I've been a diehard user of the Palm for the past eight years. I've had 4 Palms, from the IIIc to my current Tungsten T2. It was great for research, even nicer now for storing JPEG photos coming from my handphone.
However, it has been a challenge to keep my patience when my Graffiti writing system can't tell a 't' stroke from the 'h' stroke after 4 tries--and no, it isn't the protective film barrier messing up the system. I've resorted to writing in longhand on the Writing Pad apps, just to speed things up. Very embarrasing when someone says you can copy their longhand notes from their trusty paper pad, while you struggle to complete the spelling of a single word on the silver screen.
With this irritation, I've been using Palmy (as I call my Tungsten) less for notes and more for taking down my schedule. But with the demands of realty work, I've started thinking of alternative gadgets. Like the Tablet PC. Agazzeri's Blog gives 10 sharp reasons why:
- Use Microsoft's most advance Operating System (Windows XP Tablet PC)
- Extend the way you work with your PC
- Work from anywhere with the most Mobile PC ever.
- Take your notes electronically
- Collaborate easily and effectively (but this is true of any mobile gadget equipped with Wi-fi, I'd say)
- Personalize your experience.
- Extend your applications with digital ink handwriting.
- Deploy and manage easily.
- Provide a global business solution.
- Get high levels of protection for critical data.
I guess this is an over-specification if you just need to file the recipe cards, grocery list, or the kid's practice sheets. But it becomes a rapid way to organize profit-generating data when you can convert your scribbles ASAP into the system, and electronically organize the different data into an integrated information system.
Of course, the set-back is the price: Php 90,000 to 120,000 for such a device makes me think I have to sell millions to justify this purchase! Other than that, the Tablet PC isn't such a bitter pill to swallow, is it?
What do you use to organize your home and business information systems?
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Sure, you can do what you described using a Tablet PC. You should also be able to use it for your dissertation. Check out software applications like ActiveWords, Mindjet Mindmanager, Agilix GoBinder or Franklin Covey PlanPlus for Windows XP. All of these could be helpful for helping you organize your course work.
Check out http://www.studenttabletpc.com/ for tips from students.
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