http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/28/cellphone-usability/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:44:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/28/cellphone-usability/#comment-5197 Stacy Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:06:14 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/28/cellphone-usability/#comment-5197 It's not really a smartphone, but I happen to really love my LG Voyager. I'll be the first to admit that you can't beat the iPhone's multitouch interface, but at least with Verizon I have a high speed network :) And the full querty kbd is great for email and text messaging, which I tend to use heavily. It’s not really a smartphone, but I happen to really love my LG Voyager. I’ll be the first to admit that you can’t beat the iPhone’s multitouch interface, but at least with Verizon I have a high speed network And the full querty kbd is great for email and text messaging, which I tend to use heavily.

]]> http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/28/cellphone-usability/#comment-5186 Tom Dison Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:50:10 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/28/cellphone-usability/#comment-5186 I really like my Palm Centro, but it is obvious to me how "behind the times" Palm is. The Palm OS is really like DOS. Each program has full run of the device. One bad pointer, one database left open and BOOM, the device locks up. To top it off, the Palm used to have a reset button (since it crashed so often). Now you have to slide the back cover off (which is not easy, especially when the device is new) and take out the battery. Who thought up that brilliant idea?? Don't even bother getting one of the scuba cases that fit tightly. You'll regret it every time you have to reset. And I hate the 2.5 " headphone jack with NO adapter included. Many of the adapters you buy won't work (you wind up with mono instead of stereo). As a geek, I love the device (Opera Mini, the IM client, the Email app, SSH apps, PalmVNC, etc). But when I look at the practical side of things, it'll drive people crazy. I really like my Palm Centro, but it is obvious to me how “behind the times” Palm is. The Palm OS is really like DOS. Each program has full run of the device. One bad pointer, one database left open and BOOM, the device locks up. To top it off, the Palm used to have a reset button (since it crashed so often). Now you have to slide the back cover off (which is not easy, especially when the device is new) and take out the battery. Who thought up that brilliant idea?? Don’t even bother getting one of the scuba cases that fit tightly. You’ll regret it every time you have to reset. And I hate the 2.5 ” headphone jack with NO adapter included. Many of the adapters you buy won’t work (you wind up with mono instead of stereo). As a geek, I love the device (Opera Mini, the IM client, the Email app, SSH apps, PalmVNC, etc). But when I look at the practical side of things, it’ll drive people crazy.

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