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Monday, August 27, 2007
Finding application replacements on my iPhone that I used on my Pocket PC running Windows Mobile has been somewhat difficult due to the nature of the required Web 2.0 interface. Not too many trusted password “apps” can be found for my iPhone and the same goes for a vehicle log. While many of the latter exist on the web for regular web browsers, those are not a good fit since EDGE is so slow and downloading a complete “large” web page is not ideal at the gas pump. After days of looking, I found one site that offered a mobile front end as well. So I went with the 30 free trail and tried it out.
I immediately noticed the mobile page was very dinky on my iPhone the first time I logged in. While the iPhone is smart mobileSafari isn’t smart enough to figure out when not to make the page dinky to “fit” the entire web page onto your screen. Apple documents how you can add a meta tag to your site to resolve this, but that’s silly for a site that’s already small. Anyway, I sent e-mail to support at Ownersite.com and within a few minutes, I received a reply requesting the meta tag information. ‘Wow, that was quick!’ I thought and sent that info right off. Shortly after, Steven Eppinger replied stating he had everything added and even made some “iPhone-feel” changes. He asked me to take a look. I did and there it was, perfectly fitted to my iPhones screen! Awesome. Man, if this is the kind of response I get for feature requests, how much better can the support be for other support questions at Ownersite.com?
So I’ve used the snazzy new interface this past weekend and have added a few pump stops. I can quickly add my information and drive off into the sunset…knowing I have all my information on Ownersite.com’s servers ready for some graphs, averages, reminders, and other important information I can get on a “big” browser or even on my iPhone for later use. For me, this is important for tax purposes and now having the ability to add the information right at the pump once more makes my life easier again. Having the added benefit of the data being online makes this even a better alternative than my Windows Mobile application as syncing and exporting are no longer needed. It’s all there in one place!
Thank you Ownersite.com and I will definitely be signing up for that subscription!
August 28th, 2007 at 4:41
Wanted: FileMaker for iPhone