Comments on: Today Screen Update: iLauncher 3.0 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2006/09/21/today-screen-update-ilauncher-30/ The journey of a reluctant writer Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jeff http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2006/09/21/today-screen-update-ilauncher-30/#comment-263 jeff Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:23:09 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2006/09/21/today-screen-update-ilauncher-30/#comment-263 Definitely. That's one of the things I love about my Pocket PC. I don't have to constantly screw with it. In fact, right now the ONLY Today plugins I'm running that aren't stock are BTAudioToday (redirects the headphone audio to BT) and Resco Explorer. Other than that and a few choice apps (Audible, Pocket Player, eReader, etc.) my device is bare bones and fast. Definitely. That’s one of the things I love about my Pocket PC. I don’t have to constantly screw with it. In fact, right now the ONLY Today plugins I’m running that aren’t stock are BTAudioToday (redirects the headphone audio to BT) and Resco Explorer. Other than that and a few choice apps (Audible, Pocket Player, eReader, etc.) my device is bare bones and fast.

]]> By: Rob_T http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2006/09/21/today-screen-update-ilauncher-30/#comment-262 Rob_T Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:40:29 +0000 http://www.jeffkirvin.net/2006/09/21/today-screen-update-ilauncher-30/#comment-262 Jeff, What are your thoughts on the following. As a former Palm user, do you find the comments below to be true? I have been a Palm OS user for several years, starting with a IIIe and now with a 700p. I have a lot of 3rd party software on the device and several hacks. My friend just bought a WM PPC 6700 and I got a chance to take a good look at it. The thing that impressed me most is what it does out of the box. With my Treo I have added Fontsmoother, PalmRevolt, upgraded Docs to Go and Pocket Tunes, and added ZLauncher (not to mention Chatter). This is just to get it to a basic device that does what I need it to do. It seems that, other than adding something like the free version of TCPMP and adding a 3rd party app like iLauncher 3, I could use a WM device as is. Docs to Go just came out with another update ($30.00) today. I know I don't have to buy it (but I probably will). You don't need to keep paying for pocket Word or Excel on a WM device. You don't need to add an additional e-mail app. I guess I'm saying that although I like Palm OS, it takes a lot more tweaks (and $) to get it where you want it to be. Jeff,

What are your thoughts on the following. As a former Palm user, do you find the comments below to be true?

I have been a Palm OS user for several years, starting with a IIIe and now with a 700p.

I have a lot of 3rd party software on the device and several hacks.

My friend just bought a WM PPC 6700 and I got a chance to take a good look at it.

The thing that impressed me most is what it does out of the box. With my Treo I have added Fontsmoother, PalmRevolt, upgraded Docs to Go and Pocket Tunes, and added ZLauncher (not to mention Chatter). This is just to get it to a basic device that does what I need it to do.

It seems that, other than adding something like the free version of TCPMP and adding a 3rd party app like iLauncher 3, I could use a WM device as is.

Docs to Go just came out with another update ($30.00) today. I know I don’t have to buy it (but I probably will). You don’t need to keep paying for pocket Word or Excel on a WM device. You don’t need to add an additional e-mail app.

I guess I’m saying that although I like Palm OS, it takes a lot more tweaks (and $) to get it where you want it to be.

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