Android like mods?

First sorry for making two post but, I am looking for similar things for windows and linux.


Ok.. I'm a pretty big fan of android. One thing I happen to love about android is it is very useful for PDA purposes.

I am just wondering if there is anyway I can get similar functionality out of my desktop. I would like to be able from my desktop sync with my gmail account for to do list/calendar related stuff.

I have searched around and unfortunately if anything exist I'm just not searching properly.

I know I can always just open a browser and go to google however, It seems like there would be a program to sorta stream line the process so I can just sync my local calendar with the cloud later instead of having to readily have an available internet connection.

I have used ubuntu 11 on my desktop may put it on my laptop soon however I am also considering a different version of linux.. just not sure which yet..

 

I dunno but ChromeOS might be something on the lines you're talking about. I know it aint Android but at least it should handle the syncing part you're talking about.

One downside (a key one actually) is that it is a very stripped out version of linux and doesnt have a full fledged Desktop Environment and Window Manager that you can expect in a lInux distro.

One thing I can think of is that based on your email client/calendar app there might be plugins available to do this automatically for you.

Other than calendar/email - what else do you want to sync up ?

BTW I too like this idea.

 

I think what you want is google desktop?

Google Desktop - Features

 

I have yet to really find what I'm looking for in desktop.

Plugins may work the best.

Honestly in this day and age I'm surprised this isn't a standard feature in desktop environments.

Or that at least one OS maker hasn't capitolized on it yet.

 

In Linux, Evolution has plugins to sync Google-Mail, Calendar and Contacts and you can store locally offline if you want....that's what I use other than my web browser. I use a G2 Android (the original)

I've never been a big Thunderbird fan...:/

 

Well, there's always "Porting Android to X86."

Yes, believe it or not, there's actually a community dedicated to Android for X86. I'm not sure about the experience on a notebook and I haven't tried it myself, but it is fascinating - and still hardware specific? Play carefully.

Android-x86 - Porting Android to x86

 

android x86 is actually pretty fun to use. I run it in vmware and its silky smooth.

 

It will be really interesting to see Android 3.x (or the upcoming Chrome/Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" convergence) ported to x86.