Two issues--one, I just dropped my iPhone while it was plugged in, and now it won't charge (wall or computer) and when I plug in the charger says "this device is not optimized for iPhone". WTF? Am I going to have to buy a new one??

Also, even if it works again--work is cracking down on USB drives and mp3 Players. So, I need a way other than direct synching to match my outlook calendar and my phone calendar.

Eta: thankfully, the apple store is right down frommy hotel, and a quick trip to the genius bar later, it seems to be the charger tlratjer than the phone. Yay! Still open to calendar suggestions though.

iCal is bitching at me. It refuses to synch with Google. Since this is also my Android phone, it's a bit of a deal for me. I know the credentials are good, and the software is presenting the server information, and it says the user name and password are bad, but I can use them to log into the web interface. It's finding the caldav server www.google.com, and then no joy. Anyone have any ideas? I also try the google option and that doesn't work either.

I'm curious too about that Gateway. Following my netbooks death, my PC is showing symptoms of imminent death. I should be getting a check soon, if you see a good deal on a desktop or full service laptop, please let me know.

Thanks

Gar

Er by full service laptop I mean with memory processor and disk such that one can hook up a regular montior and keyboard mouse and use it as main PC.

ical syncs with google? Like google calendar? Like if I get an ical I can add it to my google calendar?

Up until today, sure! I can't work out what the fuck is going on.

Did you update iCal recently, ita? I know mine has been telling me to update and also warning me that one of devices won't sync anymore if I do, but I think it's an old OS Mac that's the problem, not google. But maybe that has something to do with it.

I don't recall updating it recently, but it might have been bundled in with a reboot I wasn't paying attention to. But I'm not running an old OS. I have a new MacBook.

Yeah, I was thinking maybe the update frelled the google sync somehow. I haven't updated, and my iCal is syncing with google just fine.

Eta: I just went ahead and did the upgrade and (a) you'd have noticed if this had gone through, it moved all my calendars around and (b) it didn't mess up the google sync. So, never mind.

Yeah, my iCal is syncing fine with Google.

I almost never use iCal anymore, though. I've decided that I like calendar.google.com just fine, so I use it and my iPhone calendar exclusively to edit my schedule.