Raymond Brigleb

Notes in iOS 4 for the iPhone

The new iOS comes out Monday. That means everyone with an iPhone or iPod Touch will be able to upgrade for free, and get a lot of new features.

However, one in particular is of interest to me, because I am an incessant note-taker. That is the fact that the ultra-simple notes app on my iPhone will be able to sync with my Mac. It uses the same protocols as Mail, and I’ve tried it and it works really well.

So well, in fact, that I can see it replacing Simplenote for me, but for one small detail.

You still can’t change that horrid yellow color of the note, nor that detestable typeface.

So for now, I suppose I’ll stick with Simplenote, because it also works great on my iPad, and it won’t be until the Fall that I can run the new OS on my iPad.

Hopefully by then they will rectify the aesthetics as well.

Cold Calling

Kandace has taken an interest in getting us a dog, and so she’s been cold calling dog breeders to see if they want a new website.

While most of them have terrible websites, it’s a hard sell. Cold calling is always a pain in the ass, and I don’t envy her. It’s not going to be easy, because the people she’s contacting have no idea what a website is actually worth. Indeed, one had just purchase Microsoft Expression Web, and figures that’s about what a website is worth.

$149.95, in fact.

So good luck with that, Kandace! I suspect that if you want this dream to come true, we may have to cough up a big chunk of change.