A few months ago I wrote an editorial and several blog posts about convergence on gadgets and how Apple might have to move to the phone market for the next-gen of its iPods. So, where is that market is going? Hi-Mobile.net was very kind to send us over the Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman phone for the purposes of this review. We take a look at the W810i's voice, data and multimedia capabilities.
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> you can't do multiple alarms, only a single one.
So they are not a replacement for calendar events. This is fine with me, though, because it works how one would expect an alarm to work.
> The problem with Appointments though is that it doesn't
> support recurring events.
I can't fathom how anyone would come up with the incredibly stupid idea of creating a calendar without recurring events. That's absurd! Almost all my events are recurring (birthdays, weekly meetings, anniversaries, lectures, ...).
> So basically, it's the chicken and the egg problem.
Umm.. no, it isn't. The alarm function in itself seems fine. It's the calendar that just really sucks.
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> you can't do multiple alarms, only a single one.
So they are not a replacement for calendar events. This is fine with me, though, because it works how one would expect an alarm to work.
> The problem with Appointments though is that it doesn't
> support recurring events.
I can't fathom how anyone would come up with the incredibly stupid idea of creating a calendar without recurring events. That's absurd! Almost all my events are recurring (birthdays, weekly meetings, anniversaries, lectures, ...).
> So basically, it's the chicken and the egg problem.
Umm.. no, it isn't. The alarm function in itself seems fine. It's the calendar that just really sucks.