a shard from my brother...

[Bill Campbell]

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008, John Esak wrote:
>(I'll find out what program he is talking about...)
>
>By the way, the provider of that free program has the full version
>with all the keys I'll need to add and delete records too for only
>$5.95!
>
>Unbelievable.
>
>It's just like, when I First got the phone, I got into Chase Online
>and all it did was put me through a "you are using a computer we do
>not recognize" security function and I have been good to go since I
>got it, while on the other hand Bank of America was touting and
>advertising it's mobile program for mobile phones.

Was the Chase site complaining about the type of computer or
perhaps that you were coming in from one you had not used before.

When I go to my bank's on-line system from systems other than my desktop,
it goes through some additional verification to insure that it is really I.

>I guess my only limitation now is computer power and user license
>charges otherwise I now have a full blown interactive web site if I
>want!

One thing that iPhones do not currently allow is multi-tasking (e.g. daemon
processes), and the ability to cut and paste easily between applications.
Given that they are OS X based, this may well be a policy decision rather
than technical.  Apple's SDK limits what its licensees can say about it as
well which will limit the ability of people to exchange development
information and tips.

Bill
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