Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] what do you do with a PDA that requires aPDA?

[George Robb <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The only true good use for a palm ;)

http://palmorb.sourceforge.net/

George


Mike Miller wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005, Jonathan King wrote:
>
> >> PDA?  I'm really liking my Treo 600 and I expect the Treo 650 is even
> >> better.  The Treo 650 has Bluetooth.  You can do really, really cool
> >> stuff with these things.
> >
> > Like what?  And, no, I'm not trying to be obnoxious.
>
> Things I use it for:
>
> cell phone
> address book
> calendar - I sync with Meeting Maker
> web browser
> e-mail
> stereo MP3 player (up to 1 GB card) - connect to headset or stereo system
> PalmVNC
> digital camera
> display image files (e.g., photos of the kids)
> spanish-english dictionary
> games
> Vindigo - great in cities (traveling, or where I live)
> flashlight - bright display really lights up a dark area
> watch - it has the time automatically set
> world times - many major cities in a neat global display
>                includes sunrise/sunset info for every day of the year
> dictaphone - freeware from the 'net - could be better, but a great idea
> calculator - very nice little calculator comes with it
> CountIt - cool program, just started learning about it
>            http://palmguy.surfhere.net/
>            you could use it to count flies
>
> You can use the Treo with your laptop to get internet access for the
> laptop wherever you have internet access for your Treo.
>
> The battery lasts pretty well, but you can plug it into your car cigarette
> lighter with the right optional equipment.
>
> Of course, you might have no need for any of these things nor any interest
> in them.  For me, it worked out beautifully because I dumped my landline
> and stuck with the cell phone.  It didn't cost much more and it gave me a
> lot of great stuff.  (I was paying a ridiculous $51/mo for a landline with
> the works, but now I pay $70 to Sprint for the same features - three-way
> calling, caller ID, call waiting, etc. PLUS I have a lot of free long
> distance [all weekend, after 7 pm weekdays and 500 mins "anytime"] PLUS I
> have the always-on unlimited internet service for the phone/PDA.)  This is
> saving me money altogether and it is extremely convenient.  I travel a lot
> for work and can really use this thing.
>
> Vindigo is a great thing but it will be much less useful in Columbia than
> in the Twin Cities.
>
> Mike
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