Monday, March 4, 2002
A Tale of Two PIMs
Posted by Tycho Morgan in "ARTICLE" @ 06:06 PM
http://www.writingonyourpalm.net/column020304.htm
Jeff Kirvin, has posted a comparison article for the two new Pocket PC Power PIMS, Pocket Infomant 3 (yes we know that it has been released), and Developer One's Agenda Fusion. I believe Jeff Kirvin (I believe) misses the great Agenda screen and super powerful PIM software for Palm OS; not the stock applications, but the Datebk3/4 and ActionNames applications that some believe to rival the power of Outlook 2002 for the desktop. After more than a year, even I'll admit to missing this surprisingly useful feature.
"It's a familiar story. A PDA comes to market with a PIM that falls just short of organizational perfection. Third party developers pick up the ball and run with it, and the market seems to settle on two roughly equal front runners. One of these super-PIMs is chock full o' features, can file your taxes, land the space shuttle, etc., but it also tends to be cluttered, overly complex. The other super-PIM is smooth, polished and looks incredible. It can't do everything the other PIM does, but it's still much better than the default, and much easier to use than the competition"
"Agenda Fusion, like Action Names Datebook on PalmOS, seems to be slicker, more polished, better looking. Features like ClearType on every screen and the ability to use Today themes on Pocket PC 2002 devices seem aimed at making Agenda Fusion as pleasant as possible to use. Pocket Informant:3, like DateBk4 on PalmOS, is more utilitarian, more feature-packed, and more customizable. It lets you do what you want, how you want, as long as you're willing to put the thought into how to do that."
Jeff Kirvin, has posted a comparison article for the two new Pocket PC Power PIMS, Pocket Infomant 3 (yes we know that it has been released), and Developer One's Agenda Fusion. I believe Jeff Kirvin (I believe) misses the great Agenda screen and super powerful PIM software for Palm OS; not the stock applications, but the Datebk3/4 and ActionNames applications that some believe to rival the power of Outlook 2002 for the desktop. After more than a year, even I'll admit to missing this surprisingly useful feature.
"It's a familiar story. A PDA comes to market with a PIM that falls just short of organizational perfection. Third party developers pick up the ball and run with it, and the market seems to settle on two roughly equal front runners. One of these super-PIMs is chock full o' features, can file your taxes, land the space shuttle, etc., but it also tends to be cluttered, overly complex. The other super-PIM is smooth, polished and looks incredible. It can't do everything the other PIM does, but it's still much better than the default, and much easier to use than the competition"
"Agenda Fusion, like Action Names Datebook on PalmOS, seems to be slicker, more polished, better looking. Features like ClearType on every screen and the ability to use Today themes on Pocket PC 2002 devices seem aimed at making Agenda Fusion as pleasant as possible to use. Pocket Informant:3, like DateBk4 on PalmOS, is more utilitarian, more feature-packed, and more customizable. It lets you do what you want, how you want, as long as you're willing to put the thought into how to do that."
