Advice - PDAs?

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:28 pm

w@nky as this sounds, I need advice on a PDA. All I want is a simple one that can be synchronised with XP and Outlook 2000 or whatever we use here so I can get my Diary on it. Don't need GPS, MP3, camera or owt fancy.... just need a digital diary that's not chunky.

TIA.

Greg

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:35 pm

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=126377

simple...

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:36 pm

I don't bother using a PDA anymore as all my contacts, calandar, notes photos and music synch with my iPods. Can't really beat an iPod Nano for size. Of course the downside is you can't add or edit contacts or diary on the Nano.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:37 pm

Skyenet wrote:I don't bother using a PDA anymore as all my contacts, calandar, notes photos and music synch with my iPods. Can't really beat an iPod Nano for size. Of course the downside is you can't add or edit contacts or diary on the Nano.

ooft! I've got a nano... can i synchronise it with outlook??!!

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:45 pm

GregR wrote:
ooft! I've got a nano... can i synchronise it with outlook??!!

I use a MAC so my iPods synch with with MAC software such as iTunes, iCal, iPhoto and Address Book. I am sure there should be some way of synching with Outlook though.

Blaque · Post by **Blaque** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:46 pm

I-mate Kjam or I-Mate Jamin.

The reason I recommend these, is because they are also a phone, one thing to carry then not two, and if your company runs Exchange 2005 it can push your email out to you much like a Blackberry but without the extra costs.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:52 pm

Blaque wrote:I-mate Kjam or I-Mate Jamin.

The reason I recommend these, is because they are also a phone, one thing to carry then not two, and if your company runs Exchange 2005 it can push your email out to you much like a Blackberry but without the extra costs.

my Co runs Windows 2000.......

those are neat suggestions, but I was looking for something cheap & cheerful, a digital diary really

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:54 pm

I've got the Orange SPV M500, which is actually the exact same as the I-mate one. Same company, HTC, makes them all, then different resellers rebrand them.

Lack of keypad annoys me a bit, but if I had a keypad, it would be perfect! I can't get by without it (diary/tasks/reminders synched up!).

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:14 pm

GregR wrote:
Skyenet wrote:I don't bother using a PDA anymore as all my contacts, calandar, notes photos and music synch with my iPods. Can't really beat an iPod Nano for size. Of course the downside is you can't add or edit contacts or diary on the Nano.
ooft! I've got a nano... can i synchronise it with outlook??!!

It will synch with outlook, but it might conflict depending which version of outlook and which version of i-tunes you are useing.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:16 pm

Palm Treo ? Replace your company phone ?

boyner · Post by **boyner** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:26 pm

i run the same programmes at my work and we use HP iPaq's... The seem alright but i didn't pay for it so have no idea how much it costs.. It does all the things you say you need... might be worth a quick look..

Cheers

Boyner

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:29 pm

Sanjoy wrote:Palm Treo ? Replace your company phone ?

company phone - you're kidding right...?

Blaque · Post by **Blaque** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:03 pm

dezzy wrote:I've got the Orange SPV M500, which is actually the exact same as the I-mate one.
Lack of keypad annoys me a bit, but if I had a keypad, it would be perfect! I can't get by without it (diary/tasks/reminders synched up!).

I have had the I-Mate PDA2k which has a keyboard and i've had the Kjam, but to be honest I didn't use the keyboard much. TomTom is configured to use the keyboard if there is one on the PDA it's installed on, and I found it a right pain to use. So I've now gone for an MDA compact II. Bit slimmer and shorter than the Jamin.

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:38 am

Greg, I have an old (couple years old) HP IPAQ that's yours if you want it

(forget what model - will look tonight). Will synch with outlook and is pretty basic.

cheers
craig

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:48 am

shooomer wrote:I remember a couple of weeks ago your were taking the piss because I could never escape work because of my Blackberry

y'see - completely different...

I need a diary, not a raspberry