TAN: Thinking of getting a PDA...

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Okay, all you technologically advanced folks...

 

I'm thinking of getting a PDA. If you have a PDA (Palm, Zire,

Tungsten), would you share with me what you have, why you picked it,

and why you like it? Any other comments, observations, etc would be

great, too.

 

Thanks!

 

Karen

 

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I have the garmin iQue 3600. it also has gps with it. It's not just

direction finding, it is sort of a yellow pages as well. I had the

handspring treo 90 and I really liked that. But I wanted one that had

gps too... I move a lot and have a horrible sense of direction. There is

a new version of the iQue that has more of a computer type operating

system, mine is palm powered.

 

 

 

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Okay, all you technologically advanced folks...

 

I'm thinking of getting a PDA. If you have a PDA (Palm, Zire,

Tungsten), would you share with me what you have, why you picked it,

and why you like it? Any other comments, observations, etc would be

great, too.

 

Thanks!

 

Karen

[Guest guest]

I love my palm, I'm totally electronic stupid and this is very easy, light

weight, doesn't cost a lot, and I didn't pick it, DH did. but it's really an

effecient little tool.

sindy

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TAN: Thinking of getting a PDA...

 

 

Okay, all you technologically advanced folks...

 

I'm thinking of getting a PDA. If you have a PDA (Palm, Zire,

Tungsten), would you share with me what you have, why you picked it,

and why you like it? Any other comments, observations, etc would be

great, too.

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I come from the town that invented the Blackberry (nerdy millionaires

everywhere). I don't have one but everyone else seems to. I have played with one

and I loved it. It it really user friendly. Warning: It can be highly addictive

thus earning the nickname 'crackberry'.

 

 

" Karen M. Chan " <kmchan wrote:

Okay, all you technologically advanced folks...

 

I'm thinking of getting a PDA. If you have a PDA (Palm, Zire,

Tungsten), would you share with me what you have, why you picked it,

and why you like it? Any other comments, observations, etc would be

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

, " Karen M. Chan " <kmchan@l...>

wrote:

> Okay, all you technologically advanced folks...

>

 

Gee, not sure I qualify as techno advanced but I do love my PDA! I

have a Jornada Pocket PC. I have had Palm Pilots in the past. I

upgraded to the Jornada just because it was a sale too good to be

true. I got the old body style sell outs when they changed to the

newer chrome look. I constantly use mine for addresses and

appointments. Mine has the ability to do wireless, but I have never

had a need for that. I also have the ablility to use Word and Excel

and other programs that have no use for me on the PDA at all. So I

would suggest that you can trim costs by just getting the features

you will use. I have the color screen and it is ok until you try to

see it outside. there are brightness and contrast adjustments, but

even with that, you cannot see the screen unless you go into a

shaded area and even then it is tough. I would have preferred the

old screen on the original palms as it was easier to deal with

outside. If you are going to be using it primarily indoors, then the

color screen is very nice.

 

When you do get a PDA make sure you are religious with backing up

your information onto your computer. I have never had an issue with

any of my PDA's crashing, but have heard from others that this can

happen. Once you get used to using your PDA you will become totally

depedent on it and losing that information would be AWFUL!

 

Hope this helps and good luck with your search!

 

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Well, I am a geek. Born and raised. : 0

 

I originally started using PDAs when I was living and working in Valley of

the Geeks (Silicon Valley) and working both full time for a company and on

the side doing websites freelance. The PDA was easy to bring with me

wherever I went and I could keep track of all my different projects, plus

use it for my address book, grocery shopping (nope, didn't get a single

second glance when using PDA for grocery list, in fact, most fellow nerds

got this light bulb look like 'why didn't i think of that?'), laundry lists,

what to bring for snowboarding weekends at Lake Tahoe (the only way I kept

my sanity living in a place where its " normal " to walk around with fake star

trek communicators on your belt, next to your cellphone and pager, and be

seen actually USING THEM (and i'm not talking about KIDS either. These were

full grown nerds))) , etc.

 

Now that i'm a work from home mom, i mainly use it for an address book, to

remind myself when to bill my clients and/or try to bilk them for more

money, or whenever I HAVE to right down my current greatest idea when i'm

away from home. I still have that list of what to bring on snowboarding

vacations, even though I have moved to within spitting distance of a

mountain, but I have added " diapers, teddy & blanky, (toddler) toys, sippy

cups, toddler forks & spoons, ... " to it ; )

 

I originally had a Palm III and killed it within a year -- so whichever one

you get, KEEP THE RECEIPT AND TRADE IT IN on day 364 of the warranty!! When

i was picking out my PDA the palm 5 had just come out and all the sales

people at my office said it was incredibly sexy (then they pointed out that

I didn't need a PDA to be sexy ... and i turned BRIGHT RED but then

immediately thought, yeah, you dork, if i want to be sexy i go to the GYM).

.... But i knew i didn't know 30,000 people and probably never would so why

would I need that much of a PDA? when the PalmIII died, i replaced it with

a Palm IIIc and have been happy with it for 4 years now! I have no idea if

the Palm III line is still available, but it has more features than I really

have ever used.

 

I highly recommend a rechargeable battery and cradle that can both recharge

and backup/connect to your computer. I am pretty sure that all new PDAs have

these features now, but thought I'd mention it in case you decide to look at

used ones.

 

Whichever one you pick, be aware that PDAs can get viruses too so if you

download email to it and/or use it for wireless internet make sure you get a

virus scanner that can scan your PDA too (or make sure the pda comes with a

virus scanner). If you do not get a PDA specific virus scanner then NEVER

use it for email or internet.

 

and as Elaine mentioned, backup backup backup.

 

HTH

 

~Bonnie

 

PS: what does " TAN " mean? as much of a dork as I am, i've never seen it in

a subject line before!