Comments on: Treo 700p: I’m Conflicted http://blog.eronj.com/2006/06/29/treo-700p-im-conflicted/ Ron K. Jeffries -- Listen, read, think, write. Rinse and repeat as needed. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:21:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Aaron Deutsch http://blog.eronj.com/2006/06/29/treo-700p-im-conflicted/#comment-20900 Aaron Deutsch Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:54:01 +0000 http://blog.eronj.com/2006/06/29/treo-700p-im-conflicted/#comment-20900 I also <a href="http://www.bronzefinger.com/archives/2006/09/getting_a_handl.html" rel="nofollow">jumped in</a> recently and bought a Treo 700p and I think I might actually be thrilled with it. After three weeks sampling programs and stress testing it, I think I've got mine "dialed" to do everything I need it to, which means I get to leave the laptop at home a lot more. (w00t) The biggest downside I see is that the Palm OS has pretty much reached the end of it's road, and like the Mac OS 9 to 10 transition (Apple to Unix) Access is on schedule to transition from Palm OS 5.x (Palm) to Access Linux Platform (Linux) which should bring huge improvements to the UI and multitasking. For the time being I found UDMH (Unlimited Dynamic Memory Hack) helps quite a bit to help the phone keep up with all the background processes. I haven't committed to Chattermail yet, but it seems to run really smoothly, mark messages properly, and keep syncronized with our servers reliably. Procmail when used with SpamAssassin can be a great combo, but if you have an industrial-strength email account (for a well known company) spam will just always be a part of your life. At least Chattermail lets you delete messages with one keystroke (D) instead of two (Menu-D in Versamail) So long as this remains stable I think I'm a happy camper for a few years. The only two scenarios I can imagine beting better than this one are "wild speculation" and "oddly unknown"; Wild Speculation: There are only tidbits here and there on the web but we all know OS X is, like Linux, quite shrinkable. It wouldn't be that much of an effort for Apple to make a fully-functional mobile version of it. If they really are in talks with RIM a really KILLER product could come out of a partnership. Oddly Unknown: Though published and easy to find, nobody seems to know that the next Palm OS is Linux and that people have already played with it and are programming for it. This worries and excites me because I think Linux will give Treo users a lot more out of the box than they already get plus lots of stability but damned if there is ZERO buzz or marketing behind it. If Apple enters the game they are going to get killed. I also jumped in recently and bought a Treo 700p and I think I might actually be thrilled with it. After three weeks sampling programs and stress testing it, I think I’ve got mine “dialed” to do everything I need it to, which means I get to leave the laptop at home a lot more. (w00t)

The biggest downside I see is that the Palm OS has pretty much reached the end of it’s road, and like the Mac OS 9 to 10 transition (Apple to Unix) Access is on schedule to transition from Palm OS 5.x (Palm) to Access Linux Platform (Linux) which should bring huge improvements to the UI and multitasking. For the time being I found UDMH (Unlimited Dynamic Memory Hack) helps quite a bit to help the phone keep up with all the background processes.

I haven’t committed to Chattermail yet, but it seems to run really smoothly, mark messages properly, and keep syncronized with our servers reliably. Procmail when used with SpamAssassin can be a great combo, but if you have an industrial-strength email account (for a well known company) spam will just always be a part of your life. At least Chattermail lets you delete messages with one keystroke (D) instead of two (Menu-D in Versamail)

So long as this remains stable I think I’m a happy camper for a few years. The only two scenarios I can imagine beting better than this one are “wild speculation” and “oddly unknown”;

Wild Speculation: There are only tidbits here and there on the web but we all know OS X is, like Linux, quite shrinkable. It wouldn’t be that much of an effort for Apple to make a fully-functional mobile version of it. If they really are in talks with RIM a really KILLER product could come out of a partnership.

Oddly Unknown: Though published and easy to find, nobody seems to know that the next Palm OS is Linux and that people have already played with it and are programming for it. This worries and excites me because I think Linux will give Treo users a lot more out of the box than they already get plus lots of stability but damned if there is ZERO buzz or marketing behind it. If Apple enters the game they are going to get killed.

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.eronj.com/2006/06/29/treo-700p-im-conflicted/#comment-15505 Lisa Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:28:22 +0000 http://blog.eronj.com/2006/06/29/treo-700p-im-conflicted/#comment-15505 I like the Treo 650, but I don't really use it for email all that often; I'm at a computer damn near constantly, so why bother? But the keyboard comes in handy for googling stuff, SMSing, and taking down memos on the go, all of which I do quite a bit. I've used one of those nifty folding keyboards with it as well, but if I really need to be writing all that much in a day, I'll probably just bring along a laptop. (Plus I've gotten quite good at typing on the phone quickly.) I like the Treo 650, but I don’t really use it for email all that often; I’m at a computer damn near constantly, so why bother? But the keyboard comes in handy for googling stuff, SMSing, and taking down memos on the go, all of which I do quite a bit. I’ve used one of those nifty folding keyboards with it as well, but if I really need to be writing all that much in a day, I’ll probably just bring along a laptop. (Plus I’ve gotten quite good at typing on the phone quickly.)

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