On Sat, 2007-01-27 at 14:32 -0500, Kevin T. Neely wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, James Sparenberg wrote: > > > the community I'd be curious to know if I'm alone in the way I treat my noki. > > It is to me a palmtop not a PDA. I use it to increase my mobility and > > decrease my load, carrying it instead of a laptop. > > I'd say I use my 770 for (in no particular order) Web/RSS, Email, > MP3/Internet Radio the most. I usually, like now, ssh into my server with > osso-xterm for e-mail using pine or mutt, as wel as various other tasks. > The xterm has become way more usable since I got a mini keyboard. > > > I would most like to see a good contacts and calendar program with decent > syncing, as many on this list, as I think that is even more important for > a small laptop replacement. I have retired my palm because I see no > reason to carry it and my 770. If I did that, I might as well carry the > laptop. > > Because I do not see these apps forthcoming, and I am tired of > maintaining in multiple applications/computers, I have begun the process > of moving all my info to text files. I started this with the > Lifehacker.com todo.txt idea[1] and have been trudging forward ever since. > I have a good part of my address book in abook, and have begun keeping > finances in Ledger[2]. I am using 30boxes for calendaring, but combined > with a couple scripts to facilitate command-line manipulation and > text-viewing.[3] > > Along with the migration, I've begun using subversion for both file > redundancy nd replication across computers. I would love a subversion > client (command line okay) for maemo. Until then, I'll be setting up > rsync soon. Maybe I should have/ should still use unison. I'm not sure > though. Either way, though, it seems to me mixing the two could be > problematic. I guess we'll see. > > K > > [1] http://todotxt.com > [2] http://www.newartisans.com/ledger.html > [3] http://bulknews.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/30boxespl_how_i.html Kevin, I'm very interested in what you're doing because I use my 770 in similar ways. I'm curious to know as well why you chose to go the direction you did rather than contribute to an existing project? Since I have no programming experience I am locked into whatever is out there. I try to follow the developments of the software from various points to try and make educated choices, and I'm astounded at the large number of people working towards a common goal not working together? Please don't take this as an insult in any way. I am as frustrated as you are in the lack of complete apps available. Best Regards, -- Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net> http://petertheplumber.net
