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Margaret · 04-20-2006, 11:01 AM

My Palm is mostly for when I travel, which is fairly frequently.
I use it to store contacts and keep track of dates.
I'm studying Chinese via ChinesePod.com so I download a bunch of podcasts onto an SD card when I'm travelling. I have a separate SD card with music (I have three SD cards of different sizes on the go right now, for different things--they all fit in the pockets in my leather case).
I like to read on the Palm, which I find much easier than I thought it would be. But I have only ever bought one e-book because the type of stuff I read is academic and a bit specialised. For 'fun' reading I get free books from Project Gutenberg and convert them to TR3 format.
Also I can convert documents of my own to PDF format (I have Acrobat 7) and put them on the Palm, which is useful when preparing for meetings on the fly, and I've just figured out how to make Chinese characters readable so there's something else I'll be doing a fair bit of.
I have a Stowaway Wireless IR keyboard which is wonderful for taking notes on the road.
Pretty basic, I know, but it works for me!

04-20-2006, 11:01 AM	#2
Margaret Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Compaq laptop, ubuntu 16.04	Me and my Palm Zire31 My Palm is mostly for when I travel, which is fairly frequently. I use it to store contacts and keep track of dates. I'm studying Chinese via ChinesePod.com so I download a bunch of podcasts onto an SD card when I'm travelling. I have a separate SD card with music (I have three SD cards of different sizes on the go right now, for different things--they all fit in the pockets in my leather case). I like to read on the Palm, which I find much easier than I thought it would be. But I have only ever bought one e-book because the type of stuff I read is academic and a bit specialised. For 'fun' reading I get free books from Project Gutenberg and convert them to TR3 format. Also I can convert documents of my own to PDF format (I have Acrobat 7) and put them on the Palm, which is useful when preparing for meetings on the fly, and I've just figured out how to make Chinese characters readable so there's something else I'll be doing a fair bit of. I have a Stowaway Wireless IR keyboard which is wonderful for taking notes on the road. Pretty basic, I know, but it works for me!