Originally posted by custombagel:
RAD: one question for you: where did you get the bus/train schedules from? did you manually type them into a database? [...] The only thing I dont like about Pocket PC's is the form factor. Palm V and Visor Edge look so much more sleeker than the HP/Casio/IPaq. [...] Heading out to circuit city this evening 
I probably haven't posted this response in time for you to see it before your shopping trip
but to answer your question:
I took the RTD web pages, pasted them into Excel, stripped out the junk I didn't want, saved them as HTML, and imported them into iSilo. About four minutes of work. Slick, and easy to use.
As for the form factor, I'm sorry I didn't emphasize this in my last post: I use the aircraft-grade aluminum Palm V hard case from
RhinoSkin.com. I slip the Palm Vx into my back pocket. I can sit on it without worrying about damage. AND people simply LOVE the case when they see it.
Like I said before: It is with me 24/7.
Literally.
It's my alarm clock when traveling; it's my notepad in meetings; it's a book when standing in line somewhere; it is THAT small and convenient. And best of all, it's not hanging on my belt next to the cellphone, which would have completed my "geek" look.
It doesn't matter if you buy Palm OS or WinCE. Just find something that works, and USE it. Throw away the paper planners, yellow sticky notes, and legal pads. Try all kinds of software from sites like
Palmgear.com and
Handango.com. Delete what you don't like, and keep and/or pay for what you do like.
IMHO: THEY KEY TO SUCCESSFUL HANDHELD DEVICE USAGE IS
ALWAYS HAVING IT WITH YOU, AND
ALWAYS USING IT.
RAD
[Edited for typos]
[This message has been edited by RAD (edited 05-25-2001).]