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Is there a way to connect (syncronize) a Pocket PC to a MAC?

Thankx

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[mattmarshall]

not yet. coming soon:
www.pocketmac.net

[runenfool]

I usually recommend avoiding one of those devices unless you absolutely need some feature only found on one. Palms work much better for what 90 percent of the people use them for - thus their very large market share.

[JFischel]

Originally posted by runenfool:
<STRONG>I usually recommend avoiding one of those devices unless you absolutely need some feature only found on one. Palms work much better for what 90 percent of the people use them for - thus their very large market share.</STRONG>

I'm not trying to start a flame war...But, since we're going out on a limb. I'd recommend the iPaq if you want one. I find that my PocketPC outperforms my old Visor Prism by light years. The screen is way better, the processor much faster...Plus, as horrible as it sounds, and it's a fact, that most people's offices are Outlook / Exchange based. Thusly and so forth and so on, the combo of the PocketPC and your Wintel machine works very well without the need for 3rd party translation software (QuickOffice for instance.) Plus, you can put Linux on your iPaq...And when PocketMac is ready it'll sync with your Mac just like it was connected to a Wintel.

Regards,

Josh

[michaelb]

PocketPC completely reproduces the essential essence of Microsoft Windows in a handheld device.

Which is exactly why I use a Palm m505!


Seriously, they're different beasts, suited to different tasks. PocketPC has a kitchen-sink, let's-shrink-Windows-into-a-handheld approach, while Palm has a bare-bones, zen-like simplicity.

An equivalent Palm app usually takes exactly half the taps that a PocketPC app takes to achieve something. But PocketPC devices offer 100+ Mhz of power to run more sophisticated, desktop-like applications.

So it really boils down to what you want to do:

If you want to organize your life on a very slick little device, use a few of the 10,000 Palm apps around, make and read eBooks, and store the odd photo or two, something like the Palm m505 would be ideal.

If you can put up with a bulkier unit that would let you transfer PDFs, browse web pages, run more desktop-like apps such as PocketWord, and dazzle your nerd friends with 30 sec clips from Star Wars, an HP or Compaq iPaq is your thing.

But don't listen to me, let Steve show you around:

Steve Jobs on Palm

Thanx for the replies. I think the only two things that I look for in a handheld device are (in order of importance):

- Hand Writing recognition: Yeap, Palm devices have grafitti, but it is not real hand writing recognition, it's just a series of symbols wich can be used as inputs. They are usefull and accurate, but I would like to enter data as fast as I write. I would like a handheld in which I could store all my academic notes, and so get ride of all my paper notes.

- Listen music: This is not a primary issue for me, but listening music on your device could be nice. Some Palm handhelds have that feature: Palm m10x Porteson Mp3 player, springboard modules for Visor handhelds, and Sony Clie MP3 player, an add-on which seems to me to be the best choise.

Do you know about a software who improves hand writing recognition designed for Palm OS?

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[JFischel]

The iPaq (PocketPC 2002) has several different options for input...predictive, block, and a few other options similar to the Palm. As far as the music goes, my iPaq has a headphone jack built in. You can throw mp3s right onto the system and play them.

I totally agree that it's the right tool for the job. And for me, I do a lot of work on Wintel systems, I use Macs exclusively at home. But I found the integration between my office desktop and my handheld to be better with PocketPC versus Palm OS.

Regards,

Josh