-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need some help info - input
- From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 01:42:55 -0700
Thanks Don,
I had one about that size....actually a couple... at least 10 yrs ago....
but my problem was the memory was very small. It was very limited..
It does not sound like mine did all yours does and I will be checking it out
Sharp Wizards....
I do not have Outlook either and I just do not want to have to remember to
change phone numbers in 3 place...my computer, my cell phone and the
Organizer....lol! Maybe it would be easier to get Outlook... But I am
early in this search...and will look to see what I can find.
I do really appreciate your input.
It is not great if the Palm Pilot is smart...but needs frequent battery
charging..... Thanks for the tip on that. I will put on my list of
questions what the average battery life is between recharging. Thanks ever
so much.
Rose
Las Vegas
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From: <donelias@xxxxxxxx>
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Cc: <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 1:09 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need some help info - input
I was looking for a device like this a few years ago to replace a
Casio unit (about $100) that quit working. I found (at OfficeMax)
a unit that does all those things and the price was only $25 or
$30. As I said, this was a few years ago, so I don't know if it
or a comparable model is available. It is a Sharp Wizard
Model OZ-290H. I call it a "poor man's PDA." I have a Palm
Pilot that is supposed to do most of these things and more
but the battery goes dead in a short time (without ever being
turned on) so I like the Sharp unit better.
I can be synched with a PC via the included USB cable and it
specifically mentions Outlook but since I don't use Outlook,
I know I was able to sync it with my address book which I keep
on Excel. It has a calendar mode and a calendar/schedule
mode which allows you to enter future appoinments. It also
allows you to enter birthdays and they will pop up in advance
to let you know that it is X days until such an event. I keep it
in my car under conditions of extreme heat and cold and when
I looked at it for the first time in a couple of years, it all worked.
The battery had not drained in that period of time. It is about 3
by 5 and a half inch thick and the screen is about 2 by 2 and is
very clear for my old eyes. It is a lot smarter than I am so I have
not been using it very much. :^) I keep it in the car so if we
travel, I am able to look up addresses and phone numbers for
friends that might live where we happen to be.
It uses a stylus and has modes for spanish translation, time
zones around the world, calculator, spell checker, memo,
and expense recording. I may have missed some functions.
Good luck in your search!!!!!!
Don
On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:43:16 -0700 "Tech Rose - LoveBytes"
<TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi all!
>
> Jerry & I are looking for something that we can get to keep track of
the
> things we want to or are suppose to do.
>
> For Example We need to keep track of when our Dr. appts are..or tests
need
> to be done..
> We also want to keep track of family birthdays. Of course, we want to
keep
> track of the days we have freebies at the casinos....lol! (We have our
> priorities you know!)
>
> Ideally, this would be some physical device that we could synch with
our
> computer.
>
> It would be nice to be able to import our address/phone numbers into
this
> device.
>
> We really do not care about being able to call folks with this device,
we
> have cell phones already and they are still under contract. It is not
> important for us to connect to the net with this device.
>
> Any Ideas? Prices? Stores to Check? Any resources you have will be
> helpful. I know a Google search will work, but I have no clue about
the
> devices, by the time I could figure that out on my own, I WOULD NOT
> REMEMBER
> WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR ...OR WHY!
>
> I would prefer to try something that others have had a positive
experience
> with and avoid anything that you all did not like.. (knowing why you
did not
> like it would be helpful too!)
>
> We are really pretty open about this. As you know..then folks get
older,
> they tend to forget things. We want to have something we are use to
using
> to keep us up on what we have scheduled. It is said, the things you do
> routinely, like a regiment, are not the first things you forget. The
more
> something is second nature to you, the better your likelihood of
retaining
> that task longer. At least that is what I think. (I know I have read
that
> somewhere...but I do not 'remember' where ha ha!)
>
> So, please give me your recommendations.
>
> If it takes software we have to buy for the computer to keep this
device in
> synch..so be it.
>
> Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have. We really appreciate
> it..
>
> Rose & Jerry
> Las Vegas
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