Saturday, November 30, 2002
Not Using a Pocket PC
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 08:00 AM
As I mentioned yesterday, I sent my XDA off to get an upgrade to 128 MB of RAM. Today, rather than load up my HP 565, I thought I'd try something that I haven't done in three years - I went a day without a Pocket PC. The results? It was...interesting.
First I went to get my hair cut - I was stuck waiting, and normally I'd take the time to play a game of Snails. Instead I was stuck reading a six month old copy of Teen People with Justin Timberlake on the cover. 8O After that I was off to the bank, where once again I was waiting in line. Normally I'd check my email with the XDA. Instead, I was stuck staring at the walls. :? What I wouldn't have given to read some Sci-Fi channel news through AvantGo.
As I was standing in line, I got the idea for this post - but rather than being able to whip out the Pocket PC and jot down some notes (or use the voice recorder), I had to <gasp> remember it! Anyone who knows me understands that I have practically no short term memory, so it's a miracle I remembered the concept for this post. And it's a good thing I recently started wearing a watch, or I would have had no clue what time it was - let alone know if I had any appointments (thankfully I didn't!).
Sometimes I wonder if I need a Pocket PC so badly because I have ADD, or if the rest of the world doesn't know what it's missing. What about you? What's the biggest thing you miss when you go without your Pocket PC?
First I went to get my hair cut - I was stuck waiting, and normally I'd take the time to play a game of Snails. Instead I was stuck reading a six month old copy of Teen People with Justin Timberlake on the cover. 8O After that I was off to the bank, where once again I was waiting in line. Normally I'd check my email with the XDA. Instead, I was stuck staring at the walls. :? What I wouldn't have given to read some Sci-Fi channel news through AvantGo.
As I was standing in line, I got the idea for this post - but rather than being able to whip out the Pocket PC and jot down some notes (or use the voice recorder), I had to <gasp> remember it! Anyone who knows me understands that I have practically no short term memory, so it's a miracle I remembered the concept for this post. And it's a good thing I recently started wearing a watch, or I would have had no clue what time it was - let alone know if I had any appointments (thankfully I didn't!).
Sometimes I wonder if I need a Pocket PC so badly because I have ADD, or if the rest of the world doesn't know what it's missing. What about you? What's the biggest thing you miss when you go without your Pocket PC?
