While you’re poking around at it ... is there a way to download an image of your memory to your local comp, so when your phone goes back for a new battery ( and you’re down for a few days ) you can be assured that your data is not compromised or that it dosen’t fall into a UPS black hole ?
Well, I know that there will be a lot of people poking around on the iPhone for a while to come. Although I don't personally know how to get a "disk image" of the 8 Gig flash drive onto my computer (and that's doubtful, at this point in time), the basic user data (like Contacts) is "two-way sync-able". Now, some of the others are "one-way sync-able" -- meaning that they only sync from your computer to the iPhone. So, it only gets on your iPhone from what was originally on your computer.
But, there is a question about "Notes" since I don't see that as something that originates from the computer, but from the iPhone. So, there is a question there.
As someone else pointed out, yes, you sync your data with your computer -- but that's not the entire question here. There is data on the iPhone which is generated from within itself and may not be sync-able with your computer. I mentioned "Notes" and I'm thinking that your calling data (like missed and received and made calls) is the same. And also, there's a question (in my mind) about "bookmarks" (on the web). I know you can sync all the bookmarks you have on your own browser, onto the iPhone, but I don't want all those booksmarks that I have, and only a select few on the iPhone, so I'm not sure what to do about that.
These are all things to be sorted out -- as a new device and a new piece of equipment and see how it all works. It's still "new in the game" and this is what will be found in in the weeks and months (too) -- as the hackers and users and others find out more information on the iPhone.
I sometimes think you bring some of these things up to try and show problems of one kind or another -- and give a negative slant to the iPhone. However, some of these things I would like to know, too -- but I'm not giving the iPhone a negative slant as I perceive you're trying to do. But, you do mention a few things that I would like to find out about.
The one "big thing" I can see that I would want to save, would be the "Notes" and I don't see how to save that right now. But Apple has a link for users to provide input, so they can gauge what the users want and incorporate these things into the future models of their products. I would imagine that Apple is looking for quite a few improvements, right now, for the iPhone, because they're going to want to keep it "going" and "advancing" for quite a while -- and that will only happen as they improve it as they go along. And, you can believe they will keep improving it as they go along. That's pretty much guaranteed -- as that's the Apple way of doing it.
Regards,
Star Traveler
P.S. -- By the way, if any iPhone user want the "iPhone Manual" you can download it. It's a big file and a long download, or if you view it inside your browser window, you have to wait quite a while for the entire thing to load, first, before it shows up (so it's not stuck...). You just have to wait a while for it to complete...
“However, some of these things I would like to know, too —”
Glad to be of service ...
You seem upset that I bring these up - I don’t know about you, but I hate finding problems down that road that I could have prepared for.