This is a bit off topic, but the company president is looking to buy a
hand held electronic scheduler/calendar. He will be using Outlook 2000 on
his desktop and would like something that will interface with OL 2000. I
would appreciate any suggestions from the list, since I am not
experienced in
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
OPINION:
Palm= Ancient garbage.
Pocket PC is a NASA Skunkworks device compared to a Palm.
BUT: Pocket PC is heavier, battery life is far shorter. If he is only doing simple stuff (text email) Palm might be the way to go.
Pocket PC Native:
Word
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
I
agree with Robert's assessment of Palm and Pocket PC (Pocket PC 2002 looks
pretty sweet from what I saw at MAC).
What
about a Blackberry? He can carry a fully functional copy of his Outlook
with him.
.02
more
-Jim
Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [
Drop the word 'Palm' and you'll be fine, :o)
Try Pocket PC.
HP Jornada
Compaq IPaq.
Casio BE-300
William
-Original Message-
From: John Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:43 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Palm Pilot Devices
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
However... there are tonnes more apps for the Palm...
:)
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
10:59To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm Pilot
Devices
I
agree with Robert&#
One bit of advice.. if you want it to sync with his exchange calendar
etc.. do not install the palm desktop..
Brent
-Original Message-
From: John Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 11 December 2001 08:43
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Palm Pilot Devices
This is a bit off
Pilot Devices
This is a bit off topic, but the company president is looking to buy a
hand held electronic scheduler/calendar. He will be using Outlook 2000 on
his desktop and would like something that will interface with OL 2000. I
would appreciate any suggestions from the list, since I am not
> -Original Message-
> From: John Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:43 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: Palm Pilot Devices
>
>
> This is a bit off topic, but the company president
> is looking to buy a
> hand held elec
-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject:RE: Palm Pilot Devices
The apps that come with any of the Palm devices should let you synch
with
OL2000 quite nicely.
I do it all the time, and I have a IIIxe.
-Original Message-
From: John Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
when
did blackberry become fully functional outlook. Can I now update my calendar and
setup a meeting with others?
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
12:59 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Sure...with the Wireless Calendar conduit in version 2.1 (I believe) of
the client software you can respond to meeting requests and update your
calendar.
-Jim
-Original Message-From: Ellery July
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11
Message-
From: John Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:43 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Palm Pilot Devices
This is a bit off topic, but the company president is looking to buy a
hand held electronic scheduler/calendar. He will be using Outlook 2000
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
ooops...forgot to paste in the link...
http://www.blackberry.net/solutions/calendar/index.shtml
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
3:29 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
No I
mean create a meeting request.
Either
way I have used a Blackberry and frankly hate then. The only tech item I have
come to hate. They are being sold via lots of
misinformation.
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
I
tried to initiate meeting requests and the BB people told me that they were
still working on it - yet sold me the product knowing I needed that. They also
lied to me about coverage area and monthly costs.
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
ked great.
Matt
- Original Message -
From: "Ellery July" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:30 PM
Subject: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
> Well I looked at these for organizational use and let
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
hmmm...sorry for your bad experience.
I've
never used one to initiate a meeting request (fortunately I don't go to many
meetings) but many of my users have done so without problems. Their
tech-support has been relatively good on the few occasions I
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Point of
order:
The "Skunkworks" were part of Lockheed Martin,
not NASA.
Just
thought you'd like to know.
-Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 1:50 PM
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
I did
know.
-Original Message-From: John Matteson
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
3:48 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm
Pilot Devices
Point of
order:
The "Skunkworks" we
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Oh we
didn't even go there!
Then
there's people who administer their exchange server using a terminal
services client on their pocketPC lounging in their cabin in the wilds
of Washington state
Can't
do that with a Blackberry.
-O
gt; Washington state
>
> Can't do that with a Blackberry.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Jim Holmgren
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:47 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
>
>
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
can't do a lot of things with a BB. I see
them as nothing more than a spiffy pager that saves cell time.
Matt
- Original Message -
From:
Lefkovics, William
To: MS-Exchange Admin
Issues
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:48
MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject:
RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Oh
we didn't even go there!
Then
there's people who administer their exchange server using a terminal
services client on their pocketPC lounging in their cabin in the
wilds of Washington state
Can
, William
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:48 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
>
>
> Oh we didn't even go there!
