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Zire · 06-12-2003, 11:12 PM

Hey All,

I have used plucker, handstory, Avantgo, and Isilo. Isilo is my choice. I know that it is not free but it is a small price to pay for what it gives us Mac users. I couldn't figure out how to convert documents for Plucker using a mac. Handstory is too bulky I don't even know if they have a mac client. Avantgo stopped supporting macs and I was staying with the old palm desktop because of it and not upgrading to 4.0 because it would freeze my mac when Avantgo tried to load. The new palm desktop is so much better I like the vcard format cause now I can put contacts in my ipod. Isilo is just great. I read my books on it. The files are much smaller then doc files. The fact that you can convert websites to view on it is great. The addition of all of the readily converted websites thanks to Alexander is the best thing since sliced bread. I didn't miss out on any of the old Avantgo channels that I had. I currently have Cool Quiz, Joke A Day, Accu Weather, Dilbert (Couldn't do it with Avantgo), Mac Observer, MSNBC, Palm Infocenter and Voyeurweb (Couldn't get that with Avantgo). Also I have a full color palm and I like the fact that I am not limited to 256 colors as I was with Avantgo.

Isilo rules!!!

06-12-2003, 11:12 PM	#21
Zire Fanatic Posts: 522 Karma: 14050 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Astoria, NY Device: Zire 71	My Thoughts Hey All, I have used plucker, handstory, Avantgo, and Isilo. Isilo is my choice. I know that it is not free but it is a small price to pay for what it gives us Mac users. I couldn't figure out how to convert documents for Plucker using a mac. Handstory is too bulky I don't even know if they have a mac client. Avantgo stopped supporting macs and I was staying with the old palm desktop because of it and not upgrading to 4.0 because it would freeze my mac when Avantgo tried to load. The new palm desktop is so much better I like the vcard format cause now I can put contacts in my ipod. Isilo is just great. I read my books on it. The files are much smaller then doc files. The fact that you can convert websites to view on it is great. The addition of all of the readily converted websites thanks to Alexander is the best thing since sliced bread. I didn't miss out on any of the old Avantgo channels that I had. I currently have Cool Quiz, Joke A Day, Accu Weather, Dilbert (Couldn't do it with Avantgo), Mac Observer, MSNBC, Palm Infocenter and Voyeurweb (Couldn't get that with Avantgo). Also I have a full color palm and I like the fact that I am not limited to 256 colors as I was with Avantgo. Isilo rules!!!