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Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone)

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<nospam.News.Bob-7863BA.20132122052012@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote:

> In article 
> <c0b6359e-60eb-43a8-bc28-a131131006b8@b26g2000vbt.googlegroups.com
> >,
>  JGE <jge@cs.unc.edu> wrote:
> 
> > I've been a PalmPilot user for 15 years and depend highly on the
> > thing.   But it's increasingly clear that its days are numbered.  I
> > periodically have to acquire new Palm Vx devices on eBay (fortunately
> > they can be had pretty cheaply), but the Desktop software is also
> > increasingly flakey and requires me to maintain Tiger on one of my OSX
> > computers.
> > 
> > At the same time I am using an old "stupid" cellphone.   So the
> > solution to both problems would seem to be a "smart phone".  I I also
> > want to switch away from ATT - their service is lousy in my area.
> > But I need to decide on Android versus iPhone before I sign a new
> > contract, probably with Verizon.
> > 
> > So is iPhone or Android more likely to provide satisfactory
> > replacements for the Palm apps I use - basically the four built-in
> > ones (Datebook, Memo, Todo, Address).
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> FYI:  Missing Sync from <http://markspace.com> can sync your Palm 
> OS devices on Mac OS X Lion.
> 
> I know this because I'm still looking for something as flexible as 
> Datebk.  It could be out there, I just have not discovered it yet.

Well, datebk is called Pimlical these days. http://tinyurl.com/c6bqce
It's seem to be available for Andriot, there's supposedly some app on 
the "market". Haven't tried it, and don't know if its syncable with the 
Missing Sync.
I miss them Plams too...
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moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) JGE <jge@cs.unc.edu> - 2012-05-22 10:36 -0700
  Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> - 2012-05-22 20:13 -0400
    Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) android <here@there.was> - 2012-05-23 17:14 +0200
    Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) JGE <jge@cs.unc.edu> - 2012-05-22 22:00 -0700
  Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> - 2012-05-22 21:08 -0400
  Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) news@jecarter.us - 2012-05-23 12:10 -0400
  Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) David Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com> - 2012-05-23 16:40 +0000
    Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) JGE <jge@cs.unc.edu> - 2012-05-23 10:24 -0700
      Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) JGE <jge@cs.unc.edu> - 2012-05-23 17:51 -0700
        Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) android <here@there.was> - 2012-05-24 10:31 +0200
      Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) hymie@lactose.homelinux.net (hymie!) - 2012-05-24 16:39 +0000
      Re: moving on (from Pilot to smartphone) David Arnstein <arnstein+usenet@pobox.com> - 2012-05-27 01:37 +0000

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