<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> <P>Does it matter if the Window Mobile is the 2003 release or the newer= 5.0 release?</P> <P>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Leonard ..." <LDEBEER@GMAIL.COM><BR>To: "An = open list for piano technicians" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 1/14/= 2006 5:01:27 AM<BR>Subject: Re: PDAs, was RE: Last Minute Cancellations= ?<BR><BR> <DIV align=left>David and List</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am always learning from this list, so I am glad to be able to fi= nally make a contribution.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you are considering either RCT or TuneLab, the pocket PC must h= ave Windows Mobile as the OS.  Also, at least with RCT a screen si= ze of 240x320 pixels is required. (Some screens are square)  = The best suggestion that I can make is to go to the RCT and TuneLa= b web sites and look at their minimum requirements, because even i= f you do not want to get either one of the two right now, you may = want to be able to install it in the future. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Windows for the Pocket PC is easy enough to learn to use, so = switching from a Palm PDA to a Pocket PC should be an easy tr= ansition.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I recently got a iQue M5 by Garmin.  It doubles as a GPS devi= ce, with the ability to map directly from MS Outlook con= tacts.  It runs on Windows Mobile 2003.  It works well with R= CT.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Leonard de Beer</DIV> <DIV>Northern Virginia<BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/14/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>= <A href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A></B> <<A h= ref="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN= > <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px= 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><FONT face=Arial color== #000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ditto on the appointment times.  I use it for contacts, too.&= nbsp; With Active Sync, you can choose which files you want to synchron= ize.  I also have my map program in there, and the new version of = Mapopolis is pretty cool.  It has a step-by-step voice directions = option. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I use an IPAQ 2415.  The display vivid and easy to = read.  I use Tunelab on mine, and it works fine.  It is house= d in a waterproof case I bought to ensure that it doesn't suffer the sa= me fate as my last one--an unscheduled bath in a client's toilet. </DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV><SPAN class=q> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/13/2006 9:50:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, <= A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mail= to:john@formsmapiano.com" target=_blank>john@formsmapiano.com</A> wri= tes:</DIV></SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Ar= ial color=#000080 size=2><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><= SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN c= lass=q> <P><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'm pondering going from my anc= ient Palm V to a Pocket PC device.   I'd like to have a color= display for easier reading (I know new Palms have color).   = Would any of you using Pocket PCs and Palms give me some feedback?&nbsp= ;  The Pocket PC enables me to buy Cybertuner or TuneLab in the fu= ture when I'm so feeble I can't lift my SAT III... </SPAN></FONT></P></= SPAN> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size== 3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, = California</SPAN></FONT>David,</P></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=q> <P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What are the main things you want= to do with a PDA? I use a Palm Tungsten T3, syncing with MS Outlook fo= r appointment times, directions, etc. Pretty versatile, lots of softwar= e available for many different things. You can do Excel, Word, PDF, and= other common files with the Palm OS. For instance, I use my Palm to lo= g mileage directly into Excel, then it syncs with the home computer. </= SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since I'm used to the Palm interf= ace, I don't know if I would get a PocketPC. Having RCT or Verituner on= a PDA is tempting, but since I purchased the VT box in 2004, I'm not s= pending another c. $1200 just to have it in a smaller package. </SPAN><= /FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 1= 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John Formsma</SPAN></FONT></P></S= PAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2>Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl = Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExt= Link(window,event,this)" href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/" target== _blank>http://dstahlpiano.net/ </A></U></FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE= ></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>