If I remember correctly, this is not how most people did this. Most would enter in their information on a computer (or it was already in there), and then they’d sync it to their PDA. If someone wrote in their PDA, it was for something quick. And it certainly didn’t take a day to learn how to erase or do punctuation. Two minutes at most. The only difficult part was writing fast enough with the little stick. It was a big deal (to me) to use my fingers to type on a touch keyboard.
Hello Cathy friends! Happy Thursday! Have a great day, all!
I can sympathize with Cathy – the operating systems for modern personal devices are definitely not designed for intuitive use. I often get quite frustrated and have to rely on Google to answer my wife’s questions on how to user her phone.
I managed to skip the small screen devices right up to a couple of years ago. To take full advantage of a Walt Disney World vacation you need a smart phone so I gave in and purchased the larger screen iPhone. However I now also have to carry around my extra eyes so I can read the screen. Sometimes this getting old is no fun.
Thursday! It is downhill to the weekend. Enjoy the ride.
For me, when it works, it’s the former. When I want to fling it against the wall in frustration, it’s the latter. Ha. I’ve seen both extremes of that coin, for sure.
I well remember learning Graffiti on my Palm Pilot. https://en.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Graffiti_(Palm_OS) . There was even a Space-Invaders-type game you could practice with. Eventually, as I went through my Palms, I got a Tungsten E2 with a Bluetooth keyboard.
Purple People Eater 6 months ago
It takes a lot of time to learn how to use time-saving devices.
karlykru Premium Member 6 months ago
Time- saving is an oxymoron and Cathy is getting a very expensive lesson!
lightenup Premium Member 6 months ago
If I remember correctly, this is not how most people did this. Most would enter in their information on a computer (or it was already in there), and then they’d sync it to their PDA. If someone wrote in their PDA, it was for something quick. And it certainly didn’t take a day to learn how to erase or do punctuation. Two minutes at most. The only difficult part was writing fast enough with the little stick. It was a big deal (to me) to use my fingers to type on a touch keyboard.
Hello Cathy friends! Happy Thursday! Have a great day, all!
hendelca Premium Member 6 months ago
I can sympathize with Cathy – the operating systems for modern personal devices are definitely not designed for intuitive use. I often get quite frustrated and have to rely on Google to answer my wife’s questions on how to user her phone.
I managed to skip the small screen devices right up to a couple of years ago. To take full advantage of a Walt Disney World vacation you need a smart phone so I gave in and purchased the larger screen iPhone. However I now also have to carry around my extra eyes so I can read the screen. Sometimes this getting old is no fun.
Thursday! It is downhill to the weekend. Enjoy the ride.
rgcviper 6 months ago
Technology—a blessing or a curse?
For me, when it works, it’s the former. When I want to fling it against the wall in frustration, it’s the latter. Ha. I’ve seen both extremes of that coin, for sure.
HI, MOM. Hello, “Cathy” Clan.
cherns Premium Member 6 months ago
I well remember learning Graffiti on my Palm Pilot. https://en.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Graffiti_(Palm_OS) . There was even a Space-Invaders-type game you could practice with. Eventually, as I went through my Palms, I got a Tungsten E2 with a Bluetooth keyboard.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 5 months ago
Do let us know if you ever figure out that third one. It could be useful to all of us, even now!