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  1. For PalmOS handhelds, PocketMoney by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting · on Moneydance - Cross-Platform Personal Finance
    PocketMoney, from Catamount Software.

    The manual lists these scenarios for using PocketMoney with external applications:

    • Desktop is Main, PocketMoney Mirrors Desktop
    • Desktop is Main, PocketMoney Holds Balances, Omits Detailed Transactions
    • PocketMoney is Main, Desktop Mirrors PocketMoney
    According to the manual, the software's author uses the last scenario. In other words, he uses PocketMoney to manage his finances and downloads data to Quicken in order to generate pretty graphs.

    PM2QIF is a Perl Script for converting PocketMoney databases to QIF files. It was specifically written for use with GNUCash.

  2. Newton 2.0 handwriting was AWESOME! by GlenRaphael · · Score: 3, Informative · on Ideal PDA Feature Wishlist?
    When people refer to great handwriting recognition on the Newton, they are talking about the second-generation Newton OS. Newton OS 2.0 shipped with the MessagePad 130. NewtonOS 2.1( that shipped on the MessagePad 2000) had even better recognition which I'm pretty sure no other PDA has yet managed to approach or surpass.

    Of course, I'm a bit biased in that I tested the 2.0 recognition engine.

    Looking at the references you give, most of them only criticize recognition on the earliest models, The sole exception is the document Handwriting Tips for Newton Power Users which was a guide to how to get the best possible recognition out of OS 2.0. As the person who anonymously wrote the bulk of that guide, I'd like to say that it was not my intention to slam the general quality of 2.0 recognition. Newton handwriting recognition rocked!

    My hope is that when the ARM-based PalmOS devices come out, Sony will release a Clie that has decent word-based recognition. Newton's incredible achievement wasn't just that they got get great recognition but that they did it with such a small memory footprint. Given how much cheaper ROM and RAM are today, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Palm or WinCE device with decent recognition some time in the next few years.

  3. Re:Start with the Newton by sohp · · Score: 1, Flamebait · on Ideal PDA Feature Wishlist?

    killer handwriting recognition? Compared to what, a monkey? The Newton had notoriously bad handwriting recognition. A big part of what makes the Palm platform so popular is that graffiti is so much like ordinary block letter writing that it's easy to learn, but the computer has much less trouble recognizing it.

  4. Re:agendacomputing.com /.-ed by Grail · · Score: 1 · on Agenda Linux PDA Finally Out

    Have you tried PocketMoney?

    I've used it for about 12 months now, and it's helped me track my expenses quite well. It does get a little slow after you've got a thousand odd records in it, but that usually doesn't happen until end of year anyway.

  5. Re:MicroSoft Doesn't need WINCE. by Grail · · Score: 2 · on Good-Bye Nino; Hello from Handspring
    The Palm was never intended to be a replacement for a desktop computer. It's main purpose is to be an electonic diary you carry with you to synchronise with your Lotus Organizer or Claris Organizer (now called Palm Desktop), and Quicken, etc.

    Admittedly, $AU800 for a Palm V is a little expensive, but I was sold on it because of a few little utilities I found on PalmGear:


    The Palm is supposed to be a data logger, with the processing being done on the desktop. There's no competition between Palm and Windows (besides, I use a Mac on my desktop).

    I looked at WinCE once and the interface was so familiar, I was waiting for the BSOD (or h ere). Microsoft's biggest mistake with WinCE was underestimating the emotional decision that a user makes based on previous experience with products that have the same interface (ie: Windows 95/98/NT).

    That, and the fact that a Palm III can run for weeks on one set of AAA batteries. A WinCE machine runs for maybe 6 hours. However, I got the Palm V with the rechargable Lithium-Ion battery (more dollars than sense). Besides, it looks sexy :P. Next on the list is a Sony Vaio (just like Steff's)
  6. Re:Something I've thought about. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Interview: The Internet Political Experts Respond
    You can debate a lot about the LP being too extreme, but it really comes down to the LP is the only party pushing for most of the freeoms that the first poster listed. The LP is being more mainstream as the party expands.

    I'm one of the handful of elected local officials and I'm also from Vermont where we elected a Libertarian to the Vermont House last year. We ran 40 candidates last year and we hope to run 100 in 200 in VT. Hopefully, we'll elect more people to the VT House then. What it takes is people who are interested in freedom to step forward and get involved.

    Even on the internet you can get involved without much work. If you are working the RC5-64 contest and are on the Slashdot.org team think about switching to the Libertarians for Privacy team.

    Also, if you want to see someone stand up for more freedom in the 2000 Presidential election then we need to start now. We could start a new party, but the LP is already organized in all 50 states and you probably agree with 80-95% of what the LP is pushing for anyway. We need to increase the size to become more of a player. Join the LP today.

    Hardy Macia
    politics@catamount.com
    Vermont LP