zami
February 19th, 2010, 04:43 PM
I've got a netbook coming - I'm very excited!! My desktop is also the entire family's entertainment system. And being able to put on an audio book for my kids and check my email from the other end of the house where its' quiet? ooooh, it's a long lived dream of mine...
::swoon::
Anyhow it's an Asus Eee PC (250GB SATA hard drive, 1.6GHZ Atom processor, 1GBDDR2 RAM, 10.1" screen - claims a battery life of 8.5 hours (?!)) and it should be here on Monday.
So! What all I can sync up between the two machines?
The goals are...
Email
Bookmarks
To-Do list
Tomboy Notes
Misc. files
Maybe there are some other handy dandy syncable options I'm not thinking of? Any suggestions?
Email:
I have a Pop email (through my ISP) so I dont' think there are any simple answers here. Am I wrong on that?
Could I sync the entire .evolution folder, or ".evolution/mail/pop/..."?
Would syncing possible (or more plausible?) with Thunderbird?
If it's a total no-go, are there any IMAP email services out there that... don't stink? I don't want to send "buy this thing" and "search with this engine" along with my messages, and I don't want to start bouncing off every email group I'm in (just try to join a Yahoo!Group with a HotMail account!) For (eventual) simplicity between two machines, I'd gladly switch from a POP to an IMAP service.
Bookmarks:
All set up!
To-Do List:
Anything readily syncable?
I know I *can* just use Tomboy Notes, but I'm looking for something a little easier to organize tasks through. And a method to note tasks as "completed", that is a little more elegant than just deleting text.
I also know I can switch to "Remember The Milk" or a similar account/web-based application... I may end up going this route, but I'd certainly prefer something simpler, and more Gnome friendly.
Tomboy Notes:
All set up!
Misc. Files:
Looks very doable through Nautilus and sharing and whatnot. (Just looking at the Ubuntu One tutorials.)
Anything Else:
Hit me! Anything I'm forgetting?
Thanks for any suggestions or feedback!
-zami
::swoon::
Anyhow it's an Asus Eee PC (250GB SATA hard drive, 1.6GHZ Atom processor, 1GBDDR2 RAM, 10.1" screen - claims a battery life of 8.5 hours (?!)) and it should be here on Monday.
So! What all I can sync up between the two machines?
The goals are...
Bookmarks
To-Do list
Tomboy Notes
Misc. files
Maybe there are some other handy dandy syncable options I'm not thinking of? Any suggestions?
Email:
I have a Pop email (through my ISP) so I dont' think there are any simple answers here. Am I wrong on that?
Could I sync the entire .evolution folder, or ".evolution/mail/pop/..."?
Would syncing possible (or more plausible?) with Thunderbird?
If it's a total no-go, are there any IMAP email services out there that... don't stink? I don't want to send "buy this thing" and "search with this engine" along with my messages, and I don't want to start bouncing off every email group I'm in (just try to join a Yahoo!Group with a HotMail account!) For (eventual) simplicity between two machines, I'd gladly switch from a POP to an IMAP service.
Bookmarks:
All set up!
To-Do List:
Anything readily syncable?
I know I *can* just use Tomboy Notes, but I'm looking for something a little easier to organize tasks through. And a method to note tasks as "completed", that is a little more elegant than just deleting text.
I also know I can switch to "Remember The Milk" or a similar account/web-based application... I may end up going this route, but I'd certainly prefer something simpler, and more Gnome friendly.
Tomboy Notes:
All set up!
Misc. Files:
Looks very doable through Nautilus and sharing and whatnot. (Just looking at the Ubuntu One tutorials.)
Anything Else:
Hit me! Anything I'm forgetting?
Thanks for any suggestions or feedback!
-zami