Mar 01, '04 10:12:00AM • Contributed by: davo_zero
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Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
Mar 01, '04 10:12:00AM • Contributed by: davo_zero
This may not be worthy, but one of the best apps i have ever found is by far Romeo. This handy little (free) Bluetooth app creates a whole new world on your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone. AppleScripters will love the functionality -- if you can do it with AppleScript, you can do it with Romeo. The proximity settings still need some work, but the app is the envy of every Mac Addict i know.
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Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
Aaaand of course Salling Clicker...
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
Salling Clicker has some nice features, yes. However, after trying the latest version for a couple of days I just couldn't stand it anymore and went back to Romeo. I'm running 10.3.2 and have a Nokia 3650.
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
And now, $20 more expensive (last week, only $10).
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
How much of your time does it take to be worth $20?
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
Its never worth $20 if there is an open source version which is almost as good. You can add any feature you really really want to an open source program.. usually with realitively little effort. When you find a feature you really want, you spend 5min thinking about if its likely to be ``theoretically easy to implement'' and wether its likely best done as a script of a sourc e code modification. 95% of the time, you descide, "Yes, its easy to do, but not quite easy enough, so I'll life with it the way it is." But at least under an open source lissence you have that option.
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
What's wrong with encouraging shareware developers?
romeo takeover!
Romeo takes over your bluetooth connection though. You cannot sync with it running and other bluetooth functionality does not work. I don't remember having this problem with the beta of Sailing Clicker.
romeo takeover!
I think it's great that Romeo exist for people that can't afford the 20 bucks. But IMHO $20 is not expensive for Clicker. It's one of the best apps on the Mac and the support is superb.
romeo takeover!
$20 is perfectly reasonable for Salling Clicker - it's a very capable application.
romeo takeover!
I don't have any trouble syncing with my Ericsson T610 when Romeo is running ... try changing the "Using Port:" drop-menu in Romeo's options ... mine is set to 5 and it works fine.
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
Romeo seamed the much better option until I got a Sony Ericsson P900, now I have to buy something called VETA Universal UIQ. And I really don't know what options is best.
Use Romeo to program cell phone / Mac interaction
I found the Romeo/Veta combo to be VERY buggy on my Nokia 3650. "AppServeThers" or whatever crashes were commonplace. If one tried to sync their phone without disconnecting, any "leave" action scripts would initiate as it thought the phone left.
Salling Clicker and P800
It took me about a minute of using Salling clicker with a P800 before I was reaching for my credit card. The $20 was not an issue. |
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