I replaced my trusty MacBook Pro last week, the latest in a series of upgrades stretching back over 25 years. In the past, moving to a new computer is a time-consuming process of installing applications and moving data. But things were different this time: I still had the installs to do, but most of the data migrated on its own. A Cloud of Data Like many people, I've spent … [Read more...] about How Google and Dropbox Revolutionized My Laptop Migration
Apple Breaks ICS Calendar Auto-Subscription In iOS 4.2
A few years ago, I posted a treatise on calendar subscription for iOS devices. This post noted that iOS 3 handled Internet links ending in ".ics" correctly - that is, that it asked to automatically subscribe to them in the Calendar app. This was an example of Apple's excellent iOS data detection features, and made it very easy to subscribe to a calendar. But recently, a … [Read more...] about Apple Breaks ICS Calendar Auto-Subscription In iOS 4.2
How To Access LDAP Directories In iPhone OS 3.0
Along with native over-the-air CalDAV and ICS support, iPhone OS 3.0 also introduces LDAP integration. Although LDAP is somewhat less common than the calendaring features, it still has a significant share of the directory market and is found in all sorts of products. Home users are unlikely to encounter it, since Google, Yahoo, MobileMe, and the like don't use LDAP, but … [Read more...] about How To Access LDAP Directories In iPhone OS 3.0