Choosing Your Tool
One of the questions that I get quite often is how does one choose between all of the differenent laptop or PDA models that are out there. When you look at the field of what's availiable, it can seem like a never changing sea of devices. And even after getting the device, you have things like what internet service provider you will use, or what kind of backup software would work best.
It's that reason why for a place like Mobile Ministry Magazine. We don't aim to answer every question that you have, but we will give you more than enuogh information so that you can make a well inofrmed decsion. One of the worst feelings to have is buyer's remorse, Seeing something that you just bought now usurped by something better never makes a purchase feel right. But, if you can do your homework and choose wisely out of need, not just the latest and greatest, you will always choose the right tool for the job.
One of the questions that I get quite often is how does one choose between all of the differenent laptop or PDA models that are out there. When you look at the field of what's availiable, it can seem like a never changing sea of devices. And even after getting the device, you have things like what internet service provider you will use, or what kind of backup software would work best.
It's that reason why for a place like Mobile Ministry Magazine. We don't aim to answer every question that you have, but we will give you more than enuogh information so that you can make a well inofrmed decsion. One of the worst feelings to have is buyer's remorse, Seeing something that you just bought now usurped by something better never makes a purchase feel right. But, if you can do your homework and choose wisely out of need, not just the latest and greatest, you will always choose the right tool for the job.
posted by Antoine @ 4/28/2005 09:40:00 AM
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Whenever anyone asks me about a PDA, the first thing I ask them to do is take paper and pencil and write down, in order, what they want the PDA for. Of course the answers vary, but the most popular answers seem to be managing contacts, calendars, and to do lists. If people can view photos or listen to an mp3 file that's kind of icing on the cake.
But in almost every instance, I find that the people who are asking me (who are more "consumer" or "end user" minded) about devices are best served by Palm OS devices. The simplicity and ease of use I've found is simply unmatched, especially among people who are new to PDA's.
I've got a brother in Korea who thinks Palm OS devices are weak and puny, but he's a net-head and frequently connects his PPC to a router to configure it and things like that, which you won't do with a Palm OS device.
Still, simplicity, ease of use, and now with the Tungsten E2, battery life (yea!)make Palm OS devices my device of choice in almost every instance, and they have been for years.
I guess before you buy, I'd suggest making sure you know what you want to do with the device. If you want it to manage simple lists, and contacts, and calendars and such, you might want a very different device than if gaming and entertainment is your goal.
In any event, my encouragement would be to buy a Palm... (smile)
Grace and peace.
I am a PPC person myself. I expecially like the enjoy the VGA screen. But as a whole you are correct. I will direct most to Palm, I direct my close friends to PPC. So I have some PDA buddies. I think Palm will get overtaken if they don't get a new, richer OS. Or richer hardware options.
But don't get me wrong. The Treo 650 is the best Phone/PDA out there
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