05-21-2003, 12:07 AM
|
|
Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,213
|
|
A sad, sad day... I had to recommend a Palm
It took some soul searching and a few tears, but I had to actually recommend a Palm to a couple people last week. :mecry: A neighbor and her friend wanted to have access to some data which is available in iSilo format and also to use for addresses, appointments, and some simple games, but not much else.
Both of these people are not very computer savvy, and simple is always better. Having used both Pocket PCs and Palms extensively, I knew that for these folks, the Palm would be the better solution. As great as the are, Pocket PCs are not always the easiest things to deal with. Backing up and restoring data using HotSync is almost brain-dead simple, unlike an ActiveStink backup for a Pocket PC, which sometimes takes a little work. Knowing both of these people, I can tell you one thing for certain: both of them will let their batteries die at least a couple times. :lol:
Neither of them has owned a PDA of any kind before, so they didn't want to spend a lot of money on something that might turn out to not be as useful to them as they originally thought it would be. We've all had that happen -- we go buy something neat, use it for a month or so, and then find that it sits in a drawer once the novelty wears off.
It was painful to spread the Palm virus, but I think it was for the best in this case. Did I do the right thing? 
--Dave
__________________
Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hybrid Mode
