Is that he implies that humanity has to begin planning now for the eventual exodus of the planet earth.
Correct! One scientist, Hugo Drax, has already begun work on a secret space station that is invisible to our satelite system. He will take only the best and brightest with him (as well as Jaws to keep everyone in line) and then wipe out everyone on earth in order to put them out of their misery. Mr. Bond and Dr. Goodhead are looking into the matter. ------ James Hromadka
I suspect that a lot of the people who are buying PDAs are still techie enough to hate MS. How can Palm compete with the cooler features (MP3 player, voice recorder, first to color, more RAM, etc.) offered by the Win CE devices.
Palm competes because cool features mean nothing when it's not usable. I had a Palm III first and a Visor Deluxe now, and every time I have played with a WinCE device the UI just wasn't there. If I want to pull up someone's name, I want to do it in as few taps as possible. God help us when we have to start double-tapping.
As for RAM, WinCE devices need more RAM because the apps are bigger. I can still download PalmOS apps that are 50Kb (that's kilobytes) in size. Most PalmOS users (by reading this you don't count) don't even come close to filling up the 8MB in a VDX. ------ James Hromadka
It happens all of the time. Our site had a question on 2 MP3 modules as to which people liked more. It seems like both sides did a lot of voting on their behalf. I've also seen one of our polls results say 30% HotSync on the Mac when far fewer people visit our website with a Mac.
Polls are just for fun and shouldn't be the basis for purchasing an operating system. ------ James Hromadka
The Visor isn't the part doing the main work on the SoundsGood. The Visor is basically functioning as the screen and some buttons.
I have a SoundsGood right now that I'm reviewing, and is more than capable of playing all of those Mettalica songs of yours. And I'll have a review of it up next week. ------ James Hromadka
A while back someone copied our website down to the forum titles we were using in our message boards. They changed it when we asked them to, however. ------ James Hromadka
The speedup of the HotSync time by using USB instead of serial is negligible. My serial sync takes about 1.5 minutes, downloading of four fairly large AvantGo channels over dialup included. On the other hand, USB synchronizing is not supported under Windows 2000, and may be flakey elsewhere. The serial cradles are extra.
Um, There's been Win2K USB support for the Visor since March 31. And the difference in syncing time between USB and serial is anything but negligible.
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The Visor is a great value for those that want to have 2MB of memory in their Palm-compatible for a low cost. Looking at the m100 vs. the Visor, it's close because the m100 is slightly cheaper. On the other hand, if you like the idea of the Springboard module, the Visor may be better for you.
The Visor Deluxe (which I have) is an even better value, as for only $60 more you quadruple your RAM usage. By the fact that you are reading this on Slashdot you should get the VDX for the extra memory, as you're sure to load it with AvantGo channels and the like.
Call it a shameless plug, but if you want to read more on the Visor and the Springboard modules/accessories available for it, check out www.visorcentral.com. ------ James Hromadka
Talk about apples and oranges... there is no wireless 'net for the Handspring yet.
You want to talk about apples and oranges, quit using the company name as the product name. It is the Handspring Visor. The name of the product is not the "Handspring." And although it's not due until later this month, the Glenayre @ctiveLink will be the first 2-way Springboard module (and also the first to be usable outside the Visor). ------ James Hromadka
Experience? um, it has more memory
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The only thing that the VIIx adds is more memory, according to Palm's press release. So take the experiences of having a Palm VII and multiply times 4. ------ James Hromadka
No you moron, extra buttons replace shift-click, option-click, command-click - all functions that your OS requires. Or are you saying that the MacOS is not properly designed?
A few years back, when I got my first exposure to the MacOS, I taught an entire semester of 8th grade without ever using any keyboard-mouse combos. In fact, I just learned about that feature a few days ago.:-) ------ James Hromadka
When will we see an AvantGo channel for Slashdot? I want to read about Natalie Portman et al with my Visor without the per-minute fees. ------ James Hromadka
Ok, so the decision has been made. Will this be going straight to the Supreme Court? And how long do you think it will really be before any tangible difference happens? ------ James Hromadka
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Ah, but wait until Bluetooth is out in force. Then you can communicate with more than one Visor/Palm at a time, and not worry about line-of-sight issues. The Visor will be getting Bluetooth soon, and Palm made an announcement of putting Bluetooth in their organizers as well. ------ James Hromadka
When I read the article, it looked more like he was referring to WinCE devices, who use ddm's far more. Don't know about the screen-sizes though. ------ James Hromadka
Seems that Handhelds are expanding like crazy into our world these days. I'm a little biased, but only a few years ago people didn't see the point in having a PDA. "Paper & pen is all I need." Now people are buying stocks, sending email, and (if it's not a joke) making webservers with their Palm-compatibles.
With cool addons like the folding Stowaway keyboard and the upcoming SixPak, Handspring is going to really take off. And what's good for HS is good for Palm. ------ James Hromadka
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Actually, the Palm branding isn't based on version numbers, but product classes based on form factor:
Palm III series (III/IIIe/IIIx/IIIxe/IIIc)
Palm V series (V/Vx)
Palm VII series (VII only right now)
Even Palm's website lists them as series. It's akin to how BMW does their product lines. ------ James Hromadka
A while back someone copied the look of our website to make one about a different PDA. Same colors and everything. Even their UBB had the same names. When I saw our name still in their source (and not as meta tags), I emailed them and told them to change it, which they promptly did.
