus. Thank god.
I’m so amazed by the fact there is no alignment to be done for iPhones. That’s like never having to fill your car with gas. It’s like “How?”. That’s how an old school Pocket PC OG like me sees it.
I love knowing that where I place my finger is where the touch is going to be (“That’s what she said.”). I can pass the NeoCell over to my girl to look somethin’ up while cruisin’ and know she’ll be able to type with the keyboard without doin’ any kinda’ bull **** alignment.
Touch screen alignment is sorta’ like an ex-girlfriend with a major character flaw that you assumed all women had. Then you start datin’ a much nicer and prettier chick who doesn’t have that character flaw and you think “****, why did I put up with that for so many years?”.
Peace, J
