If we use IMAP or POP there are little issues on the iPhone. If was a carrier issue, they would be having issues as well. We also have 1 user on AT&T using a WinMo device with few issues.

I'm happy to admit that AT&T sucks as a carrier but data is data especially when connecting to the same server. From my experience, the iPhone just don't have a robust exchange interface yet.

Have you used a current WinMo device?. I've never used the stylus once with my HTC Touch Pro 2. While I'll admit that HTC does add their own UI enhancements to help that along, but that is true of most new devices now.

It really depends on what your priorities are. Mine are getting my email, calendar, tasks and contacts without compromise. The 8 or so iPhone users constantly struggle with connectivity issues just to get email unless it's 8pm at night for some reason. Blackberry has a bit better track-record unless they have another nationwide blackout.

From what I have seed of the Droid, the email situation is not much better there. We only have one person here with one so time will tell.

Our company is in the process of telling everyone that we will be dropping AT&T. We simply can't afford international travel, at least not with an iPhone. When you call them they seem smug in their prices, almost like "Well, what do you expect. You have an iPhone, paying ridiculous amounts of money is part of the deal".

Quotes for Android phones from Sprint and Verizon range from 1/5th to 1/4th of the AT&T costs for the same phones but with unlimited data. Eventually the 'new' wears off everything and you have to evaluate what it is really costing you.

I fear this is the nostalgia that many are looking for.

Here's what I do on our network and after 7 years have not had any issues:

• Educate the userbase to never trust an attachment unless they are expecting it.
• As the previous poster said, block SMTP ports. I only allow 80, 443, 21 and a couple others.
• Greylisting.... can't say enough on how effective this is.
• Perform audits on your AV system to make sure that a) users have not disabled it because it's 'slow' or b) it's actually up to date on signatures.

There are a bunch of other tactics but those are the big ones and work for my company.

Mozy has saved me twice. Two massive drive crashes about a year apart. For $4.95 a month, you can't beat it.

The only downsize is the restore. I was in the middle of a huge project during the last one and it took 3 days to download everything. I had to download bits of data that I needed to get working again, but really got me thinking I should do more than just Mozy.

I have two raid1 sets, one internal and the other external. External has all my data, pictures, etc.. Internal has scratch folders and the OS. I realized that having to rebuild the OS, developer tools, adobe suite, settings, takes a couple days barebones and weeks of tweaking after. It was only another $80 to mirror it, well worth it.

'backup' to a computer is more than just a hard drive crash. Theft and Fire can just as easily wipe out a decade worth of family photos.

Does it matter what they are called?

A job description is all that matters. If they need to be strong in HTML/CSS with Javascript then put that in the listing. If they need to do design, put that. In this economy I can assure you that all potential candidates will look for any posting with "web" in it.

Depends on how you define 'get a job'. If you define it as a tool for helping you find a job, then I know a few people who have got a job with it. When it came time for them to find something else they contacted every person they could through their profile and was able to get their resume in past normal channels.

I think it is safe to say that most of us don't keep on contact with past co-workers but most will pass a resume on.

I've yet to hear of a prison that has a surplus of cash lying around either. The idea is a good one, but owning cell towers myself I am aware of the costs of such a project. To put it bluntly, the monthly operating costs would be more money then a box that jammed signals. Once you add in staff, initial equipment costs, etc... well, you get the idea.

Why make a feature that could never be used by its members?

It's a lifesaver when money gets tight. I just had a router go for my T1 last week and don't really have the cash to pick up a new one. $75 on Craigslist and I'm running again with a Cisco 2600 /w WIC.