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While printing is not something we do often, it is a necessity that has become a challenge with the iPad. There are times that a picture or an email needs to be printed. Coupons to local restaurants or images of the little ones are all items I can access on the iPad…however, I can not [...]

As I began reading this month’s PC World Magazine, I noticed some letters and forum posts about businesses complaining about how proprietary systems were not working with Vista…in fact, one letter even said that Microsoft should be slapped with a class-action…Please stop. Seriously, these are the same people who stayed with the Dos, green-screens even after XP was out..Does anyone remember the chaos that went around for Y2K? Windows 95, 98 and 2000 still run today because Microsoft fixed their issues…And, companies spent millions fixing older “proprietary” programs that didn’t think past 1999…OK, this is a bit extreme, but there is a point in there somewhere…Should companies shell out the money to buy new software? Should companies be forced to use Vista?

No one is forcing either…Microsoft is just trying to move things along for those that do want a change. They are not saying that you need to buy Vista…In fact, if your company is buying machines from a reputable computer company, they can offer you a downgrade, even after June 30th to Windows 2000 if you would like. The downgrade program has been a part of the deals Microsoft makes with businesses who build computers for some time now. They still buy a “Vista” license number. Really, though, they are just purchasing a license for Windows.

While the great 3G iPhone did not lure me in (yet) and cause me to spend even more on a device I really need to use less, I was looking forward to the enhancements to MobileMe. All I should be saying is I can now backup most of my current pictures in the cloud…however, I will add that I have been greatly disappointed.

You can sync calendars…but only Outlook and iCal…even though I have iCal subscribing to my GMail calendar, it will not include that sync…And, of course, now that I moved from Outlook on our lone PC to Windows Live Mail, no consistent and supported calendar is available…So, no appointments made easy…

After successfully logging in to the MobileMe sync portion on the PC, an error occurred everytime I tried to activate a sync. After checking a few blogs and Apple’s support site, the answer was simple..log in with all lowercase letters in your user name…I know, I know, it has been like that for a long time…if that is really known than why can you login in the first place…anyone? Anyone? Apple? OK, nevermind…move along, nothing see here…