[Tfug] PDA non-usage

[John Gruenenfelder]

On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 06:33:46PM -0700, Jude Nelson wrote:
>I don't use my PDA for PIM stuff--a pad of paper is by far the best
>way to record that (or writing it on your hand).  Instead, I use my
>PDA like it's a pocket-sized UMPC--for web surfing and e-mail checking
>and on-the-fly coding and mindless entertainment and occasionally
>ssh-ing into one of the University's servers.  But then again, my
>Zaurus C1000 isn't exactly one's idea of a PDA either :)

I've got a Sony Clie TH-55, one of the last PDAs they made before pulling out
of the market altogether (in the US, anyway).  I use some of the PIM
functions.  It serves as my address book and I also use the notepad function.
It's just like doodling (saves a bitmap image) so you don't have to worry
about character recognition.

My main use for it is, no surprise, reading books.  It's also got wifi and I
frequently use it to SSH and check my email.  Sometimes I'll use it to browse
the web, but the included browser is really awful.

I've got a few games on it to waste time with.  ClieFrotz is the best of the
bunch since it lets me play interactive fiction (i.e. text adventures) written
in the Inform language, which is most of them.  It's actually a decent
platform for doing so.


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