Taking the PDA plunge

[Jason.Shein-V7Ve2fXh0sTQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org]

owner-tlug at ss.org wrote on 01/04/2007 12:04:47 PM:

> On Thu, 2007-04-01 at 09:54 -0500, Neil Watson wrote:
> > I'm almost half way though O'Reilly's 'Time Management for System
> > Administrators'.  It is true that I do not have a single organizer.  I
> > have calendars in both Outlook (at work) and Remind on my Linux server
> > at home.  I have no daily todo list.  Now I have to look at getting a
> > single calendar and todo list.  A PDA seems a logical choice as it has
> > the potential to allow me to sync to both Outlook and a Linux calendar
> > and todo application (korganize, remind, or other)?
> > 
> > My only PDA experience has been with with Blackberries.  They are not
> > Linux friendly.  What do the rest of you do to keep a single calendar
> > and todo list?
> > 
> 
> I use a palm t|x and like it; I wish it ran linux so the few remaining
> glitches could be worked out but I can live with it as is.  I couldn't
> sync over usb so do that via wireless network or infrared.  Both work
> flawlessly after a certain amount of configuration hassle.  pilot-link &
> the programs that depend on it  don't yet sync certain elements of the
> newer (os5) databases, e.g. the birthday field in addresses.  otherwise
> it's very good.  don't know whether kde apps sync better than the
> evolution/pilot-link combo?  I think jpilot may.
> 
> best,
> matt
> 
> -- 
> Matt Price
> History Dept
> University of Toronto
> matt.price at utoronto.ca

I use a TX as well, syncing via kpilot to kontact and it works flawlessly. 
Contacts, calendar, notes, and tasks all work fine.

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