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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Isn't it pretty?

[ April 21, 2005, 02:10 AM: Message edited by: rivka ]
 
Posted by Portabello (Member # 7710) on :
 
If only I had a brain...
 
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
The old-fashioned organic ones just not enough anymore, eh?
 
Posted by Achilles (Member # 7741) on :
 
Sparkly!
 
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
 
Ooooo... It's like a chrome sky.
 
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
 
May I just point out that your thread title is awesome.
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
The old-fashioned organic one has never been enough. I've depended on one Palm or another for about 5 years.

The one I bought two years ago went missing a couple weeks ago. I've searched the house repeatedly, and called various places I might have left it (even though I was fairly certain it was in the house somewhere).

I keep missing/being late to appointments, not having phone numbers when I need them, not having anything to read while standing in line . . . it's AWFUL!

I gave up and ordered a new one. It is pretty, though. [Smile]
 
Posted by Aunty Eem (Member # 7743) on :
 
OOOOh-Shiney.
 
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
 
I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain
And my head, I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.

I'd unravel ev'ry riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain

With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln,
If you only had a brain.

Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore,
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I'd sit and think some more.

I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain--Whoa!
 
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
 
Did they send round a real salesman?
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
[Confused]
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
How long is the battery good for, adam? And how long does it take to charge?

So . . .
 
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
I also have a Tungsten E and I love it. I typically charge twice a week, because I find myself getting sucked into games too, usually while I'm on the train and there's a forced endpoint (I haven't yet mastered walking through the Loop while I'm glued to a screen LOL)

I got Documents To Go so I could transfer certain spreadsheet databases (my library, my cross stitch stash, addresses, etc) to the Palm and keep them handy at all times. I also got MobileDB (actually, this was before getting DTG) for a bunch of other files that don't need regular updates (like my train schedule and the kids' immunization records). When I got DTG, it came with a memory card of games, although I don't play those games often.

And I totally know what you mean about being lost without it. I have to set all my appointments with alarms so I don't forget that I need to be someplace. Fotunately, I haven't (yet) forgotten to look at it when scheduling something, so I haven't (yet) managed to double-book myself. I have, however, had other people try and double-book me, but that's a totally different issue. LOL
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Documents to Go comes free with it, as does a memory card and free shipping. Plus I found an online coupon good for 20% off. [Big Grin]

*goes to wait by mailbox*
 
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
 
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I didn't get those things free waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
[Big Grin]
 
Posted by Achilles (Member # 7741) on :
 
But does it play Pong?
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
If I bought it tomorrow, neither would I have.

Which is a big part of why I didn't wait any longer!
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
It will play the 20 or so games I already have for the Palm (once I sync it for the first time).
 
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
 
What will you be doing with your old brain? I could use a backup for this addled, organic one I'm currently saddled with.
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
If I ever find the darn thing, we'll talk.
 
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
 
I can smell your brains.

(Get on AIM, rivka. I'm going to be early tonight again.)
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Can't. Have to go get kids in like 5 minutes.
 
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
 
[Frown]
 
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
 
Oooh, I have one of these. Yes, I like. Although, Robb gives us crap at work because he says Palm's are so out of date. Admittedly, his Casio is much nicer. I use mine as a people tracker mostly. When I go to duty muster I "x" off the people who are here so I know who to yell at later. Then I also use it to take notes during meetings.
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
I like the Palm OS much better than the other PDA OSes.

Besides, even if I didn't, it's very useful to simply be able to sync a new Palm with the info already stored in my Palm Desktop on my computer.
 
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
 
Rivka:

[Confused]

Monty Python reference.

[ April 12, 2005, 11:12 PM: Message edited by: Glenn Arnold ]
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Ah *lightbulb* . . . you don't mean a real salesman, you mean a proper salesman!

(Ok, so I had to google it. I never claimed to recognize all Monty Python references.)
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
*bounce* *bounce* *bounce*

It came! It's charged! It's synced! It has all kinds of cool new stuff, like color and pictures and it can play mp3s and it's so COOL!

*bounce*

[Big Grin]
 
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
I was wondering. When I went there, it said your brain was out of stock [Smile]
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
[Big Grin]

It seems the reason why the special deal expired the 12th (and included so much) is that the E became obsolete the next day. [Wink] It was replaced by the E2 -- $50 more, without all the free stuff, and most of the improvements are things I don't care about.

Works for me. [Smile]
 
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
BTW, I don't know how the E works for battery life, but when I play MP3's on my iPaq, you can go to the battery power thing and see the life just drip away from it. I don't know if it does that with headphones, but the built in speaker eats power for breakfast. Has enough battery life to play exactly one MP3.
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
No built in speaker, just headphones. I guess I'll find out how it does power-wise.
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Correction! Speaker indeed present. [Big Grin]

I am listening to an mp3 right now. *gleeful*
 
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
 
That's great, Rivka!

Maybe you could program a reminder into your Palm to get on AIM more often...? [Wave]
 
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
[Big Grin]
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
*looks mysterious*
 
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
 
quote:
He doesn't give me any confidence at all - he's obviously a dummy. I'll ring Curry's. (she just picks up the phone without dialing this time) Hello, Curry's - that salesman you sent round is obviously a dummy... Oh, thank you very much. (she puts the phone down) They're sending round a real one. (a knock on the door)


[ April 22, 2005, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: Glenn Arnold ]
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Today it was both cold and rainy. I was planning to be outside a bit, but not doing a lot of walking in the rain. (If it were warmer, I would have worn a thinner jacket; if I had planned to be out in the rain a lot, my long rain coat.) Therefore, I wore my nice warm, waterproof jacket.

I guess I haven't worn it for quite some time (since early April, I'm thinking) . . . because I found my old Palm in the pocket.

*sigh* Well, if I can find the sync cradle and the charger, it will head to Israel for my brother.
 
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
 
Now I see your brain is out of stock?
I wanted a new one for myself so I threw the old one away already! An now I caynt oerder a nuue wone!
Wat weel aya dew weeth knowe brayne?
 
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
 
Now if only there was a device that would remember where you'd left your Palm at all times. Hmm, what could do that?

*goes off to tinker*
 
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Treason:
An now I caynt oerder a nuue wone!
Wat weel aya dew weeth knowe brayne?

That's from Chaucer, right?
 
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Treason, I got a Tungsten E. It was replaced shortly thereafter by the E2.
 


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