For those of you with PDA's (PocketPC or PalmOS) what do you use it for?

[NFS4]

iPAQ 37xx
32MB/32MB/6.59MB (RAM/ROM/FileStore)

Avantgo
Internet Explorer (to view reviews, articles, etc. that I have downloaded from off the web)
Calender
Contacts
Word
Excel
PocketSlides (PowerPoint clone, and a DAMNED GOOD ONE AT THAT...comes handy in class. Don't have to print out slides)
Pocket Money 2002 (Bank/Credit card ownage to keep check of my Credit Card/Checking/Savings account balances and transactions in conjunction with Money 2002 on my desktop)
Ewallet (to keep CC #'s, license, insurance policy #'s, etc.)
Picture Viewer
Pocket Artist
Windows Media Player (to playback MP3's, WMA's, ASF's and WMV's)
PocketDIVX (to playback DIVX movies)
PocetTV (to playback MPEG movies)
PocketNES (to play NES ROMS)
Resco Zipper (to compress infrequently used proggies/apps)
Streets 2002
Terminal Services (to hook into my desktop on the road)
Unit Converter
Adobe Acrobat 1.0
Napier (financial calculator, comes in handy in acccounting class)
SimCity 2000
ZioGolf 2
FTP View
MacromediaFlash 4.0

 

[UNCjigga]

Add Vindigo to the above list...

 

[NFS4]

<< Add Vindigo to the above list... >>


What's Vindigo?

 

[trmiv]

Mine is basically a really expensive alarm clock.

EDIT: Mine is a Casio Cassiopeia E-125 btw

 

[RossMAN]

My Sony Clie PEG-S320 running Palm v4.0 is a glorified $135 calculator and I use it for AvantGo while commuting to/from work.

 

[gopunk]

<<

<< Add Vindigo to the above list... >>


What's Vindigo? >>



city guide, has restuarant reviews and crap like that.

i use mine for scheduling and expense keeping. and occasional games... i have a iiixe

 

[randomlinh]

i'd use it to keep track of my finances and all my spending... and important dates to remember... stuff i could probably easily do on paper but too lazy (and i tend to only stay organized for so long w/ paper). i just can't quite afford it yet

 

[arigato]

passwords and phone numbers

 

[yobarman]

holy S NSF4...that's a lot more use than i get out of mine. how long do your batteries last?!

 

[trmiv]

We are seeing opposite extremes in this thread. NFS4 is getting a ton of use out of his PocketPC, while mine couldn't be more useless for me.

 

[NFS4]

<< holy S NSF4...that's a lot more use than i get out of mine. how long do your batteries last?! >>


Well, I have ZioGolf, SimCity 2000, and Abobe Acrobat installed to my 256MB CompactFlash card. As for battery life, it really depends on what I'm doing and if I'm using the backlight or not.

 

[Xenon14]

How the heck can it play DIVX movies at 206 mhz, moreover, where's the storage??

edit: i have an iPaq (the original one whatever model that is). My dad got it from work. It's been lieing near my computer w/out any power for the past 3 months. Hook me up with some sites, I might get into this whole iPaq thing.

 

[Luden]

wow, i need a ipaq...

 

[vi edit]

I keep trying to convince myself that I don't need an Ipaq, but that $400 bonus check from work is absolutely burning a hole in my pocket!

I know I can certainly use the pocket word, excel, money, terminal services, contacts, calander, and avant go for work stuff. Must.....resist......urges....

AHHHHHHH!!!!

 

[NFS4]

<< How the heck can it play DIVX movies at 206 mhz, moreover, where's the storage?? >>


I can play DIVX movies encodes at 320x240 or smaller just fine on my iPAQ. Same for MPEGs as it will just shrink full size videos down to the screen size of the iPAQ. Videos playback at 20-30 FPS so it's more than adequate.

As for Storage on my iPAQ

- 32MB RAM split between storage/RAM. I'm currently using about 3.61MB of storage space in my RAM. The rest is split up between extra storage and program memory.
- I also have 6.59MB of FileStore which is part of the FlashROM not used by the Operating System (32MB total). I have 1.77MB free of that 6.59MB.
- I also have my 256MB CompactFlash card which I use to store large apps (ZIOGolf2, Simcity 2000, Adobe Acrobat), movies, WMA audio files, etc.

 

[Grey]

Dont any of you have modems for the PDAs? What good is it over 20$ rolex pda's if you don't use the more advanced features?

 

[Keego]

uhmm NFS4, didn't you make this same thread about a month ago?

I use my m505 for whatever I need it to do at the time I pull it out. documents, games, alarm, it has everything I need.

 

[NFS4]

<< uhmm NFS4, didn't you make this same thread about a month ago?

I use my m505 for whatever I need it to do at the time I pull it out. documents, games, alarm, it has everything I need. >>


Nope, I haven't made a PDA thread here in OT in a while (the ones I have posted in GH have been about new product releases or reviews). I made the same "applications list" post a few days ago but that was a thread just about iPAQs started by someone else.

 

[FuZoR]

I have a PalmVx

mainly used it to read Avantgo stuff.
now it just sits here... gathering dust.
weee... $300 down the drain.
Maybe i will get $150 on ebay if im lucky. lol

 

[trmiv]

<< I have a PalmVx

mainly used it to read Avantgo stuff.
now it just sits here... gathering dust.
weee... $300 down the drain.
Maybe i will get $150 on ebay if im lucky. lol >>



We should start a club.

 

[sinunbeso]

Huh? I am surprised nobody used it for porno so far.

 

[Ionizer86]

Wow, NFS4! That's a useful Ipaq there.

My PDA runs on WinCE 2.11 (Cassiopeia E-100) but it serves me well:

Calendar
Tasks
Contacts
Notepad
Media Player (MP3s and WMAs)
Palm GB (gameboy roms)
AvantGo
Pocket Streets 2000
Solitaire (not!)
PocketChess (use it like a Chess board to compete with others)

I personally feel that I can do a lot on my E-100 even though it's neither a PocketPC or a Palm OS PDA. There's only been one prog that I needed which refused to run on CE 2.11, which is that Fench dictionary prog (and I need it 'cuz I take French).

 

[Soybomb]

I've got a visor. It makes a dandy paper weight. If I could just find something useful to do with the damn thing.....

 

[Ludacris]

I have a Palm IIIx and I use mine mainly for calendaring, contacts, Avantgo, Pocket Money, and Notes. Palms are definietly worth it if you really make an effort to integrate them into your daily routine. I stumbled across the PalmOS 4.1 iso the other day and it was a pleasant surprise.

 

[perry]

<< I have a PalmVx

mainly used it to read Avantgo stuff.
now it just sits here... gathering dust.
weee... $300 down the drain.
Maybe i will get $150 on ebay if im lucky. lol >>



Doubt it. Saw "PalmStore" or some such user selling refurbs with a buy it now price of $129. But I did see morons bidding over that for used ones... Ya never know I guess.

I want one so I can connect it to the OBD-II port on my car and monitor stuff. Found a cool toy for $150 that will let me do that. My CC is just burning a hole in my pocket!

I really wish I had gone to Staples on black Friday. They had a deal for $200 that included the Vx, a bunch of crap software, and a GPS thing. Similar package (less junk included) just closed on eBay for $310.