I still think my new Shadow is a pretty good phone. Needs GPS and better (much better) battery life to be perfect (and some workflow tweaks to the OS), but that’s another story.

One thing I’ve noticed about the non touch device though is that it’s a bit harder to manage stuff than on the old Wizard… and now I think back that was sometimes a little painful – tracking down photos or SMSs or editing a bunch of phone numbers.

Luckily I don’t have that problem any more. With Dashwire I now don’t have to think about it. No wires, just a simple app installed on my phone synchronizes everything – SMSs, photos, videos, contacts, call log, voicemail, ring tones, speed dials and even Pocket IE favorites – to a web interface.

From there I can edit, synchronize back to the phone and choose what to share in a public gallery.

If your client is up and running on the phone you can even use the web interface to compose and SMS message and have it sent from your phone.

The convenience of Dashwire is one thing, but having a backup of all your phones content is a pretty fantastic facility. If you’re ever faced with a hard reset of your phone (say to upgrade the firmware) or you manage to lose or break your handset having an up-to-date backup is going to easy the pain.

For the backup plan I’d love to see them able to retrieve details like it IMEI and serial number, and if they know your operator make reporting a stolen device painless (or at least guide you through the process) – but just having the information to hand would be a real bonus.

Looking forward to seeing how Dashwire evolves, and what their business model looks like