Comments on: Getting organized, what organizer to use, & what’s next from Palm? http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Gary V Carter http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-331046 Gary V Carter Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:12:30 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/#comment-331046 There are a dizzying number of options available. All of them work when they work and when one works them! I have a BlackBerry but my thumbs still prefer a real keyboard so I avoid depending on it. Here are a few great add ons I have found ... http://www.jott.com (my fav!) http://www.gopingme.com http://www.simplegtd.com I try to avoid any system that locks up my information in case I want to move on to something new. Gary There are a dizzying number of options available. All of them work when they work and when one works them!

I have a BlackBerry but my thumbs still prefer a real keyboard so I avoid depending on it.

Here are a few great add ons I have found …

http://www.jott.com (my fav!)
http://www.gopingme.com
http://www.simplegtd.com

I try to avoid any system that locks up my information in case I want to move on to something new.

Gary

]]> By: Steve Rowe http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-305935 Steve Rowe Wed, 30 May 2007 18:46:58 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/#comment-305935 I've tried most of the mobile calendar solutions out there - heck most of the calendar solutions in general. Scrybe is pretty and does some cool stuff, but I don't think it actually solves my pains the way they claim. Bit more fluff then I needed. Conversely I've use a combination of Google Calendar, Calgoo (for offline use / importing of outlook, icals, etc) and GooSync (for mobile access). I must say the 'pretty' that Scrybe does so well just isnt there, in-fact its down right 70's if you have to many calendars, however the functionality is considerably better. I guess it all comes down to what you prefer, I for one will take function over form - all be it if I could find a hybrid of the two i'd be in heaven. - S I’ve tried most of the mobile calendar solutions out there – heck most of the calendar solutions in general.

Scrybe is pretty and does some cool stuff, but I don’t think it actually solves my pains the way they claim. Bit more fluff then I needed.

Conversely I’ve use a combination of Google Calendar, Calgoo (for offline use / importing of outlook, icals, etc) and GooSync (for mobile access). I must say the ‘pretty’ that Scrybe does so well just isnt there, in-fact its down right 70’s if you have to many calendars, however the functionality is considerably better.

I guess it all comes down to what you prefer, I for one will take function over form – all be it if I could find a hybrid of the two i’d be in heaven.

- S

]]> By: Neagle http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-305907 Neagle Wed, 30 May 2007 02:46:11 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/#comment-305907 Palm needs to get over it's closed source policy if it is going to keep up with windows mobile. Palm needs to get over it’s closed source policy if it is going to keep up with windows mobile.

]]> By: Marc http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-305899 Marc Tue, 29 May 2007 22:26:28 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070529/getting-organized-what-organizer-to-use-whats-next-from-palm/#comment-305899 I'm using a TMobile vario, which is a carrier-branded HTC wizard. It's a windows mobile 5 device, with a nifty slide out QWERTY keyboard. As a phone frankly it's not great, but as an integrated device with PDA functions that happens to make phone calls it's superb. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's not tech-oritented though; the concept of rebooting the phone is a bit too much for some people, and you do need to do that occasionally! I’m using a TMobile vario, which is a carrier-branded HTC wizard. It’s a windows mobile 5 device, with a nifty slide out QWERTY keyboard. As a phone frankly it’s not great, but as an integrated device with PDA functions that happens to make phone calls it’s superb.

I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who’s not tech-oritented though; the concept of rebooting the phone is a bit too much for some people, and you do need to do that occasionally!

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