Hi,
Well, I keep my billable hours logged in my Newton. A sync program
(preferably with Palm Desktop because I like the way it prints out) saves
steps. Consider this: Right now I have a MP130. I have not purchased a
print pack. In order to print out well, I would have to pay 45 dollars for
this pack, plus a switch box to make hookup easier. For an investement of
around 50 dollars, I could link, sync and print. Not bad. and that from
any computer I work on. For me it is not a matter of duplication, but of
NOT duplicating, as I have to turn in time sheets for billing, so I end up
either hand writing a timelog, or retyping into palm desktop to print out.
:-)
Plus, MP130 is supposed to be very slow on Inet. I could sync to outlook,
dl my email, answer on my newton at my leisure, sync, send. Cool.
Now, once my mp2k gets here, that may become null and void, but it would
still be cool. Esp. for people who have 130s and under.
Anyway, that is my justification.
Michael Strange
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Kummel <tech_ed@yahoo.com>
To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 2:25 AM
Subject: Re: NTLK Outlook Synchronizing (again!)
> hmmm, I don't get it! I don't synch. I never synched
> and I never needed to synch. I don't use a PIM on my
> computer (problem...which computer? the three I have
> at home, or the three I use at work?)And with
> personal device, I never understood the need to synch!
> Think of it. Why duplicate you calander onto your
> desktop? What can it do that your Newton can't? Now, I
> admit, sometimes I do wish I had my names in my
> desktop computer, and for the most part, I do (a
> rather kludged SLOUP export and reassemble effort)But
> there is nothing that a PIM can do for me that my Newt
> can't do easier and more intuitivly!The only reason I
> ever connect my Newt to my PC is to load packages and
> to make a backup (but I usually use cards for that
> anyway)
> I'm a strong believer in not duplicating work. A
> collegue came to me the other day and asked me what
> scheduling program I used...(i dunno why, I'm not all
> that punctual) I pulled out my Newt and he looked at
> me and simply said "oh" and sent back to his office.
> The Newt is a unique device. It can exist on it's own
> with little or no interaction with any other machine.
> Infact, after I loaded up my Newt with the stuff I
> wanted, I didn't connect it to my PC for 3 years!
> So, quite honestly, if you are using some kind of
> (window) device like those CEs where they can't live
> without a connection to a PC, or some kinda of wannabe
> palm computing device like any of the palms, then you
> are destined to be forever tied to your desktop
> machine...but with the newt, you don't need to!
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
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