MilesBuzz! - Do you have a travel organizer on you palm device?

I've been using Travel Tracker to organize all my trip and FF stuff. But the system seems a bit cumbersome. What I do like is that when I plug in my trip, it automatically tranfers to my palm callendar. I have seen newer programs out there. Any suggestions which one to get?

(What I would love is ability to tranfer online bookings from ual.com directly into the palm).

If you have wireless (Omnisky, Palmnet) or sync when hooked to the net (using Proxiweb, AvantGo or the like) I have been able to get my itineraries into my palm from virtuallythere.com.

On a slightly related topic, I keep seat maps in my PDA for the various AA metal that I fly so in a moment's notice I can see if a seat has seat power/recline/etc. Get a good image viewer (I have Fireviewer) and download the images from your respecive airline's site (AA for me).

And, on an even less related topic, I've just upgraded from a Palm Vx to a Sony Clie 760. How did I ever live with monochrome and 160x160 resolution? The Sony has 320x320 and 16 bit color. My kids pictures look fantastic, and I can listen to MP3s! Ah the joy of living in Gadgetville...

SteveH

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 330CiC:

And, on an even less related topic, I've just upgraded from a Palm Vx to a Sony Clie 760. How did I ever live with monochrome and 160x160 resolution? The Sony has 320x320 and 16 bit color. My kids pictures look fantastic, and I can listen to MP3s! Ah the joy of living in Gadgetville...

SteveH</font>
Hey i am thinking to upgrade my Palm Vx but not sure what I'll do to it after the upgrade..what did you do? Gave it away? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
I'm looking at the newer Palm M505..

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Back before I became an enlightened PocketPC user http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif I used an app called Gulliver from Landware. I purchased both Gulliver and Travel Tracker, and for some reason (I don't remember now), I decided to use Gulliver.

afang,

Take a look at the new PocketPC devices. I used to be a diehard Palm user until I left my Palm VII on a flight last year. I went to CompUSA completely expecting to replace it with a 505, but ended up with a Compaq IPAQ. After a little getting used to time (it's a very different OS), I've come to like it a lot better.

I have a Palm VII and have the PQA's for American, United Continental and Delta so I do a real time check on the flight and get gate information. Also have OAG so can check to see if seats are available when flights are delayed.

A couple of weeks ago it came in very handy when a United flight was late and they had no gate information. I was able to tell that
my connection had already left and United had stranded me in Chicago before I got off the plane.

There are a lot of good wireless applications, Mapquest is on there, as well as Weather.com to mention a few. You can also check on upgrade status on Delta's sight, and request an upgrade on United.

I like Time Traveler as it automatically adjusts the clock on my Palm to my current location. They also have a web site for syncing the info to your Palm but I've not used it.

www.classactionpl.com (http://www.classactionpl.com)

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by coyote:

afang,

Take a look at the new PocketPC devices. I used to be a diehard Palm user until I left my Palm VII on a flight last year. I went to CompUSA completely expecting to replace it with a 505, but ended up with a Compaq IPAQ. After a little getting used to time (it's a very different OS), I've come to like it a lot better.</font>

Thanks, I played with the IPAQ for awhile, since my best friend and his wife have them...while i like the nice color and the relative ease of Windows OS...i have to say that I still like the Palm better http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif maybe it's because i have shares with PALM http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif



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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by afang:
maybe it's because i have shares with PALM http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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Me too. Sorry to hear that. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Before you trade in your Palm for a Pocket PC, be warned that color screens and other gee-whiz features diminish battery life by several orders of magnitude.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pynchonesque:
Before you trade in your Palm for a Pocket PC, be warned that color screens and other gee-whiz features diminish battery life by several orders of magnitude.</font>

I use a Palm IIIc color PDA for email while travelling. Never get below half a battery even on 1-week trips without the charger.

However, I expect that my next PDA will run Mr. Gates' OS.

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Middle_Seat

I was given a Cassia "Cassiopeia" Pocket Computer for Christmas. I have never used a hand held before. I seem to be frozen at getting started. I know I need to enter my data (addresses, appointments, etc). Any one have any suggestions as to how to make it useful?

I am tired of making appointments from memory - only to get home and check my calendar and find a conflict. I am more of a leisure traveler.

I feel like an ungrateful gift recipient! Would love any feedback! Thanks!

Originally posted by pynchonesque:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Before you trade in your Palm or a Pocket PC, be warned that color screens and other gee-whiz features diminish battery life by several orders of magnitude.</font>

Unfortunately true, although I feel that the trade off is worth it. I don't have a problem with the battery life as long as I recharge every night.

Originally posted by paradocs:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I was given a Cassia "Cassiopeia" Pocket Computer for Christmas. I have never used a hand held before. I seem to be frozen at getting started. I know I need to enter my data (addresses, appointments, etc). Any one have any suggestions as to how to make it useful?</font>

The nice thing about PDAs is that they can be used for just about as much or as little as you want them to. If you are really just looking for PIM functions (address book, calendar, etc.), make sure that you can sync with your desktop PIM app. In my experience, the Casio (or any PocketPC device) works best with Outlook. Some of the other functions I use my IPAQ for (in addition to contacts, tasks, calendar, etc.):

1. Books. I've downloaded a ton of e-books.
2. Music. I've made MP3s of almost all my CDs, and have about 5 hours of music with me at all times now.
3. Games. Nothing wastes time on a plane better.
4. Picture viewing. I take a lot of pictures with my digital camera, and I use the IPAQ to get a better look at the pictures while in the field.
5. Wireless e-mail and surfing. Another great time killer waiting in the airport.

