Dead palm pilot

[pegkerr]

My palm pilot died. Argh. I have the information backed up, mostly. Rob's going to check with the tech guys at the store to see if it's salvageable, but I think I'll have to get a new one. One thing I'm considering: should I get one with a mini keyboard and Windows capability, that does Word, so I can write on it during lunch and then download it when I get home? Would that be worth the extra money, because it would allow me to work during lunch, anywhere I like, or to whip out when I'm seized by inspiration at a coffeeshop--or more hassle than it's worth? (I do have a laptop, but I'm not into lugging it back and forth to work every day, much less keeping it secure.)

I need to decide whether I would effectively use the technology that way.

Comments

[sraun]

I had a keyboard for my Visor back when I had a Visor. It was nice - but one thing they don't warn you about is that your really need a solid, at least mostly level, surface to use one. I took notes for Minicon General Committee Meetings using the pair for a year - I rather liked it.

In the long run, I only used the keyboard when I specifically planned to - I didn't do a lot of data input into the PDA, and the keyboard was sufficiently bulky that it was something of a pain to carry around. So, I'm not any more. But I could see it working for what you want to do, especially if you just want to dump words in with no editing.