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excalibur - 23/04/2004 08:48:55 PM

It is... sort of. You won't really need to, unless you wanna wipe the thing and install a Unix variation.

Wasn't planning on a UNIX variation but I noticed that some versions of the Pocket software (MS Money for example) only work with specific versions of Pocket Windows.

PPC comes with a calendar, an address book, and an outlook express email program. It also comes with a CD with Outlook and ActiveSync for the PC. All the PPC function with sync to Outlook on your PC

That is very useful to know. I have avoided using Outlook as I hated earlier versions, I suppose it may be worth it for the advantage of transferability. Having said that some birght spark has probably written a transfer program for other programs too.

Indeed. If you don't have BT enabled devices at the moment, BT probably won't be all that useful. It's fun to have though

I can see it being very useful - it is a very smart technology .

The Dell Axim is actually a very, very good buy. Make sure you get one with SD/MMC memory card though; most come with both that and CompactFlash. SD/MMC is one of the smallest memory cards available, and is widely becoming the standard. Most digital cameras now use it, and it's really quite nice to take a photo and then immediately view it postcard size on the PPC screen (I use BT to transfer mine across, but a MMC card works just as well )

I have been looking at the Secure Memory version. Not only are they significantly cheaper than other models around, the US Dell site has them at about 140 quid cheaper than the UK Dell site. So whilst here it seems sensible. the UK one does come with Bluetooth but to get Bluetooth is only about 60 quid so it is still significantly cheaper.

Yes, there are SDK's for the PDA environment, but you'd need to find one tailored to the OS and Chipbuild of your specific PDA. They're becoming more generic now though, so it'll be easy to find.

That seems fairly straight forward.

A fair deal... if I fully charge it, and just leave it off, it'll take about 8 weeks to decharge, maybe more. If I'm using it, I can get about 10 hours (I think) constant use before it needs to charge again. I haven't really tested this out though.

That is really quite impressive.

I shall have to think on it over the weekend but I am certainly minded to get one .

Thanks for your help .


Excalibur
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Does anyone have a PDA? excalibur - 23/04/2004 11:25:42 AM 154 Views
meh ponder stibbons - 23/04/2004 11:52:49 AM 18 Views
Thanks for your reply. excalibur - 23/04/2004 12:02:05 PM 9 Views
Yes floffe - 23/04/2004 12:02:52 PM 17 Views
From the Penguin I guess you use Linux excalibur - 23/04/2004 12:16:44 PM 11 Views
Yup. floffe - 23/04/2004 12:38:04 PM 8 Views
Re: Yup. excalibur - 23/04/2004 09:28:10 PM 6 Views
Re: Yup. floffe - 24/04/2004 07:22:48 AM 6 Views
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Damn wotmania. floffe - 25/04/2004 12:42:56 PM 3 Views
I find them to be mostly toys... Wulf`gar - 23/04/2004 12:32:50 PM 15 Views
That was my impression too. excalibur - 23/04/2004 12:36:24 PM 9 Views
A small observation. Aviendha - 23/04/2004 12:46:50 PM 14 Views
excalibur - 23/04/2004 01:41:10 PM 10 Views
Skepticism is good Aviendha - 23/04/2004 02:12:47 PM 11 Views
Well if your sociology book says so then it must be true excalibur - 23/04/2004 08:52:57 PM 4 Views
I have got mine back already Aviendha - 23/04/2004 09:15:59 PM 4 Views
You have your refund back already? excalibur - 23/04/2004 09:19:45 PM 3 Views
I thought you were broke Aviendha - 23/04/2004 12:40:18 PM 17 Views
Well its not as bad as it was at the time. excalibur - 23/04/2004 01:45:33 PM 9 Views
Yes, I do Nebhead - 23/04/2004 01:13:21 PM 14 Views
I find it interesting playing NES emulations comes first excalibur - 23/04/2004 01:56:30 PM 9 Views
Heh I have SNES and GBA emulators too, but they run slower Nebhead - 23/04/2004 08:16:44 PM 5 Views
excalibur - 23/04/2004 08:48:55 PM 4 Views
Dont myself but have done somewhat relevant research Hochopepa - 23/04/2004 02:26:52 PM 8 Views
That's very useful - cheers excalibur - 23/04/2004 02:44:45 PM 5 Views
i had once Green Lantern - 23/04/2004 03:43:02 PM 8 Views
Oh dear excalibur - 23/04/2004 05:57:18 PM 4 Views
I have one and use it all the time! trykael - 23/04/2004 05:43:05 PM 7 Views
I have to admit I am thinking more along the PocketPC route excalibur - 23/04/2004 05:58:10 PM 3 Views
No, I have not had my Public Display of Affection today, unfortunately *NM* ~bela~ - 23/04/2004 08:13:48 PM 4 Views
That's not good either *NM* excalibur - 23/04/2004 08:53:37 PM 2 Views
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