[ Palm Addict

A few weeks ago I took a Palm from my collection and charged it up, and it has
been my PIM (Personal Information Manager) ever since. It didn't take long for
me to become a Palm addict again.

Actually I'm an old school Palm addict: I first got a IIIc here in Tokyo back
in 2001. I've had a number of Palms through the years and although my addiction
has been dormant for certain stretches, it always resurfaces.

I think it's sad that most people don't give PDAs a second look in this day and
age, and that they're seen as useless and obsolete. They are anything but.

I get quite a lot of use out of the Memo Pad program for example; I think it's
extremely helpful. I have nearly 200 memos - some going back over 10 years.
Also, it makes a good sleep tracker. Writing the shortcut character + dts gives
a date and time stamp, and I use this at lights out so I know what time I went
to sleep. When I wake up, I write the shortcut character + ts and I get a
timestamp of what time I woke up.

I also use memos to make train timetables, to note how long it takes to get
from one station to another, and to note stations which offer transfers to
other lines.

I keep contact information for important people in case of emergencies. Do you
know the telephone numbers of your friends and/or family? Would you be able to
call them if your phone had no battery?

There are a lot of really fun games, too. SimCity? DopeWars? 'Jacks or Better'
I really like, and it's on SourceForge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/videopoker/files/JacksOrBetter-full/1.1/

What really fascinates me, is that such a wonderful little device can run for
an entire month on just two AAA batteries. I am referring to the monochrome
devices, which I like the best. Sure color is nice, but a monochrome display is
nice and sharp, and looks great in direct sunlight. No color means no bluelight
emissions, which means I can use one in bed at night.

Being offline is no problem for me. In fact, I prefer it now. It's funny (or
sad) when I think back to the days of ISDN, when I wanted to be online all the
time. These days I try to keep offline when I can.

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