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Vanity: What can one do with a Palm Pilot?
me | 1/17/02 | me and you

Posted on 01/17/2002 7:05:29 PM PST by Kermit

This is a pure unadultered vanity. If you're not into computers or Palm Pilots, skip this thread. You've been given fair warning.

I won a sales contest at work and can choose from three prizes, one of which is the Palm Pilot M505. In the past, I've shyed away from Palm Pilots, not seeing a practical use for them in my lifestyle.

Now, that I can get one for free, I'm re-thinking it, since the other two prizes I either have or I'm not interested in.

How do you use your Palm Pilot? What are the most valuable things you do with yours? Do you need accessories? If so, which? What are the pitfalls or problems with the Palm Pilot?


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All comments will be read and appreciated. Thank you in advance for your contributions. I know FReepers are the best source for info on tons of stuff.
1 posted on 01/17/2002 7:05:30 PM PST by Kermit
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Not much. Too bad they aren't giving you a PocketPC like a Compaq iPaq or something.
2 posted on 01/17/2002 7:08:39 PM PST by Spiff
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To: Kermit
If you have to keep a schedule it is much better than a Dayrunner(tm) book. It can give you alarms but you will need to get Hackmaster and 3AlarmHack to make them audible.

It can do games, ebooks, scientific calculations, email, spreadsheets, you name it there is a program for it.

3 posted on 01/17/2002 7:09:31 PM PST by LibKill
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To: Kermit;tech_index
Bump List
4 posted on 01/17/2002 7:09:56 PM PST by Free the USA
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To: Kermit
I gave up on a palm pilot. Too much of a hassle. I just periodically print my PC contact list and print it off onto daytimer paper. Donate it for the writeoff or eBay it.
5 posted on 01/17/2002 7:10:03 PM PST by evolved_rage
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To: Kermit;tech_index
Oh, I forgot to call the Tech Index FReepers in.

I haven't had the chance to try Pocket PC yet, but Palm Pilots are very versatile and can do more than the original IBM PC ever could.

6 posted on 01/17/2002 7:11:36 PM PST by LibKill
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Well, if you get one of the Hand Spring versions that run Palm OS, you can make a "fluke" out of it..
7 posted on 01/17/2002 7:14:12 PM PST by Michael Barnes
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To: Kermit
I love my Palm. Lots of great little apps, lots you can download for free. I chucked my dayplanner.
8 posted on 01/17/2002 7:16:40 PM PST by Andyman
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To: Kermit
Palm m505

Ultra-expandable, Internet-capable!
The Palm™ m505 handheld opens a world of possibilities. It has rich color support and is completely customizable, thanks to two expansion features. The standard Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard slot and the Palm Universal Connector enable you to add storage, applications, content and add-ons, like a portable keyboard, wireless modem, camera and much more.
Right out of the box you can use your Palm m505 handheld to manage your e-mail, view and edit spreadsheets and documents, view eBooks, video clips and photos or browse Web content offline. The included Palm Mobile Connectivity software offers wireless connectivity to the Internet – simply connect your Palm m505 handheld to a modem or data-enabled mobile phone. Plus, enjoy fast HotSync® operations with the native USB cradle with battery charger. If you’re trying to keep pace with the demands of the mobile workplace, this is the handheld for you.


Features:

HotSync® USB cradle with battery charger
Infrared port for data/software sharing
Palm OS v4.0
8MB of memory stores thousands of addresses, years of appointments, hundreds of to-do items, notes, memos, e-mail messages and more than 50 applications

take it!,is a 400.00 item,and have many uses,i got something else but is great.

9 posted on 01/17/2002 7:19:06 PM PST by green team 1999
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The things I could do with a palm pilot. And a coat hanger. And duct tape.
10 posted on 01/17/2002 7:19:58 PM PST by Pat Bateman
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To: Kermit
You can impress babes by poking it with the pen and making mysterious mumbly type noises while dressed in a three-piece suit with a power tie.

Things like "Big Blue, up a quarter... Need a few million more shares..."

11 posted on 01/17/2002 7:20:23 PM PST by Ronin
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To: Kermit
Take the Palm Pilot, download ThinkDB (Think Database) - it's freeware as long as you don't use it's companion desktop version - learn how to use it, and you'll be in hog heaven!

Dang handiest gadget and program I use.

Also, look at www.palmgear.com and www.palmtracker.com for lists and descriptions of thousands of programs you can run on Palms.

Still, ThinkDB, once you get proficient with it, is incredibly versatile and useful.

12 posted on 01/17/2002 7:21:37 PM PST by jigsaw
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To: Kermit
I traded in my hefty daytimer for a palm pilot last year.
Although i miss being able to see everything at a glance, I DON'T
miss that dead weight in my bag. However the software that you
download for it gives a very nice screenview of the schedule ahead.
13 posted on 01/17/2002 7:23:49 PM PST by DaughterofEve
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To: Pat Bateman
You're a sick one, PB....but I think you're gonna fit right in here at FR.
14 posted on 01/17/2002 7:24:16 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Kermit
The question is whether you want to become a "Palm Pounder" and how your significant other will accept it!! At least thats what Master Bates was up to.
15 posted on 01/17/2002 7:25:08 PM PST by TransOxus
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To: Kermit
You can go to AvangGo.com, get their free software and read all sorts on online newspapers on your Palm. Whenever your Palm syncs with your desktop, it can transfer news articles from the web as well as all of the other items like contacts and schedules.
16 posted on 01/17/2002 7:25:15 PM PST by Maurice Tift
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To: Maurice Tift
Correction, make that Avantgo.com.
17 posted on 01/17/2002 7:28:50 PM PST by Maurice Tift
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To: Kermit
Sidebar question to the forum:
Any good software out there for the Palm (etc.) to make it good as a
1. device for learning new languages, e.g., even just as a flash-card vocabulary machine
OR
2. software to make your own flashcards on a Palm.
18 posted on 01/17/2002 7:29:24 PM PST by VOA
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To: Ronin
Hey, I don't need to do that didn't you know that America is Running Out of Men. But why risk it....mumble, mumble, make it two million shares ... mumble.
19 posted on 01/17/2002 7:30:03 PM PST by Kermit
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To: Kermit
My digital cellphone has a phone book w/ multiple entries for each name, a calculator, and a daily calendar with audible alarms. Plus it receives email from my wife without using minutes. Doesn't seem a Palm does much more than that AND be able to PHONE HOME.
20 posted on 01/17/2002 7:31:19 PM PST by copycat
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