I still use my Palm Treo 650.

December 7th, 2007 | by Jude |

The Palm IIIx was my first personal digital assistant. I used it to download news thru my PC using AvantGo, maintain my calendar and contacts by syncing with Outlook, securely store my passwords and keep a running inventory of my McFarlane Hockey Figure collection. After reading this article on Lifehacker about what people carry around in their Go Bag, I was surprised to find out that PDA’s are still very popular. The reason Palm and other PDA’s are so popular is they are a very simple and sturdy device that do a few simple tasks well.

Today I use a Palm Treo 650. Even though this is not the most current PDA, it does what I ask. Which are pretty much the same duties I asked my Palm IIIx to perform; maintain my contacts, store passwords, lists for shopping and tasks with the added features of a camera and playing media. I don’t even use the phone functionality anymore since the Verizon data plan is too expensive.

I’m excited about the relaunch of Palm and if I weren’t tied into a contract I’d give the Palm Centro a run. As long as the new devices do everything that the old versions did with the same reliability and maybe a few new features, I’ll be a happy camper.

Here is a list of my “must-have” Palm applications.

  • ezReset - Simplifies the Palm reset process. FREE
  • FileZ - File manager for the Palm OS. FREE
  • HandyShopper - Great program for managing any type of list. A little hard to find but still available for download. FREE
  • LEDOff - An application to manage that annoying flashing LED. Donationware
  • mVoice - Use your Palm as a voice recorder.
  • pTunes - Definite must have replacement for stock music player.
  • SafeInHand - Password manager software.
  • TCPMP - The core pocket media player allows you to play video files. FREE

Enjoy!

Jude