That seems wrong in end user terms. In Windows I happily install hardware by grabbing the driver from a website. In Linux, either it works, or I have to recompile the kernel. I can't grab a binary fragment from the project implementing the driver; I have to start from scratch. For most desktop users, that means they're stuffed or need support.
The windows approach is more modular, really, isn't it?
Sounded like a dangerous cowboy until the last paragraph. Requirements are vital but never final. Yes. Tracing from requirements and understanding clearly requested changes to requirements is vital.
I don't know. I had a Toshiba which could, but not with the supplied cables. A third party travel cable worked.
The trick is going to be leaving it in the cradle when not in use, I suspect. Just a habit to pick up.
I used to have a Palm Vx, but I gave it to my ex and got myself a toshiba windows 2002 magic do-everything wi-fi PDA with a 1Gb storage card etc., etc.... then kept losing all my data (having to back up all the time anyway) due to crappy battery life.
So, recently I bought myself a new Palm Vx from eBay. Less than $40 ( £30 in fact, UK based) and I get an 8Mb PDA with literally a couple of weeks of battery life - a week even with quite heavy use for games. Even the accessories are cheap because they're so plentiful but don't interoperate with the "palm universal connector". It's not USB, but who doesn't still have an unused serial port?
I can suck down tons of reading matter for the loo (yes, major PDA use) with AvantGo, I can keep loads of notes like the dimensions of my house and stuff for when I'm shopping, diaries of holidays, etc. to-do lists, games, calendar of family birthdays and such (appointments stay at work and I don't sync with them) and all backed up and editable in Palm Desktop, which is now a really nice pretty application.
I don't use my PDA all the time, I often travel with just the phone, but when I'm DIY/etc shopping or going to work or doing other more serious stuff I take it and it's invaluable - no lost paper notes - I don't have a great memory and this is a true brain extension. It's light enough not to annoy, too, even in a shirt pocket if there's nowhere else (no belt clips please! As the fab five say, phones and PDAs are not fashion accessories). For me it works beautifully, and being a bit into design, having the classic Palm V design is nice.
Palm's Tungsten E is the closest flashy color model that has tempted me. But battery life is poor and there's no cradle. The cradle is a basic part of what makes the Palm PDA so nice: along with size, synchronization, battery life, graffiti style text input with stylus, "saveless" editing throughout, plus high usability and reliability (and the reliability of the Palm Vx now is incredible - with this one I've had no crashes whatsoever).
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That seems wrong in end user terms. In Windows I happily install hardware by grabbing the driver from a website. In Linux, either it works, or I have to recompile the kernel. I can't grab a binary fragment from the project implementing the driver; I have to start from scratch. For most desktop users, that means they're stuffed or need support. The windows approach is more modular, really, isn't it?
Sounded like a dangerous cowboy until the last paragraph. Requirements are vital but never final. Yes. Tracing from requirements and understanding clearly requested changes to requirements is vital.
I don't know. I had a Toshiba which could, but not with the supplied cables. A third party travel cable worked. The trick is going to be leaving it in the cradle when not in use, I suspect. Just a habit to pick up.
Watch out for the battery life. Moving away from the Vx will be a shock in that department.
I used to have a Palm Vx, but I gave it to my ex and got myself a toshiba windows 2002 magic do-everything wi-fi PDA with a 1Gb storage card etc., etc.... then kept losing all my data (having to back up all the time anyway) due to crappy battery life.
So, recently I bought myself a new Palm Vx from eBay. Less than $40 ( £30 in fact, UK based) and I get an 8Mb PDA with literally a couple of weeks of battery life - a week even with quite heavy use for games. Even the accessories are cheap because they're so plentiful but don't interoperate with the "palm universal connector". It's not USB, but who doesn't still have an unused serial port?
I can suck down tons of reading matter for the loo (yes, major PDA use) with AvantGo, I can keep loads of notes like the dimensions of my house and stuff for when I'm shopping, diaries of holidays, etc. to-do lists, games, calendar of family birthdays and such (appointments stay at work and I don't sync with them) and all backed up and editable in Palm Desktop, which is now a really nice pretty application.
I don't use my PDA all the time, I often travel with just the phone, but when I'm DIY/etc shopping or going to work or doing other more serious stuff I take it and it's invaluable - no lost paper notes - I don't have a great memory and this is a true brain extension. It's light enough not to annoy, too, even in a shirt pocket if there's nowhere else (no belt clips please! As the fab five say, phones and PDAs are not fashion accessories). For me it works beautifully, and being a bit into design, having the classic Palm V design is nice.
Palm's Tungsten E is the closest flashy color model that has tempted me. But battery life is poor and there's no cradle. The cradle is a basic part of what makes the Palm PDA so nice: along with size, synchronization, battery life, graffiti style text input with stylus, "saveless" editing throughout, plus high usability and reliability (and the reliability of the Palm Vx now is incredible - with this one I've had no crashes whatsoever).
I love my Palm...