looking for a PDA

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:24 am

What features are you wanting?

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:43 am

Network access, email, camera, video, MP3?

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:47 am

You want MS Office - Word, Excel, PP?

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:53 am

OK, I had a palm and the stylus was a pain in the ass. Tough to pick up the symbols

The Treo is the way to go if your going to do much data entry with that unit (like if you were on th road) If your just going to hot sync it then the TX looks decent for the money

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:57 am

The TX got a good review at CNET:

http://google-cnet.com.com/Palm_TX/4505 ... 46759.html

The Battery thingy sounds kinda Ipodesque though

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:55 am

I've got the treo 700W. Works great for me. it syncs up no prob with my laptop and updates all of the MS Office programs, contacts, notes, etc., and I have a $30 software program that allows me to use the phone as a modem for the laptop, thus avoiding the need to scroll endlessly on the treo. Very handy if you end up in places with unreliable or no internet access, however the phone and the internet do not work concurrently. You will miss calls or they will go to VM if you are on the net when they come in. You have to disconnect and call back.

Camera sucks, but I didn't buy it for that feature. The battery is excellent. It recharges fast, and last for days when not used, hours when used regularly.

e,

Refurbished units are always a gamble, but as long as you get a decent warranty with them, they're ok.

Bobby42 · Post by **Bobby42** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:36 pm

Memo pad and a #2 pencil. It's cheap and doesn't need batteries.

Çì®åŠ DêMïgòD · Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:21 pm

I keep my notes on small scraps of thin paper so I can light them on fire if the PoPo shows up.

Ruff · Post by **Ruff** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:37 pm

e, I bought one new a year ago. Just returned it to the service center because it was dead. It's still under warranty and hopefully they'll just send a new one.

The TX does everything I wanted it for. Contacts, calendar, MP3, GPS ( I got the TomTom setup).

The writing isn't a problem, I used an older Palm previously (m135?) and learned the original version of Palm graffiti. The TX came with graffiti2 and is much more intuitive to use.

Overall, not a bad set up, but the next device I get will be a treo or blackberry.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:37 pm

You'll surely be sitting in a little cloud of smoke soon, god willing.

Çì®åŠ DêMïgòD · Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:43 pm

PSUFAN wrote:You'll surely be sitting in a little cloud of smoke soon, god willing.

Dude, I don't live in Israel.

A.C. Crut · Post by **A.C. Crut** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:48 pm

Motorola Q with the extended life battery.

War superphones.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:51 pm

Çì®åŠ DêMïgòD wrote:
PSUFAN wrote:You'll surely be sitting in a little cloud of smoke soon, god willing.
Dude, I don't live in Israel.

Nantucket, then, Queequeg?

Never mind those yellow devils.

quacker backer · Post by **quacker backer** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:58 pm

I thought the title was "looking for a POA"

my bad

never mind

Moorese · Post by **Moorese** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:06 pm

Get a fucking secretary and make her do this shit for you.

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:14 pm

Just bought a Blackberry Pearl. it had to be a BB as mandated by the company - We finally emerged from the stone age and can access our email and databases from the PDA.

Surprised that the Pearl was the only one with a Camera - sometimes need to take pics from customer or construction sites.

it's got everything my old phone had - one thing was the voice dialing feature, I've got 250+ contacts and trying to key pad or scroll sucks. I'm also pretty happy with the size, as the old BBs were like a George Castanza wallet.

Also switched from Sprint to T-Mobile. Sprint BB selection sucked, their access plans sucked. Even their coverage here in KC (corp. home) sucked. Hey at least they built an arena for the Peguins to move into.

also cool on T- mobile is that I can plug it into my laptop, on the same account, and access through their wifi network. Of course since I can get anything on the web on the BB, I don't know how much that will get used - but it beats the fuck out of paying $9.95 per day in the airport or the hotel to connect to their networks.

The Whistle Is Screaming · Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:27 pm

Moorese wrote:Get a fucking secretary and make her do this shit for you.

Having midgets as secretarys is great for today's busy lawyer, just throw a couple in your briefcase and off to the courthouse (or office) you go, one can take notes whilst the other fetches lunch and drops off bail money. There are other benefits as well ...

Some of Mooreses secretarial pool at last years Christmas party.

marinerfan · Post by **marinerfan** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:57 pm

RACK Get a fucking secretary and make her do this shit for you.

Jerkovich · Post by **Jerkovich** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:17 pm

Jsc810 wrote:My Blackberry is more important to me than the computer on my desk, couldn't imagine doing my job without it, especially the PIN feature. Posting this now with the BB while waiting for a haircut at the barber shop.

get a life

:P