Hope this helps.


[This message has been edited by coyote (edited 01-19-2002).]

Coyote,

Thanks for the suggestions! I do have the Cassio in sync with the desktop. Outlook is installed and awaiting data entry. (If I would just get off Flyertalk, etc. and make myself get started!) http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Do you actually read the ebooks you downloaded off the little screen? Is that not cumbersome and slow (by slow I mean one screen can only hold so much).

As for email and surfing: Is that slow as well? Is it just something you get used to?

What is IPAQ, please?

I feel like I did when I started learning to use the WWW 7 years ago: Lost! I know I need to just dig in and do it.

Thanks for the comments!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by coyote:
Originally posted by pynchonesque:
The nice thing about PDAs is that they can be used for just about as much or as little as you want them to. If you are really just looking for PIM functions (address book, calendar, etc.), make sure that you can sync with your desktop PIM app. In my experience, the Casio (or any PocketPC device) works best with Outlook. Some of the other functions I use my IPAQ for (in addition to contacts, tasks, calendar, etc.):

1. Books. I've downloaded a ton of e-books.
2. Music. I've made MP3s of almost all my CDs, and have about 5 hours of music with me at all times now.
3. Games. Nothing wastes time on a plane better.
4. Picture viewing. I take a lot of pictures with my digital camera, and I use the IPAQ to get a better look at the pictures while in the field.
5. Wireless e-mail and surfing. Another great time killer waiting in the airport.

Hope this helps.


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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by paradocs:
Coyote,

Do you actually read the ebooks you downloaded off the little screen? Is that not cumbersome and slow (by slow I mean one screen can only hold so much).

As for email and surfing: Is that slow as well? Is it just something you get used to?

What is IPAQ, please?

I feel like I did when I started learning to use the WWW 7 years ago: Lost! I know I need to just dig in and do it.
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Ebooks - Yes, I do read them right off the screen. It takes a little getting used to, I find that I'm hitting the button to turn the page pretty frequently (I'd guess every 10-15 seconds). However the pages turn pretty much instantly, so I don't notice a problem.

As for the internet, yes, it's slow. Current wireless networks will get you a maximum speed of 19.2kbs. There are a couple of proxy servers out there that compress the data, resulting in an effective transfer rate that is a bit faster (I estimate about 30k). You can also turn off images, so those don't download. However, I don't notice it when sending or receiving e-mail.

The IPAQ is Compaq's PDA, similar OS to the Cassioppea, with different hardware (the differences depend on which Casio you got).

Good luck.

Coyote, You were very helpful! It is appreciated!

I just bought an IPAQ H3635, so far I love it. Right now, I am spending time getting all of my info organized and on the IPAQ. I have not looked into the ebook feature, where do you download the ebooks? Thanks

Anyone else with Palm Travel organizers?

Does anybody know of software where I could sync my palm pilot to my laptop using the IR port rather than having to carry the cradle everywhere?

Thanks

I sold my Palm VII and bought the Samsung SPH-i300 cell phone. It's more like a color Palm with a built in phone. Don't know how I ever got along without one.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by back seat:
Does anybody know of software where I could sync my palm pilot to my laptop using the IR port rather than having to carry the cradle everywhere?</font>

If I remember correctly, it's not that hard. I think you have to change your hotsync settings to point to the IR port, and you have to do the same on the Palm. You may need to play around with your system settings if you've never used the IR port before (make sure it's enabled in your hardware profile, make sure its turned on under Control Panel | Infrared).

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bowmanb:
I just bought an IPAQ H3635, so far I love it. Right now, I am spending time getting all of my info organized and on the IPAQ. I have not looked into the ebook feature, where do you download the ebooks? Thanks</font>

You can buy e-books formatted for Microsoft Reader (the built-in book reader, which reads .lit files - it's own proprietary format) from amazon.com. That being said, there's a number of places you can go and download scanned txt files of many books. I then use software from readerworks ( www.readerworks.com (http://www.readerworks.com) ) to convert the files to .lit. For info on one source, go to http://ebook.ultraslack.net/ .

-- It is important to note however, that if you don't own the hard copy and haven't paid the publisher for the e-book, you are violating the copyright. I tend to re-read books, which means that I actually owning a hard copy of about 95% of my e-books. Current wisdom holds that as long as I own the hard copy, I'm legally able to have an electronic copy as well.


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coyote - I thought so too, but in my hot sync software there are only 2 communication options, through the serial port or via TCP/IP.

If you have any other information I would appreciate it!

Thanks

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by back seat:
coyote - I thought so too, but in my hot sync software there are only 2 communication options, through the serial port or via TCP/IP.

If you have any other information I would appreciate it!

Thanks</font>

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Anyone here know abot a travel organizer for EPOC running machines i.e PSION / MAKO ??