Those Of You With PDAs/Palm Computers: What Do You Use Them For?

[ShotgunSteven]

I've seen fold-up keyboards for these, and various other accessories. Do any of you really use them for serious work or for classes? What do you use them for, specifically, or do they only serve you as a glorified address book?

 

[AndrewR]

I use mine as a glorified address book for one thing. However, it's also very handy for keeping lists such as a weekend store visit list or for making memos to remind me of things I think of during the day. I'll write down prices of sale stuff I see in the store or gift ideas for later (even gift ideas for me for Christmas lists). I use it quite a bit to keep track of debit card purchases that I later enter into Quicken at home.

The biggest use, however, is Scrabble when I'm bored and waiting for something (meetings, appointments, etc.).

I only paid $100 for mine (Palm M505) so I think it was worth the cost.

 

[loup garou]

I use my Blackberry as a phone, for wireless email, web access, contact management, and calendar. Oh and some notetaking. Nothing else compares.

 

[Dedpuhl]

I use my Axim for the following:

1. Graphing Calculator emulation
2. NES/Gameboy emulation
3. Note taking (I could've used this in engineering - Civil Eng)
4. Mp3's
5. Movie/TV show viewer
6. Taking notes while in meetings at work
7. Organizing a list of foods I can/can't eat while on atkins
8. Recipe book
9. Reading Novels
10. Phone/Address/E-Mail Book
11. Daily Planner
12. Fantasy Football organization

and oodles of other useful applications

 

[scauffiel]

Originally posted by: werk
I use my Blackberry as a phone, for wireless email, web access, contact management, and calendar. Oh and some notetaking. Nothing else compares.

Yep - what he said. BB's rock.

S.

 

[deejayshakur]

handheld pornography.

 

[gigapet]

thinking about getting one.

any recomendations?

 

[Carbonadium4]

I keep forgetting to charge my and it keep losing my data.. now it sits in my charger with a date of 3/x/2000 for a few month now.. im just too lazy to set it up.. lol

my gf has the same axim, i put monopoly and scrabble for her to play on the train

 

[KEV1N]

I'm thinking about finding a way to justify one for work. Hmmm..

 

[StevenYoo]

phonebook
notepad/memo book
Calendar/scheduling
Excel

 

[Hoober]

I use my Axim to tell me where I'm supposed to be when. It's also really use for its address book.

 

[Liviathan]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
I use my Axim for the following:

12. Fantasy Football organization

and oodles of other useful applications

how you do that? what do you use, an excel spreadsheet.

 

[eigen]

email
webrowsing
mp3
smaller videos
porn
wardriving/hackerish stuff.
games of all sort.
program editing and complilation
calendar
contacts.
porn.
VoIP phone.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Anyone have a keyboard for theirs and use it for writing papers and such?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: eigen
email
webrowsing
mp3
smaller videos
porn
wardriving/hackerish stuff.
games of all sort.
program editing and complilation
calendar
contacts.
porn.
VoIP phone.

Compliments to the chef. Most stuff I've seen on here yet.

 

[OverVolt]

IMO PDA's are too small and frustrating for everyday use, they don't seem to do anything more useful than a cheap bic and a notepad.

i can see MP3's, but isn't getting an actual mp3 player a better value?

They seem like an expensive toy/novelty plus they make you look like a huge dork. *ring ring* excuse me while i talk into my huge PDA. When you can buy a cell phone that can take pics yet, for no more than $150.


And even on the expensive ones, i just dont have the screen space to get any usefull productivty out of it when i'm making spreadsheets or surfing the net, scrolling 10words at a time, with a stylus. Or only being able to plot out 4columns at a time, and have to scroll back and forth to check information that you've put in. Just fire up the laptop and do it in 1/2 the time.

I guess it's like a gameboy for adults, with all the games. I'm pretty sure calculator emulation is illegal anyway unless you have the actual calcuator anyway.

Aynone agree/disagree?

 

[eelw]

I use my Palm m515 for mostly games. Also use it for map, gas mileage recorder and picture viewer for digital camera.

 

[EGGO]

I use my PEG-TJ37 for everything it can be used for, from the address book, scheduling, convenient camera (it really does come in handy), to do lists, calculator, you name it. Money well spent. Now if only I wasn't cheap enough to download the demo games and actually register them.

 

[ElFenix]

paperweight.

 

[WhiteWonder]

I will buy one then play around with it, then it will sit around for about a month, then I will sell it.

I have done this with about 3 or 4 PDAs.

 

[jadinolf]

Paper weight
Address book
Calculator
Shopping list (this one is really neat)

 

[kmac1914]

Scheduler
Task list
Notepad
portable NES