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Bob Russell · 10-28-2004, 05:32 PM

Jess,
I did get PhatNotes with my PI also, but if I want to synchronize to the PC, it seems to take another upgrade. Plus, it would be nice to be able to stick with stuff that's a part of basic Outlook functionality. The more I specialize stuff, the harder it is to deal with product changes on the HW or SW side.

As far as PPC vs Palm, I'm noticing things are also a bit slower on my PPC than on my old Palm (despite the hardware being about 10 times faster!!!!) I really do think PalmOS is much more well thought out in terms of keeping things simple and straightforward. PPC is annoying with it's documents lists that show title, size, date but all I really want to see is the title across the full screen. And programs seem to have a lot more relevant options in Palm, but irrelevant stuff in PPC. PPC seems to do more stuff "hidden behind the scenes" so I feel a little less confident about what's happening on the PDA than with my Palm.

Bottom line is that I'm convinced now it's mostly a preference thing, and whatever you get ingrained in your way of doing things is going to be your favorite because you do lose a lot when you switch sides (either direction.) You seem to be able to do a bit more with PPC, but you seem to be able to do it simpler and quicker with PalmOS. I think whichever platform gets the best 3rd party developer support will win in the long run!

But like you say, the Palm hardware can't seem to keep up with PPC specs, and even worse, the one Palm PDA I've been waiting so long for had a bunch of bugs. Kind of sent me the message that I'd better look at alternatives. Unfortunately, the trip feels more like a move to a new PPC house in another country with a new job than the kind of fun summer trip to a PPC hotel like I expected! I still like PalmOS better (minus the bugs in the T5), but now that I'm almost converted, there's no turning back. It would be doubling the nightmare. I think I understand what women say about not wanting another baby after just delivering. It may take me a while before I try another switch. This baby may not be as tough as a real one, but it has become way too painful to think about doing twice unless PPC completely fails me!

BTW, those 'Stangs are underdogs by almost 28pts this weekend! Not quite like the glory days, but hey, they can't go anywhere but up!

10-28-2004, 05:32 PM	#33
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Jess, I did get PhatNotes with my PI also, but if I want to synchronize to the PC, it seems to take another upgrade. Plus, it would be nice to be able to stick with stuff that's a part of basic Outlook functionality. The more I specialize stuff, the harder it is to deal with product changes on the HW or SW side. As far as PPC vs Palm, I'm noticing things are also a bit slower on my PPC than on my old Palm (despite the hardware being about 10 times faster!!!!) I really do think PalmOS is much more well thought out in terms of keeping things simple and straightforward. PPC is annoying with it's documents lists that show title, size, date but all I really want to see is the title across the full screen. And programs seem to have a lot more relevant options in Palm, but irrelevant stuff in PPC. PPC seems to do more stuff "hidden behind the scenes" so I feel a little less confident about what's happening on the PDA than with my Palm. Bottom line is that I'm convinced now it's mostly a preference thing, and whatever you get ingrained in your way of doing things is going to be your favorite because you do lose a lot when you switch sides (either direction.) You seem to be able to do a bit more with PPC, but you seem to be able to do it simpler and quicker with PalmOS. I think whichever platform gets the best 3rd party developer support will win in the long run! But like you say, the Palm hardware can't seem to keep up with PPC specs, and even worse, the one Palm PDA I've been waiting so long for had a bunch of bugs. Kind of sent me the message that I'd better look at alternatives. Unfortunately, the trip feels more like a move to a new PPC house in another country with a new job than the kind of fun summer trip to a PPC hotel like I expected! I still like PalmOS better (minus the bugs in the T5), but now that I'm almost converted, there's no turning back. It would be doubling the nightmare. I think I understand what women say about not wanting another baby after just delivering. It may take me a while before I try another switch. This baby may not be as tough as a real one, but it has become way too painful to think about doing twice unless PPC completely fails me! BTW, those 'Stangs are underdogs by almost 28pts this weekend! Not quite like the glory days, but hey, they can't go anywhere but up!