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Re: Diary Usage Poll (WAS) Re: enhanced diary mode?
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Alan Shutko |
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Re: Diary Usage Poll (WAS) Re: enhanced diary mode? |
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Mon, 04 Nov 2002 22:07:59 GMT |
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David Masterson <dmaster@synopsys.com> writes:
> Could you be a bit more specific as to why? Isn't there a BBDB to
> Palm synchronizer out there (somewhere...)?
Few reasons:
* I am near my laptop nearly all the time. I had stopped carrying
around my Palm when I wasn't, since it was generally a pain.
* I was sick of the lack of coordination with the programs I normally
use. For example, I was keeping a second addressbook in bbdb to be
able to mail people easily. I also was keeping a second copy of
phone numbers in my cell phone.
* There is a SyncBBDB, but it only works with PilotManager. I
switched from PilotManager long ago because I hated it. ISTR some
stability issues, which may have been corrected, but certainly it
didn't sync well with any calendar programs I liked.
* I disliked the limitations of the Palm calendar. When I found
myself running M-x holidays to update the Palm, I figured I needed
to change.
Now, I do everything within Emacs. When I need info and am away from
my computer, I carry a small Circa[1] and a fountain pen. I can
print my calendar into pages sized for the notebook. I haven't
bothered with BBDB info yet, although it's on the list, since my
phone has all that stuff. (Still no way to sync the phone.)
Otherwise, I don't carry anything around, and I don't feel bad about
having this piece of electronics I never actually use. (Instead, I
gave it to my mom.)
Anything the Emacs solutions don't do that I want, I just fix. Makes
it happy that way.
Footnotes:
[1] http://www.levenger.com, sorry, couldn't figure out the deep link.
--
Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> - In a variety of flavors!
"I dunno how you guys walk around with those things." (Elaine)
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