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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>TuneLab Pocket has a “close”
menu item that – unlike the “X” in the corner –
actually closes out the program. That is a real help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#000099" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>David M. Porritt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>PianoTonix<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 18, 2006
8:58 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: New PDA</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#000099" face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>I bought the Dell X50v about 1.5
years ago. It's currently outdated. It cannot run the latest version of Windows
Mobile (in part because Dear Microsoft changed hardware requirements.) For a
brief time, Dell had an upgrade to WinMob 5 for my X50v, but then retracted it
(thankfully before I spent the bucks) because they learned that "it worked
for a little while, then it didn't work any more" (tech speak from Dell
"Tech Support" (i.e. "Help Desk")).<br>
<br>
That said, I'm fairly satisfied with it. It's the only Dell product I've ever
owned. Support (as just mentioned) is spotty. <br>
<br>
I'm responding because I'd like to clarify something about PDA's. They are
actually "always on", unless the battery dies. When you press the off
button, all that does is turn the display off. The OS and all your data are in
volatile memory which requires constant electron excitementation... unless you
save to the much slower (but also usually much larger) card. That's why
you have to reinstall PRCT etc when (not IF) you battery dies and your 1/2 hour
backup battery expires as well.<br>
<br>
I've heard a suggestion which seems to help battery life significantly. Turn
down the screen brightness to the dimmest level that you can comfortably use.
Operative word is "comfortably". It's not worth having a
battery if you can't see the screen! Reducing processor speed should help
too, but I've found that my PRCT doesn't work as well as I'd like at less than
top speed. <br>
<br>
Also, I think it's a good idea to have "Switcher Bar" active... I
always use it to verify that PRCT is stopped before I start a new tuning with
it.<br>
<br>
Paul</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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