The Wonderful World of Technology
I admit it, I like tech stuff. I like gadgets and toys and things that are supposed to make our lives easier but actually end up taking more of our time as diversions.
My new toy is one such diversion, an Ipaq pocket PC.
I was given a PalmIII a few years ago and I used it faithfully as my primary database. In fact, some of the registries I still have were created in that original palm pilot. However, that palm met an untimely demise in a freak Chuck E Cheese incident. -note to self, remove palm pilot from pants pocket before entering the tunnels at Chuck E Cheese.
PalmIII #2 was purchased for roughly $20 on half.com. I already had the software and cradle, all I really needed was the hardware so I replaced it pretty cheaply. Life went on with my little buddy, and it was good. I think that one already had a few miles under its hood before I got it, because it just plain wore out. Soon enough, I had to reset it about 3 times a week, and many times it simply didn't turn on. I decided to do an autopsy. Inside I found an lcd screen, and a bunch of computer looking parts. Results - inconclusive.
It just so happens that I PalmIII screen is almost the exact same size as a wallet sized picture, so this one is now holding a picture of my son in my office.
PalmIII the third was a gift from the same person who gave me PalmIII the first. By now I had 3 cradles and 2 Palm keyboards, plus about 4 copies of the Palm software floating around.
Sadly, the connection wore out and it would no longer sync with my computer or connect to my keyboards. It was time to move on.
Rather than go back to half.com and spend another $20 on my existing system, I decided to take a small step forward.
Ok, maybe it is more like a giant leap forward.
Now I'm surfing the internet, reading email, managing spreadsheets and word documents, streaming video from my desktop to my handheld, and controlling every single piece of electronic equipment in my home - all with my handy little Ipaq with integrated Wi-fi and Bluetooth. Oh yeah, life is good:) You know it is a huge victory when you bring home the new (rather large) purchase, and your wife picks it up, discovers Tetris and says, "You should have bought one of these a long time ago." YES!!!
My new toy is one such diversion, an Ipaq pocket PC.
I was given a PalmIII a few years ago and I used it faithfully as my primary database. In fact, some of the registries I still have were created in that original palm pilot. However, that palm met an untimely demise in a freak Chuck E Cheese incident. -note to self, remove palm pilot from pants pocket before entering the tunnels at Chuck E Cheese.
PalmIII #2 was purchased for roughly $20 on half.com. I already had the software and cradle, all I really needed was the hardware so I replaced it pretty cheaply. Life went on with my little buddy, and it was good. I think that one already had a few miles under its hood before I got it, because it just plain wore out. Soon enough, I had to reset it about 3 times a week, and many times it simply didn't turn on. I decided to do an autopsy. Inside I found an lcd screen, and a bunch of computer looking parts. Results - inconclusive.
It just so happens that I PalmIII screen is almost the exact same size as a wallet sized picture, so this one is now holding a picture of my son in my office.
PalmIII the third was a gift from the same person who gave me PalmIII the first. By now I had 3 cradles and 2 Palm keyboards, plus about 4 copies of the Palm software floating around.
Sadly, the connection wore out and it would no longer sync with my computer or connect to my keyboards. It was time to move on.
Rather than go back to half.com and spend another $20 on my existing system, I decided to take a small step forward.
Ok, maybe it is more like a giant leap forward.
Now I'm surfing the internet, reading email, managing spreadsheets and word documents, streaming video from my desktop to my handheld, and controlling every single piece of electronic equipment in my home - all with my handy little Ipaq with integrated Wi-fi and Bluetooth. Oh yeah, life is good:) You know it is a huge victory when you bring home the new (rather large) purchase, and your wife picks it up, discovers Tetris and says, "You should have bought one of these a long time ago." YES!!!
posted by Jeff at 3:50 PM
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