Friday, April 1, 2011

Palm V Hand held PDA (Electronics)


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The Palm V I bought came bundled with the Franklin Covey Planner software, which is pretty good stuff. However, a few things come out after you install everything and start to use it. I like the ability to enter data from my computer - I type better there, and being able to communicate with the computer from the Palm speeds up collection of business data. But they don't tell you up front that none of your expense data will be collected if you don't have Excell software in your machine, - I've been using Lotus 123 and MS Works for years now, and can't get anyting from a Palm V into either without creating a spredsheet and entering each and every number manually. Another problem is that you must load BOTH the Franklin Planner AND the Palm Planner software, and Synch twice to get everything from the Palm into the computer. The Franklin accepts no expense data and the Palm software takes no Time schedules. Finally when the Palm is cold - left in briefcase in car trunk overnight - the tap with the stylus doesn't always work or is off by a line or two, creating frustrating re-entry situations. It could be an excellent aid to a small businessman like myself if it didn't take so many iterations and buying additional software to be able to communicate with my computer.
Palm V Hand held PDA (Electronics) at amazon.com
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