Jeff, enjoyed the latest article. It's difficult to appreciate how nice a real file system is on a PDA until you've tried it, I agree. Just drag & drop the...
John Francis
jfrancis@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:30 am
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Syncing POP3 email via cradleIt's part of Desktop Passthrough, a new feature in Pocket PC 2002. DT allows your Pocket PC to share your PC's network resources,...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:41 am
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I have lusted after Calligrapher ever since it was the HWR engine on the last iteration of the Newton. It is some great software. The programmers who created...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:51 am
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Hmm... I've grabbed the text of your past two columns to read via print (I am behind in my reading; plus I need something to read on the ferry to NYC later ...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:56 am
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Will you be paying for that J or is it a freebie? ... ===== Mike Cane mikecane01@... (please note the zero-one after my name @ yahoo!) ...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:57 am
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... I just used a standard <ol> ordered list tag. What browser are you using? ... Yeah, the feeling that everything on the Palm is "bolted on" makes it less ...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:09 pm
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Microsoft is giving it to me, but like I said below, I would have bought one anyway. JK ... From: Mike Cane [mailto:mikecane01@...] Sent: Monday, 01...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:10 pm
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http://discussion.brighthand.com/showthread.php?s=f64add4a73f1c13f2c9e0f164dda0c90&threadid=32030&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 or ...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:15 pm
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IE, v 5.xxxxxxxx (damn long v number!). Yeah, I've read about all the battery sleds coming up. Probably adds weight. Battery life, BTW, is not near the...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:17 pm
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http://www.zdnet.co.jp/mobile/palm/news/0109/26/0000000000000290.html?1b09011480 or http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y2805111 -- Japanese text, but look at that...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:22 pm
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http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_Story.asp?ID=2395&MODE=FLAT or http://makeashorterlink.com/?N2A03211 -- just in time for the GENIO and NEC. Drooling. =====...
Mike Cane
mikecane01@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:55 pm
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... As for adding weight, how much could adding an SD slot add to a 6 oz device? It's got to be lighter than my CF sleeved-iPaq. As for battery life, I'm sure...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:38 pm
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Thanks Jeff, I wondered about that after I'd sent the request. Do you know if it's possible on the original Pocket PC OS to have POP3 email checked ...
John Francis
jfrancis@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:48 pm
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Trust me, you're missing out by not considering the HP. I'll have an HP with CF and SD slots soon. The new Jornadas are actually the most expandable of the new...
Sam Kleinman
celchu19@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:26 pm
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... To the best of my knowlage, most of the complaints about the CF sleave is that it adds bulk, not weight... As for size of an SD sleave, why would you even...
Sam Kleinman
celchu19@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:31 pm
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... HP's answer to Compaq's sleeves hinges on the 560 series's removable battery. In addition to offering higher capacity "travel" batteries, there will be...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:42 pm
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I still think you are swayed by your trip to Redmond. I in no way am implying that you are insincere in giving an honest opinion. Yet the focus on on PPC...
BYRON E ALLGOOD
1POPOLO@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:41 pm
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Greg: I haven't tried the product with USB, but since you have to set a parameter to specify the com port you will use, I am inclined to suspect that it won't...
Stewart Midwinter
Stewart_Midwinter@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:59 pm
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... Not quite. The improved Inbox and desktop passthrough were big features convincing me to switch, and those are part of Pocket PC 2002. I picked the Clié...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:33 pm
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On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:42:05 -0700 (PDT), Jeff Kirvin <jkirvin@...> ... What are you going to use a Symbol 802.11b card for? -- Cheers, Ken ...
Ken Stuart
kstuart@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:36 am
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High-speed wireless ethernet. I attach a 802.11 basestation to a cable modem-equipped desktop machine, and bam! I have wireless broadband on my Pocket PC (or...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:07 am
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I'll probably get a similar setup only using a much much cheaper setup (for a bit less than Jeff will pay for the symbol card, I can get a PCMCIA and a Access...
Sam Kleinman
celchu19@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:17 am
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Yip, I got my figures wrong, its 50 bucks more than the CF card for the kit, and I challenge you to find an accesspoint for less than 150 USD Sam Kleinman ...
Sam Kleinman
celchu19@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:21 am
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On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:07:26 -0600, "Jeff Kirvin" <jkirvin@...> ... So, where is this desktop machine, and when (in your schedule) will you be using it? ...
Ken Stuart
kstuart@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:37 am
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Okay, here's the idea. On both my laptop and handheld I'm handcuffed by lack of storage space. I only have 3GB on my laptop, and most of that is filled. I...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:41 am
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... It adds noticable weight, too. My iPaq is heavier with the CF sleeve than without. As I mentioned in another post, I'd put a 512MB SD card in the SD slot...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:05 pm
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If price is equal (and it is because of a cirumstances), which is the better deal for 70% PIM use, 20% Word Processing, 10% just fooling around?...
pcbogert@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:20 pm
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... I'm still thinking about this one. You can't really go *wrong* either way, but given the breakout you mention above, the Clié is probably the better way...
Jeff Kirvin
jkirvin@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:49 pm
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Jeff - Thanks. I would probably do some ebook reading periodically, but mostly articles that I capture and convert to either plain doc files or things that I...
pcbogert@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:51 pm
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Just curious why you are saying the iPaq is better for "ebook-related stuff"? ... and word...