bluelion
07-04-06, 12:00 PM
It seems a lot of the threads in this section talk about one or the other and don't really compare the two.
I have been wanting to get a PDA for a while to see if it will help me organize my busy life and I have read good things about the Dell Axiom. I also have recently read good things about the Treo so I am a little torn. I have had a cell phone for years and never lost it once. I usually change models every two years or so. I have used a paper planner in the past and it proved to be more useful to me when I was in college than now. When in college I had room in my big backpack to place my huge paper planner but now that I am in the working world I need something smaller. Thing is the smaller the planner the less I can format things so that I can use it so then it just ends up in the corner somewhere.
The little kid in me wants the all-in-one and sees it kind of as a toy but the adult in me is considering keeping things seperate. Either way, I would like to try something to help me stay organized. So here is my dilema, my cellphone recently went kaput and I am debating between getting a all in one (Treo or similar) or just getting a new basic cell phone keeping the PDA seperate.
I would like something that has the basics:
--Stores phone numbers
--Stores appointments (with reminders)
--Alarm clock of some sort
--Note pad or word processing function for to-do lists when not near paper and pencil
--Don't really need email or im because I don't want to be/feel like I THAT connected to work. Plus not many family and friends would need to reach me in that manner so it would be a work only function.
--Excel, powerpoint, acess: see above
--Easy to use screen
--I know a little about computers but I am not a computer geek so it should be fairly user friendly but not too basic that it would be limiting.
--A few basic games that I can play while stuck in the airport when commuting.
Any suggestions?
I have been wanting to get a PDA for a while to see if it will help me organize my busy life and I have read good things about the Dell Axiom. I also have recently read good things about the Treo so I am a little torn. I have had a cell phone for years and never lost it once. I usually change models every two years or so. I have used a paper planner in the past and it proved to be more useful to me when I was in college than now. When in college I had room in my big backpack to place my huge paper planner but now that I am in the working world I need something smaller. Thing is the smaller the planner the less I can format things so that I can use it so then it just ends up in the corner somewhere.
The little kid in me wants the all-in-one and sees it kind of as a toy but the adult in me is considering keeping things seperate. Either way, I would like to try something to help me stay organized. So here is my dilema, my cellphone recently went kaput and I am debating between getting a all in one (Treo or similar) or just getting a new basic cell phone keeping the PDA seperate.
I would like something that has the basics:
--Stores phone numbers
--Stores appointments (with reminders)
--Alarm clock of some sort
--Note pad or word processing function for to-do lists when not near paper and pencil
--Don't really need email or im because I don't want to be/feel like I THAT connected to work. Plus not many family and friends would need to reach me in that manner so it would be a work only function.
--Excel, powerpoint, acess: see above
--Easy to use screen
--I know a little about computers but I am not a computer geek so it should be fairly user friendly but not too basic that it would be limiting.
--A few basic games that I can play while stuck in the airport when commuting.
Any suggestions?