Even though it was a completely different topic, and we wouldn't lose any of our visitors over it, it still felt like someone came and stole from us the work that we had put into our site. Stealing is stealing. You may have different names for it (copyright infringement, IP, etc) but it is still, in the end, stealing. ------ James Hromadka
Or would companies work together to research mutually beneficial technology?
Do you actually believe this would happen? All companies would work in complete secrecy and you would see 3x as many NDAs as there are now. ------ James Hromadka
I was thinking of the same thing when I read that article. Ironically, I saw in a class in 8th grade. Very powerfull movie. The Wave was a made for TV movie based on a true story according to IMDB.
Talk about life immitating art. ------ James Hromadka
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Correct! One scientist, Hugo Drax, has already begun work on a secret space station that is invisible to our satelite system. He will take only the best and brightest with him (as well as Jaws to keep everyone in line) and then wipe out everyone on earth in order to put them out of their misery. Mr. Bond and Dr. Goodhead are looking into the matter.
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Handspring also has a cell phone coming out. It's a Springboard module that was announced today.
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Palm competes because cool features mean nothing when it's not usable. I had a Palm III first and a Visor Deluxe now, and every time I have played with a WinCE device the UI just wasn't there. If I want to pull up someone's name, I want to do it in as few taps as possible. God help us when we have to start double-tapping.
As for RAM, WinCE devices need more RAM because the apps are bigger. I can still download PalmOS apps that are 50Kb (that's kilobytes) in size. Most PalmOS users (by reading this you don't count) don't even come close to filling up the 8MB in a VDX.
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Polls are just for fun and shouldn't be the basis for purchasing an operating system.
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Something missing from the /back is that there is a review of the SoundsGood MP3 player for the Handspring Visor now.
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There is an MP3 Springboard module for the Visor that plays on the Mac called the MiniJam.
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I have a SoundsGood right now that I'm reviewing, and is more than capable of playing all of those Mettalica songs of yours. And I'll have a review of it up next week.
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James Hromadka
A while back someone copied our website down to the forum titles we were using in our message boards. They changed it when we asked them to, however.
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I'd stick the Nintendo GameCube right next to the Apple Cube. :-)
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The networked clock and kitchen appliances are coming soon.
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Um, There's been Win2K USB support for the Visor since March 31. And the difference in syncing time between USB and serial is anything but negligible.
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The Visor Deluxe (which I have) is an even better value, as for only $60 more you quadruple your RAM usage. By the fact that you are reading this on Slashdot you should get the VDX for the extra memory, as you're sure to load it with AvantGo channels and the like.
Call it a shameless plug, but if you want to read more on the Visor and the Springboard modules/accessories available for it, check out www.visorcentral.com.
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James Hromadka
You want to talk about apples and oranges, quit using the company name as the product name. It is the Handspring Visor. The name of the product is not the "Handspring." And although it's not due until later this month, the Glenayre @ctiveLink will be the first 2-way Springboard module (and also the first to be usable outside the Visor).
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James Hromadka
The only thing that the VIIx adds is more memory, according to Palm's press release. So take the experiences of having a Palm VII and multiply times 4.
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James Hromadka
A few years back, when I got my first exposure to the MacOS, I taught an entire semester of 8th grade without ever using any keyboard-mouse combos. In fact, I just learned about that feature a few days ago. :-)
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When will we see an AvantGo channel for Slashdot? I want to read about Natalie Portman et al with my Visor without the per-minute fees.
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James Hromadka
Raise your hand if the first time you went to Slashdot you typed in www.slash.org
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Ok, so the decision has been made. Will this be going straight to the Supreme Court? And how long do you think it will really be before any tangible difference happens?
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James Hromadka
Ah, but wait until Bluetooth is out in force. Then you can communicate with more than one Visor/Palm at a time, and not worry about line-of-sight issues. The Visor will be getting Bluetooth soon, and Palm made an announcement of putting Bluetooth in their organizers as well.
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James Hromadka
When I read the article, it looked more like he was referring to WinCE devices, who use ddm's far more. Don't know about the screen-sizes though.
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James Hromadka
With cool addons like the folding Stowaway keyboard and the upcoming SixPak, Handspring is going to really take off. And what's good for HS is good for Palm.
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James Hromadka
- Palm III series (III/IIIe/IIIx/IIIxe/IIIc)
- Palm V series (V/Vx)
- Palm VII series (VII only right now)
Even Palm's website lists them as series. It's akin to how BMW does their product lines.------
James Hromadka
Even though it was a completely different topic, and we wouldn't lose any of our visitors over it, it still felt like someone came and stole from us the work that we had put into our site. Stealing is stealing. You may have different names for it (copyright infringement, IP, etc) but it is still, in the end, stealing.
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James Hromadka
Do you actually believe this would happen? All companies would work in complete secrecy and you would see 3x as many NDAs as there are now.
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James Hromadka
Talk about life immitating art.
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James Hromadka