- Re: Pocket Surfer

- Re: File conversion from Revo Plus to Nokia E90

- Text Expanding

Date: 30 Nov 2007 10:51:14 +0700
From: Michael Robins <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Pocket Surfer

Pocket Surfer-

I have been looking at the Pocket Surfer2 and it seems a great device IF
you only want to surf the net and use web based applications.  It's
major drawback is that it (appears to) have no built in applications.
So no diary, email, document processing  etc   -  unless you are
connected to t'interweb !

As an alternative I am considering the Nokia N810 (due out 30th
November).  The N810 is the third iteration of the Nokia Internet
tablets, N700 and N800 were previous versions.  Its hideously expensive
but offers built in applications as well as web access and is built on
Nokia version of Linux.
It will also run a Palm emulator - so will support some Palm
applications (yet to see how well they cope with a much larger screen).

So I am saving my pennies (££) and waiting till after Christmas....

MikeR

> Date: 26 Nov 2007 00:06:35 +0700
> From:<address truncated>
> Subject: Pocket Surfer2

> Just seen the Pocket Surfer2 in the editorial of an IT magazine.  The picture suggests that it looks similar to a Psion 5mx with a colour screen.  The link given is www.firebox.com .  Looking there, one finds lots of toys, so I guess that's also a toy?
> Cost including a cellphone account for one year, with nothing more to pay, sounds to good to be true!
> Alan

>  

Date: 30 Nov 2007 14:19:22 +0700
From: <address truncated>
Subject: Re: File conversion from Revo Plus to Nokia E90

>>>I e, using Psiwin there has always been the possibility to convert to >>>Windows equivalents at least: Jotter to Text, Data to Access, Word to >>>Word, Sheet to Excel, Agenda to Outlook, Contacts to Outlook, etc. Once >>>you are on a PC I take for granted that Nokia has an "E90Win" program to >>>ship it all to the E90 and there you go...>>

So far I can tell you that the most disappointing issue is the calendar. It is nothing like "Agenda" and is probably worse than the calendar on my Treo 650 (palm). I am going to try and find a 3rd party Agenda-like app. Anyone know if such a thing exists ?

Date: 2 Dec 2007 18:25:40 +0700
From: "Alan & Carol Morris" <address truncated>
Subject: Text Expanding

Years ago, I used an app that would automatically expand short forms to
full words.

e.g.:  app<space>  becomes application after typing the space bar.

Anyone remember it's name and where it might be.   If I knew it's name,
I might have it on file!

Alan

(Now without that BlackBerry advert)