>
> Then there's people who administer their exchange
> server using a
>
Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm
Pilot Devices
You
forgot to add that i like to do that from the hot tub on the deck... : >
--Kevinm M, WLKMMAS, UCC+WCA, CKWSE, CKST,
HWPHHIICP
-Original Message-From: Lefkovics,
William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 20
ber 11, 2001
3:59 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm
Pilot Devices
You
forgot to add that i like to do that from the hot tub on the deck... : >
--Kevinm M, WLKMMAS, UCC+WCA, CKWSE, CKST,
HWPHHIICP
-Original Message-From: Lefkovics,
t;
|
| cc:
Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm Pilot
Devices
I
was setting you up for the neener neener neener punch.
Blackberry's were great, but they are no longer worth it, in my
opinion.
-Original Message-From: Kevin Miller
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, Decemb
Title: Message
From
my understanding, they are not so good in cold weather,
either.
Right,
Kevin?
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
1:05 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm Pilot
Devices
that's
min IssuesSubject: RE: Palm
Pilot Devices
that's all I need:
(L)user: "Hello MIS department? Yes I need a new pocketPC,
mine is broken - why didn't anyone tell me these aren't
waterproof!!"
-Original Message-From: Kevin Miller
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC
|
| Subject: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
|
>-
min IssuesSubject:
RE: Palm Pilot Devices
I
was setting you up for the neener neener neener punch.
Blackberry's were great, but they are no longer worth it, in my
opinion.
-Original Message-From: Kevin Miller
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
I
actually used my Jornada TC and wireless home system on Thanksgiving to change
something on my phone system server.
-Original Message-From: Lefkovics, William
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
2:48 PMTo: MS-Exchange
-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Palm Pilot Devices
From
my understanding, they are not so good in cold weather,
either.
Right, Kevin?
-Original Message-From: Jim Holmgren
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
1:05 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:15 PM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
My IPAQ hates the cold.. it has to sleep in the bag with me on hiking
trips...
--Kevinm M, WLKMMAS, UCC+WCA, CKWSE, CKST, HWPHHIICP
-Original Message-
From
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Thanks
for scaring me guys. I just ordered the server, BB software and 5
units. I will say this much though: I have talked to MANY IT people
and most of them swear that Blackberry is one of the greatest Email "toys" ever
invented. Guess
inm M, WLKMMAS, UCC+WCA, CKWSE, CKST,
HWPHHIICP
-Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 1:18 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Palm Pilot Devices
Thanks for scaring me guys. I just ordered the server, BB
sof
sage-
> From: Jim Holmgren
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:05 PM
> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
>
>
> that's all I need:
>
> (L)user: "Hello MIS department? Yes I need a new
&g
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
It is
a good e-mail toy. The other devices have just caught up and
surpassed.
-Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 2:18 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Palm Pilot
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Only
reason I didn't make a firm stance on Pocket PC 2002 was that Blackberry has the
"Push" technology. Executive staff demanded that they were pushed hot
messages immediately. With the Pocket PC and VPN they would have to
connect
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
Email
Toy are the important words.
-Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 3:18 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Palm Pilot Devices
Thanks for scaring me guys. I just
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
You'll be just fine. the BB is certainly not
a pocket pc. but it is a damn cool pager. and good for testing email
when on site with a client. one word of caution set them to vibrate so
they don't beep. And don't pull the quick draw routin
Title: Message
wellthat's justwrong
-Original Message-From: Lefkovics,
William [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 3:48 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Palm Pilot Devices
Oh
we didn't even go there!
Then
Title: Message
The
same would stand for PocketPC.
-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
1:05 PMTo: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE: Palm Pilot
Devices
Palm
Pilot w/celluar modem, Cisco VPN client, SSH client and
Title: Message
Very
good point !
-Original Message-From: Micciche, Robert
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December
11, 2001 16:26To: MS-Exchange Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Palm Pilot Devices
Only
reason I didn't make a firm stance on Pocket PC 2002 was
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-Original Message-
From: John Riley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:43 AM
To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues
Subject: Palm Pilot Devices
This is a bit off topic, but the company president is looking to buy a
hand held electronic
Title: RE: Palm Pilot Devices
The Blackberry is a great, easy to use, simple to
understand tool for sales drones and the like. I don't think I would
put it in the same class as a pocket PC, for most of the reasons spelled out in
this thread. It is not as multi-functional as a PocketP
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