The Number One Reason Why Not To Buy A Palm

[JustinGTP]

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Thats why. Why on earth do you need a note pad when you have your PalmOne device right there?

Maybe it was an slight oversee from Case Logics, but isnt that what a PDA is meant for? A pad of paper replacement?

-Justin.

[bridgecrosser]

You'd be surprised at how many people still write on little paper notepads! A person who buys a PDA has to decide that paper sticky notes are a thing of the past and learn to turn to their device and not ink and paper.

[karen]

You'd be surprised at how many people still write on little paper notepads! A person who buys a PDA has to decide that paper sticky notes are a thing of the past and learn to turn to their device and not ink and paper.

..except that I use the stickies in my purse to leave notes for others...I sure as heck ain't going to leave them my PPC.

[Jon Westfall]

Now, if we could create disposable pocket pcs that cost about 1 cent a piece, we could actually leave electronic sticky-notes for people. Think about it... 50 years from now it could deffinetly be a possibility (Or less).... you write a note for Fred telling him to call you as soon as possible, then get a notification on your pocket pc when Fred picks up the note, says a few choice words (audio accompanies the notification) and disregards the message, only to tell you later he never got it.


The Future - quite possibily the worst thing for lying since the polygraph.

[Dave Beauvais]

Well if the future pans out at all like Minority Report (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/), we'll have newspapers made from "digital paper" that can dynamically update headlines and news as information becomes available. (Great, we'll have to wait for patches for our news because they went to press before it was ready...)

I do still occasionally jot down notes on paper for later transfer to my PPC, but most stuff is written in Notes for transfer to the appropriate application later. I wish you could actually write ink notes in the "notes" tab of appointments and contacts. I write faster if I don't have to worry about being neat enough for handwriting recognition to do its thing.

[Jon Westfall]

Great, now I have to worry about geting an error on my newspaper that reads "Page not found" or "You must register your copy of the Times to access this page.. please find your 50 character alpha-numeric case-sensative serial number and press continue".

The Future... ugh.

[JustinGTP]

You'd be surprised at how many people still write on little paper notepads! A person who buys a PDA has to decide that paper sticky notes are a thing of the past and learn to turn to their device and not ink and paper.

I was referring to the fact that they had their PDA right there, and they chose to write on the notepad instead.

-Justin.

[Dave Beauvais]

I was referring to the fact that they had their PDA right there, and they chose to write on the notepad instead.
Good point. Maybe it's a Palm thing. When I used a Palm there was no built-in app that would allow you to take handwritten notes. The notepad app was text-only and required the use of Graffiti or the on-screen keyboard. Given the choice, I think I'd take the paper, too. :) I'm not sure if more recent Palms include a free-form notes app or not. I think a case like that would be of less use to a Pocket PC user since we actually have a semi-useful Notes app.

[JohnJohn]

What would be cool is a type of device that sits on everyones desk...that you could digitally leave a note...via your pda(IR) or hand written. When you return to your desk you check it just like voicemail. hmmm I need cash, I could make millions with all my good ideas! :roll:

[Brad Adrian]

I'm not sure that this is a "Palm thing." I've seen just as many Pocket PC cases with notepads or even *ugh!* special inserts that hold the Pocket PC in a DayTimer!

[Bruno Figueiredo]

Why not beam wirelessly a digital sticky note? That way people you leave the note for at their desk could tranfer it back to their Pocket PC or such.

Imagine computers that are allways on, yet asleep, like a Pocket PC.
That way they could still receive input and alert you from incoming e-mail like that Athens PC...

[Janak Parekh]

Why not beam wirelessly a digital sticky note? That way people you leave the note for at their desk could tranfer it back to their Pocket PC or such.
That's assuming they have a PDA on their desk... AND that they use it. ;)

--janak

[Falstaff]

When I used a Palm there was no built-in app that would allow you to take handwritten notes. The notepad app was text-only and required the use of Graffiti or the on-screen keyboard.
What kind of Palm did you use? Did you not know of the Note application that comes built in and even has a hardware launch button. That isn't a text only app. That's on my m105 and was on my dad's Palm Professional, so that means it goes back to the beginning.

[Dave Beauvais]

What kind of Palm did you use? Did you not know of the Note application that comes built in and even has a hardware launch button. That isn't a text only app. ...
I used an m505. I could swear the Notes app didn't allow you to make actual handwritten notes. If it can, I feel rather stupid and I apologize for the misinformation! :)

[Jon Westfall]

Dave, don't feel stupid. I owned a 500 and 505 and didn't realize the handwritten notes were available for at least 3 months of use, and I only found it when I started playing idly with the device.

It was, however, one really cool thing i thought.

[Bruno Figueiredo]

I meant to beam the information to the PC, not the PDA. I know I can do it with a PDA, but assuming someone left the PDA on their desk when out is a bit stupid.

I meant PC's should receive this beams for digital sticky notes. And if they wish AND had a PDA transfer them to it. Don't you see this as useful?

I hate people who leave those notes all over their screen. Being able to incorporate them into their PIM for it to alert is much more useful IMO.

[aroma]

I hate people who leave those notes all over their screen.

What I hate are the people who leave all those notes on MY screen. Good grief. I work in an IT department and there's not hardly a day that goes by that I don't come in from home or lunch and there be one or two post-its stuck right in the center of my screen... from co-workers in my own #@#%^ department!

- Aaron

[PetiteFlower]

I have sticky notes on my monitor for things I want to be looking at all the time, that I don't want to have to go through 5 or 6 taps on my ppc on only to turn it off and put it away when I'm done. Paper still has its uses. In the office though I'd rather email then leave a sticky on someone's desk, most of the time. But sorry for taking down quick info and phone numbers, paper is still more accessible and faster. If I then decide it's something I need to keep for a while and have on me all the time, I transfer the info to the ppc.

[Janak Parekh]

I meant PC's should receive this beams for digital sticky notes. And if they wish AND had a PDA transfer them to it. Don't you see this as useful?
Ah, yes, that could theoretically be useful, BUT it presupposes an IR port and the reliability of people opening up their desktop PIMs. In other words, it ain't gonna happen, at least not universally. :|

--janak

[Bruno Figueiredo]

IR? Maybe. I was talking more of Bluetooth. The question for the PIMS is interesting, but with Longhorn on the way the qusetion is surpassed. The tab bar would show new notes waiting.

As for a reminder I keep my PPC in the cradle with the tasks showing at all time. And paper doesn't warn me with a beep...