Smarty Phone
My first real geek gadget was a Handspring PDA. Before the PDA, I tried using various planners without too much success in organizing myself. I gave that old Handspring to my wife when I got my PowerBook, because I pretty much took it with me everywhere and found I was just using the OSX apps instead.
I'm going to be selling the PowerBook soon and going back to using a big desktop computer, so I want to get another PDA. Since I don't want to have either my pockets or my belt loaded with both a cell phone AND a PDA, I'm looking into a Smart Phone. Trouble is, I'm absolutely clueless in this arena. So I'm asking my blog audience for some help, since I know that many of you are gadget geeks.
My thoughts/questions:
• OSX compatibility. I like the native OSX apps (iCal, Address Book, etc) over Palm Desktop, unless they have seriously upgraded it in the last few years.
• I like to take notes at meetings and seminars. I got pretty good at using Graffiti, although I was thinking of getting one of those foldable keyboards before I got the PB. I've never used any of those tiny thumb keyboards I see on some. Is that the only way to input on these or can you write on the screen with a stylus?
• I'm not much of a traveller, so I don't really care about accessing e-mail on one. The Blackberry seems to use this as a big selling point.
• What are the different OS platforms? Anyone clue me in on the strengths/weakness of them.
• I don't care really what carrier I use. Right now Sprint does my cell, but that just because my sister works there and I got my phone from her.
So, comments are open-
Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated
I'm going to be selling the PowerBook soon and going back to using a big desktop computer, so I want to get another PDA. Since I don't want to have either my pockets or my belt loaded with both a cell phone AND a PDA, I'm looking into a Smart Phone. Trouble is, I'm absolutely clueless in this arena. So I'm asking my blog audience for some help, since I know that many of you are gadget geeks.
My thoughts/questions:
• OSX compatibility. I like the native OSX apps (iCal, Address Book, etc) over Palm Desktop, unless they have seriously upgraded it in the last few years.
• I like to take notes at meetings and seminars. I got pretty good at using Graffiti, although I was thinking of getting one of those foldable keyboards before I got the PB. I've never used any of those tiny thumb keyboards I see on some. Is that the only way to input on these or can you write on the screen with a stylus?
• I'm not much of a traveller, so I don't really care about accessing e-mail on one. The Blackberry seems to use this as a big selling point.
• What are the different OS platforms? Anyone clue me in on the strengths/weakness of them.
• I don't care really what carrier I use. Right now Sprint does my cell, but that just because my sister works there and I got my phone from her.
So, comments are open-
Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated
6 Comments:
Since you don't need to access email, how about using an iPod with a voice recorder? It has all your iCal, Address Book, iPhoto and other data. When you sync it transfers your voice recordings to iTunes and Syncs them back to the iPod.
I recorded a client meeting last week and found it actually refreshing to listen to my notes rather than trying to read my handwriting. I also picked up on some verbal nuances I would have missed with my written notes. I've also been able to review the notes commuting around town.
Of course this is a bad idea if you have to take written notes.
My first gadget was an electronic planner that held about 200 names (addresses, too), several calendaring items, and several to do items. I do not believe there was a note feature. It couldn't sync with a computer, but what did I care; I wa son my mission and didn't have a computer. I do remember that Sony was the maker of the gadget though and it cost me around 80$.
I thought about the iPod. The only thing is that you can't enter data (other than a voice recording, i guess). One of these days I hope Jobs & Co. decides to give us an Apple PDA, but until then, I'll just keep praying to the Mac Gods.
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