• Shopping list
• Honey do’s
• New project ideas
• Many other things

Apple had allowed for Notes to be synced to Google over the air but killed it in one of the latest updates to the OS.  This was a great feature.  You can still sync up your notes to Google but now you must do it through iTunes.  Why must everything for the iPhone go through iTunes?

I wrote a guest post at www.lehsys.com that might help explain.  It will be posted on 10/22/2010.

Let’s get back on topic.  How can I have my notes with me no matter where I am?

With Google you can download their application and use the Task or Doc service.  Task and Doc are not applications on your phone.  The Goggle application opens up your web browser to their site.  Google does a great job with the web pages.

No, on to Microsoft, I have tried (without have to buy an app) to be able to create or edit a Word or OneNote document online, but can’t.  You can view Word, but not OneNote.  This is a bad thing for me, as I want to use this service.

So, given what is out in the world, I use GoogleTask for my task list now.  To find it when you are on a computer (I know your phone is a computer, but I mean one that is not an iPhone), go to Gmail and click on Tasks under the Contacts link in the upper left hand side.

I hope Microsoft catches up quick.

As for the Notes application on my iPhone, I no longer use it.

Cisco is also designing this product to use all of their cloud applications so nothing really has to be installed on the tablet.  All you need is a network connection be it hard-line, wifi, 3G/4G or Bluetooth. 

Cisco will have an easier job of getting into the enterprise because they are already there.  I see Cisco having more market share than Apple with their iPad, even though the iPad is a better machine.  The question I have is ‘Where is Microsoft?’.

Here are some of the specs:

Applications Capabilities:

• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, 3G/4G data and Bluetooth 3.0 help employees stay connected on and off-campus
• HD video (720p) with Cisco TelePresence solution interoperability for lifelike video communication with the simplicity of a phone call
• Virtual desktop client enables highly secure access to cloud-based business applications
• Android operating system, with access Android marketplace applications
• Collaboration applications including Cisco Quad, Cisco Show and Share, WebEx, Presence, and IM

Tablet Highlights:

• 7” diagonal, high-resolution color screen with contact-based touch targets delivers an elegant, intuitive experience
• HD Soundstation supports Bluetooth and USB peripherals, 10/100/1000 wired connectivity and a handset option
• Detachable and serviceable 8-hour battery for a full day of work
• Highly secure remote connections with Cisco AnyConnect Security VPN Client
• HD audio with wideband support (tablet, HD Soundstation)

Check out Cisco’s video of the Cius.

I found out that the certificate for the Exchange server was renewed on the day my problems started.  I was able to get to the web mail from the CRM server but the E-mail router still would not connect.

I tried numerous things, but the item that worked was as followed:

1. Open the Microsoft CRM E-Mail Router Configuration Manager.
2. Under the Configuration Profiles tab, choose the outgoing profile and click the Modify button
3. On the General Tab, uncheck the Use SSL box and click Save.
4. Click the Publish button.
5. Restart the Microsoft CRM Email Router service

After these steps, email were flowing from CRM again.  It was a happy day for email junkies.