Comments on: Retro 1951 Tornado Stylus/Pen Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2000/09/06/retro_1951_tornado_stylus_pen_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 25 May 2012 04:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mrz80 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2000/09/06/retro_1951_tornado_stylus_pen_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14305 mrz80 Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:43:00 +0000 #comment-14305 DATEBK5 is my killer indispensible app. Of course, having spent the money on the Zaurus, I'd be in deep hot water with the spousal unit if I *DIDN'T* start using it for everything, so I make do with the OpieCalendar and curse its limitations. Mind you, everything ELSE about the Z is worlds nicer than my old Visor, but calendering and to-do-lists are still the killer PDA apps, and nothing yet available on the Z is entirely baked to my satisfaction. DATEBK5 is my killer indispensible app. Of course, having spent the money on the Zaurus, I’d be in deep hot water with the spousal unit if I *DIDN’T* start using it for everything, so I make do with the OpieCalendar and curse its limitations. Mind you, everything ELSE about the Z is worlds nicer than my old Visor, but calendering and to-do-lists are still the killer PDA apps, and nothing yet available on the Z is entirely baked to my satisfaction.

]]> By: gusmahler http://the-gadgeteer.com/2000/09/06/retro_1951_tornado_stylus_pen_review/comment-page-1/#comment-14304 gusmahler Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:16:39 +0000 #comment-14304 In the 2/4/2003 diary entry, Judie teases us all by saying that there is a program on the Palm that she MUST have and that is the reasons she would pick the Palm as it is unavailable on the Pocket PC. What is that program? With the recent cost reduction in Pocket PCs (after I already bought a Clie, of course), cost is no longer a strong reason to pick a Palm or Clie over a Pocket PC, as you can get a Pocket PC for under $200 now. The choice is now based on software. I have already chosen the Clie and will probably stick to it because of programs like Bug Me and Avant Go and DateBK5. But if there were equivalents available for the Pocket PC, I would probably switch because of the better multi-media capabilities of the Pocket PC. In the 2/4/2003 diary entry, Judie teases us all by saying that there is a program on the Palm that she MUST have and that is the reasons she would pick the Palm as it is unavailable on the Pocket PC. What is that program?

With the recent cost reduction in Pocket PCs (after I already bought a Clie, of course), cost is no longer a strong reason to pick a Palm or Clie over a Pocket PC, as you can get a Pocket PC for under $200 now. The choice is now based on software. I have already chosen the Clie and will probably stick to it because of programs like Bug Me and Avant Go and DateBK5. But if there were equivalents available for the Pocket PC, I would probably switch because of the better multi-media capabilities of the Pocket PC.

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