One word --LifeDrive. Seems like it should be two words, but on the Palm box it is undoubtably crammed together as one word. Today's random thoughts are focused on the awe inspiring Palm Life Drive. Yes, I am doing a review for my very first Diva post. I am in love with the LifeDrive.
I am pretty savvy when it comes to computers. But, alas, it took me years to figure out why my Handspring Visor Platinum kept dropping my info every time the battery ran down. When I finally discovered that it lacked Flash Memory, I decided that I couldn't live without a new one. So, I did the obligitory research. Using www.pcworld.com , www.consumerreports.com, and www.amazon.com . I narrowed it down to the Dell Axim 53v and Palm LifeDrive. I actually went to the mall to hold the Dell (they have a Dell stand.) I went to Comp USA to check out the LD (hey, it was Black Friday, Best Buywas too crowded.)
The LD won out by a LANDSLIDE. It is the first handheld/PDA to have a hard drive on it. The hard drive is 3.85GB, so obviously it felt more substantial. It isn't shirt pocket sized, but it easily fits into my pants pocket (I love to put it in my pants on vibrate mode ;) [J/K there is no vibrate mode]) and it fits well into my purse. It has a nice sized screen. It also has a great pop-up stylus. Its a silver grey color, which is fine. It has a USB and recharging cord with it. It also has a headphone jack on the bottom of the unit. It runs Palm Garnet 5.4 I think (techno geeks, correct me if I'm wrong, and I'll change it.)
It has great features like an MP3 player (I am currently trying to find a LEGAL MP3 of Marilyn Manson's "Sweet Dreams" [WHY do I have a crush on him? That seems freaky.]) You can put WMA's on it with an upgrade to the PTunes program. You can also store TONS of great pics on it. I really like this feature b/c I can look at my nudie pictures of hot guys when DH isn't looking (if only it really had a vibrate mode, it could do it all.) You can download ebooks to it through eReader (which is included.) It also has a hard drive mode that you can use to store/back-up files on your concuter (no that's not a typo, that's what my 3yo, Lauren, calls it.) You can also back-up your LD (LifeDrive--aren't I just a Rachel Ray??) to the HD on your computer, then transfer the files to the hard drive of the LD in lu (or is it loo?) of Hot Synching. You can surf the net with it, IF you have access to wireless internet. I haven't been able to download e-mails from my computer (non-wirelessly) yet using the included and buggy Versamail, but I think I will eventually figure it out.
Speaking of buggy, the other problem I had with this thing was getting it to download my Outlook Calendar. I went to my favorite webboard--http://www.organizedhome.com/forums.html (where I post as smiling1809) and one of the Palm savvy chicas there directed me to the best Palm forum around (they also have other PDA forums) http://discussion.brighthand.com/palmhandhelds/ There aren't many girls there (that's probably what makes it so functional) but the guys there are pretty eager to help out. I was able to fix the problem. It turns out that you can't leave recurring events without an end date. Anyway, they helped me fix that problem. It also has a lag from the time you activate a program until it opens. That can be fixed with a program called Shark Chache-http://www.ludustech.com/sharkcache . It sells for $10.00. Other than those issues, I haven't had problems, but I've also only had it for a week. There are plenty of people who have had problems with it, but so far, my unit has been great.
Anyway, I know that starting with a tech review makes me seem more like a nerd than a diva, but oh well.
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