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When we got up this morning, it was snowing very fine flakes. Karol had an appointment to have her hair done and I had a scheduled haircut. Off we went. As I was driving to the barber, I was thinking to myself, “Whew. I’m certainly glad I don’t have to travel far today." It’s about a five mile drive to my barber and at times the visibility was down to 100 yards. I also got a couple of chances to test the ABS on my car.
I decided to stop at the ACME supermarket on the way home to get some items. After shopping there, I remembered why we don’t go there very often. Their prices are high, they have less selection that Shop Rite, they have narrow isles, and they had THREE checkout lanes open. I was not pleased.
I then walked over to the RadioShak store and bought myself my first Palm Pilot. It’s a Palm Tungsten E. I also bought a small keyboard for it. My major task for this thing will be as a timekeeping device. But first I have to figure out how to use it. RadioShak gave me $30 off for applying for one of their credit cards. I accepted. After the bill comes and I pay it off, I’ll cancel the credit card. I have enough credit cards already.
It quit be about 11:00. I came home and shoveled two inches off both driveways and sidewalks. I wanted to get them cleaned off before they froze solid tonight. I was just finishing up, as Karol came home. Nice timing!
Posted by Ted at December 6, 2003 5:30 PMTed,
A Palm Pilot is great. I've been using one for years. Mine is older - a M125 model. Not many bells and whistles on it - but it gets the job done.
I use it as a date and address book. The nice part is that you can break your address book down into various categories (mine will accept up to 15 different categories). That way I break out for Personal, Orrell Family, Business, West Virginia, Medical, Co-Works, Work Related, Masonic, Travel, Website, and Writing. Comes in handy. The notes feature is great for putting in driving directions.
I also use the Memo Pad constantly. I'll do an instruction document at work, then copy and paste it into a new note. You can also get an add-on program (Docs To Go) which will sync up your desktop docs with the Palm.
Another nice feature is a genealogy software program. I am able to keep my personal genealogy database (26,000 individuals), the Orrell database (17,000 individuals), and the Reverdy database (1,500 individuals) completely on the Palm. This just isn't the various names, dates, and family relationships - I am also able to keep the tons of notes that we have - all in the Palm.
Also with the Notepad you can make all sorts of files to help you remember items. You can also 'hide' items for the view of others. I have a hot sync cradle at work and use a sync cord at home and in WV. I also get into the habit of backing of my data on my Zip disk and USB Flash Drive.
I haven't gone to the larger, better models with their color screens. Some will even accept cell cards, etc. I bought a nice leather case which clips onto my belt. The Palm is constantly with me.
One word of advice - for the address book put in an entry called IF FOUND CALL followed by your number. Leave a space in front. That way, if you misplace it someone can find out who you are.
Reb
Posted by: Reb Orrell at December 8, 2003 9:43 PM