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Daily Archives: October 18th, 2002

Revived

With the exception of today, I haven’t carried any sort of mobile technology (other than a pen and notebook) in about a month and a half. My problem was�and in many cases still is�that given the type of work I do and the situations that I have to do it in, using a Pocket PC [...]

Palm Markup Language: Marking Up and Licensing

Introduction
Perhaps you enjoy using the Palm (nee Peanut) Reader for reading books…but you might be wondering, how does it stand up for writers? As it turns out, pretty well. In this column, I will talk about how to translate a book into the Palm Markup Language (PML), and also run down the licenses [...]

Plan F From Outer Space

Check out David Berlind’s hilarious article detailing the pitfalls this journalist experienced trying to file his stories wireless via his Pocket PC at a recent trade show. Much as I love my T-Mobile, I think we’ve still got a ways to go before wireless, digital writing moves to normal from fringe.

The Consumer Market Doesn’t Matter, Redux

I read an interesting article this morning about Pocket PC rollouts for enterprise use. As wireless becomes more ubiquitous, Windows CE-based devices have massive advantages for vertical applications. UPS, Coke and Pepsi have all recently committed themselves to using Pocket PCs for workflow automation.

Even if Palm keeps 50-80% of the consumer retail market, will that [...]