PC-Centric to PDA-Centric... Thoughts?

[CodeTRUCKER]

Hi,

I have been re-evaluating my PC-Centric lifestyle and have done a fair amount of reading on the subject of cutting the umbilical and becoming PDA-Centric, specifically, BlackBerry-Centric.  I am particularly interested in anyone that has tried this with the BlackBerry, but I welcome all input.

I can't cut myself off completely (Adobe PhotoShop, SoundScape, etc.), but I am wanting to ween myself off my PC as much as practicable.

Given this post, my vote should be obvious.  

Fair winds,
 -CT

[scancode]

I have been re-evaluating my PC-Centric lifestyle and have done a fair amount of reading on the subject of cutting the umbilical and becoming PDA-Centric, specifically, BlackBerry-Centric.  I am particularly interested in anyone that has tried this with the BlackBerry, but I welcome all input. 

-CodeTRUCKER (August 30, 2009, 12:52 PM)

I became Netbook-Centric, and I don't dare leave my room without my EeePC 

Tried a BB8100 and an iPhone, and they're definitely not for me. Back to my trusty Motorola Craphone

[rjbull]

I've been using my Palm T3 a lot over the last year.  Useful for alarms/reminders on the go, and for contacts, as well as shopping lists (HandyShopper).   Occasionally use calculator, units converter, memos, rarely anything else.  One of the great things about it is I turn it on, and full power is immediately there.  No waiting for the OS to boot up, anti-malware updates, etc, etc.  Bliss after a corporate (or home) PC.

Most of the salesmen and managers where I used to work had BlackBerries, but I'm not sure how much it was because BBs are genuinely useful, or because BBs are this week's must-have accessory.  But some of them did seem to use their BBs an awful lot for email.

[CodeTRUCKER]

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Most of the salesmen and managers where I used to work had BlackBerries, but I'm not sure how much it was because BBs are genuinely useful, or because BBs are this week's must-have accessory.  But some of them did seem to use their BBs an awful lot for email.

-rjbull (August 30, 2009, 01:12 PM)

Hi rjbull,
I worked on BB Tech Support Tier 2 for two-years at Nextel/Sprint.  If you ever get curious about the BB, just PM me and I'll be glad to let you in on some major time-savers and BB in general.  No proselytizing, just a friendly chat!
Fair winds,
 -CT

[cyberdiva]

I'm both PDA-centric (PalmTX) and PC-centric.  Guess that makes me an ellipse  .  When I'm at home, I'm definitely PC-centric.  Why would I want to use a 4" screen when I can use one that's 19"?  But when I'm out, my TX is always with me.  It has my datebook, calendar, contacts, dictionaries (French-English, German-English, and Spanish-English), my Scrabble and BlackJack games, and lots more.  Of course, if there's free wi-fi, the TX also lets me read my email and surf the Web.  And for long airplane rides, I've put some full-length movies on my TX.

I suspect that eventually the TX will give way to a netbook, but I'm waiting until Windows 7 is out and battery life is even more extended than it is now.