[pianotech] PDA for tuning software

[Will Truitt]

To Terry, Mike, Phil, Robert, and John:

To each of you thanks for your contributions.  I appreciate the heads up on
the Palm software, so that makes it a deal breaker, and I will proceed with
the purchase of the HP Ipaq 111, given the hearty endorsement of a couple of
you.  

Will

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of John Dorr
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:30 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] PDA for tuning software

Will,

First -- thanks for answering my queries about the details of your piano
truck 
jacking method.  Clear as a bell now.

Quid Pro Quo :  I use a Dell Axim.  I think they're still available, and 
certainly available on eBay.  I've been satisfied with it.  I ALSO have 
installed Tunelab on my "smartphone", an HTC PPC6800 that I got through 
Alltel.  (I DO have permission to install the software on both)

I prefer the PDA over the phone only because the screen is a little larger
and 
because it saves the phone battery a bit, though I think I COULD tune and
talk 
on the phone all day with the smartphone.  Worst case scenario, battery
wise, 
is that I'd be charging with the car charger (12V) between appointments, but
I 
doubt it would be necessary.

Occasionally my PDA battery has been dead, or I haven't brought it with me
or 
some such, and I've just used the phone.  And I can use the phone on the
same 
PDA holder (I built my own for about $9.00), because I used velcro on the
back 
of each device.

Either way is good, but if you've got older, weakening eyes like me, I like 
the PDA's larger screen.

John Dorr
Helena, MT


Sender: "Will Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net>
Subject: [pianotech] PDA for tuning software
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:04:01 -0500
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>

To all:

  

I am getting ready in the next day or so to buy a PDA on which to install 
TuneLab and go electronic in my tuning for the first time.  I am looking at 
the  HP IPAQ 111 and the Palm TX, both in the $300 range.  I know this has 
been covered recently, but I cannot access the archives.  Any
recommendations 
from users of these products on the list - the good, bad, and ugly?

  

Thanks in advance for your advice.

  

Will Truitt