1. Glad you're enjoying Quick News! We've gotten quite a bit of feedback on the 1.0x versions, and we're working on a new version that offers quite a few improvements. Easier feed deletion is one of these. If you shoot me an email, I can send you a beta.

Thanks for the input!

Ben Gottlieb
Lead Developer, Quick News

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Ben Gottlieb

2. Marc,

Give the built in Calendar application a full test run before making a switch over. PalmOne has finally added some of the missing pieces to Calendar that make it my preferred choice today. In previous versions of Calendar, the built-in app did not account for timezones and meeting attendees. Because of the timezone deficiency, I began to rely on DateBk5. So much of my week tended to evolve from timezone to timezone. PalmOne fixed this with the 650 (my guess is that the Activesync feature required it, although other Palm users tell me that this was 'fixed' with the Tungsten E). ActiveSync was probably the driving force behind adding the Attendees field for appointments. Now I can see who else is invited to a particular conference call or meeting. Plus I can schedule in other timezones, all without eating up valuable memory with a secondary application.

The memory issue is especially a problem with the new Agendus. That thing is huge! It offers all kinds of funky functionality, but I found myself being bogged down with the added functions. If I had to choose, KeySuite is the better choice amongst the addon PIMs.

KeySuite was my chosen solution for a period of time when my cross timezone travel had dropped significantly. Without a doubt KeySuite's tight integration with outlook makes it a winner. I liked the fact that I could sync multiple calendars, task lists, etc. This allowed me to carry around calendars of my colleagues, while disconnected. That was cool, but the ability to sync wirelessly was the biggest weakness of that solution.

Ulitmately I chose the default application because of Activesync. Since KeySuite relies on a different storage mechanism than the standard palm apps, you cannot Activesync the KeySuite Calendar with a MS Exchange Server. This is a real bummer for those of us who have sync capability with Exchange 2003

You are correct in saying the Agenda view in the Calendar App is not as good as similar views in Agendus or KeySuite. For me, however, the added functionality in PalmOne Calendar makes it nearly perfect.

As for other apps, the 650's Contacts application is in need of a major overhaul in the look and feel department. Tasks could be better as well. Ultimately, I've decided to stay with the base apps, after much experimenting, mainly due to efficiency.


Anyway, I'm sure you'll have some good geek fun testing the latest Palm stuff out there! I can't wait to hear what you find to be your best fit.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Nitin

3. I'd be interested in hearing about things such as phone reception and battery life.

How do you like the keyboard. It seemed a little small when I played with it in the store.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Fred Beiderbecke

4. I'm a Treo 650 newbie also (just switched to Cingular from Verizon), and a heavy previous Clie user. The two new apps I've found that make the Treo better as a phone are TAKEphONE and 2day, both by Shimon Shnitzer http://www.shsh.com.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Tim Droz

5. Marc, I have the Treo 600 running SnapperMail, and it works great. I connect to an IMAP server in the US for receiving mail, and send mail through an SMTP server in the UK. Everything works seamlessly with my desktop setup (yes, it's a Mac). I particularly like the SnapperMail option for storing mail sent on the Treo in the IMAP server's Sent file. Very cool, highly recommended.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Michael Sampson

6. In case anyone wants to read them, I also posted my Treo 650 first impressions recently.

http://www.figby.com/archives/2005/04/20/treo-650-first-impressions-part-i/

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Michael Moncur

7. I just sold mine.

I loved the 650, but had other issues with the constant availability of email.

http://robbushway.blogspot.com/2005/05/sold-my-treo-650.html

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Rob Bushway

8. Hi Marc, I enjoy your website and your podcast with James Kendrick. I have started using a Treo 600 and found something wierd by accident today. When I have the headset on and I blow into the microphone, it hangs up. It only seems to work with the headset and not with the built-in mic. Strange.

Yen

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Yen Chow

9. Glad you're enjoying Quick News! We've gotten quite a bit of feedback on the 1.0x versions, and we're working on a new version that offers quite a few improvements. Easier feed deletion is one of these. If you shoot me an email, I can send you a beta.

Thanks for the input!

Ben Gottlieb
Lead Developer, Quick News

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Ben Gottlieb

10. Marc,

Give the built in Calendar application a full test run before making a switch over. PalmOne has finally added some of the missing pieces to Calendar that make it my preferred choice today. In previous versions of Calendar, the built-in app did not account for timezones and meeting attendees. Because of the timezone deficiency, I began to rely on DateBk5. So much of my week tended to evolve from timezone to timezone. PalmOne fixed this with the 650 (my guess is that the Activesync feature required it, although other Palm users tell me that this was 'fixed' with the Tungsten E). ActiveSync was probably the driving force behind adding the Attendees field for appointments. Now I can see who else is invited to a particular conference call or meeting. Plus I can schedule in other timezones, all without eating up valuable memory with a secondary application.

The memory issue is especially a problem with the new Agendus. That thing is huge! It offers all kinds of funky functionality, but I found myself being bogged down with the added functions. If I had to choose, KeySuite is the better choice amongst the addon PIMs.

KeySuite was my chosen solution for a period of time when my cross timezone travel had dropped significantly. Without a doubt KeySuite's tight integration with outlook makes it a winner. I liked the fact that I could sync multiple calendars, task lists, etc. This allowed me to carry around calendars of my colleagues, while disconnected. That was cool, but the ability to sync wirelessly was the biggest weakness of that solution.

Ulitmately I chose the default application because of Activesync. Since KeySuite relies on a different storage mechanism than the standard palm apps, you cannot Activesync the KeySuite Calendar with a MS Exchange Server. This is a real bummer for those of us who have sync capability with Exchange 2003

You are correct in saying the Agenda view in the Calendar App is not as good as similar views in Agendus or KeySuite. For me, however, the added functionality in PalmOne Calendar makes it nearly perfect.

As for other apps, the 650's Contacts application is in need of a major overhaul in the look and feel department. Tasks could be better as well. Ultimately, I've decided to stay with the base apps, after much experimenting, mainly due to efficiency.


Anyway, I'm sure you'll have some good geek fun testing the latest Palm stuff out there! I can't wait to hear what you find to be your best fit.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Nitin

11. I'd be interested in hearing about things such as phone reception and battery life.

How do you like the keyboard. It seemed a little small when I played with it in the store.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Fred Beiderbecke

12. I'm a Treo 650 newbie also (just switched to Cingular from Verizon), and a heavy previous Clie user. The two new apps I've found that make the Treo better as a phone are TAKEphONE and 2day, both by Shimon Shnitzer http://www.shsh.com.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Tim Droz

13. Marc, I have the Treo 600 running SnapperMail, and it works great. I connect to an IMAP server in the US for receiving mail, and send mail through an SMTP server in the UK. Everything works seamlessly with my desktop setup (yes, it's a Mac). I particularly like the SnapperMail option for storing mail sent on the Treo in the IMAP server's Sent file. Very cool, highly recommended.

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Michael Sampson

14. In case anyone wants to read them, I also posted my Treo 650 first impressions recently.

http://www.figby.com/archives/2005/04/20/treo-650-first-impressions-part-i/

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Michael Moncur

15. I just sold mine.

I loved the 650, but had other issues with the constant availability of email.

http://robbushway.blogspot.com/2005/05/sold-my-treo-650.html

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Rob Bushway

16. Hi Marc, I enjoy your website and your podcast with James Kendrick. I have started using a Treo 600 and found something wierd by accident today. When I have the headset on and I blow into the microphone, it hangs up. It only seems to work with the headset and not with the built-in mic. Strange.

Yen

Posted at 6:20AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Yen Chow