Haven't been doing much blogging of late. It is hard at times to get motivated to write here with so little feedback (i.e. none). The chief motivation is to be able to look back at the archives over time and find out what was of interest to me in weeks/months past.

Currently trying to figure out the best PDA or small computer to purchase for keeping track of info and being able to keep minutes from committee meetings. The Palm platform probably has the most support from third party vendors, and there is lots of public domain software available. The Pocket PCs are probably better able to link to the Microsoft tools that I use. The first version of the Pocket PCs were so bad that I'm still bias against them, although I've been hearing some good things lately, and the price is dropping.

A good PDA/cellphone combination would make some sense for getting email remotely and not having to carry two devices. The big drawback is that the Treo's aren't compatible with portable, full-sized keyboards on the market.

There are so many choices available that it is mind-boggling. The Palm website provides a Palm devices comparison tool, and there is a multi-vendor comparison tool on Dave's PDA Place. I'm tempted to just get a basic device to which additional memory can be added and a keyboard and continue to carry a cell phone.
posted by Bruce Wright at 3:51 PM #