1SRC Editorial: Going Analog in a Digital World

This week's 1SRC Editorial has been posted.

In today’s technology driven world, why do we still rely on paper when the chips are down? Is this behavior just human nature when we are in a stressful situation? Or is it because, deep down, we are just more comfortable with non-digital solutions?

Paper Please

Last week I was driving out to a community event for work. I was supposed to arrive on site at 4:30pm to setup the computers, a wireless network, and a projector for a 6:00pm presentation. The only problem was that I walked in the door at 5:15pm.

I’m a person who always seems to get lost when driving someplace new. Knowing this, I printed out the directions to the event venue and a Google Map of the area. I figured that I was all set. I would have preferred to have had a GPS system with me however; I’ve yet to purchase one because we all know about the Bluetooth stability issues on the Treo 700p. I just couldn’t bring myself to spend $299 on a Palm GPS solution that may not work reliably with my Treo. (As of the writing of this editorial, the Treo 700p Maintenance Release has yet to be released.)

I had a good idea of where I need to be and had been to the area for a previous event. Unlike previous trips, I was unable to find the turn off street. I followed the main road, route 25, all the way to the end and then got that sinking feeling that I was officially lost.

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1SRC Editorial: Windows Mobile 6.0 Just Want Palm Wanted

This week's 1SRC Editorial has been posted.

It is widely expected that Microsoft will be officially announcing Windows Mobile 6.0 at this week’s 3GSM World Congress conference in Barcelona, Spain. And that can be some good news for Palm.

Basically Windows Mobile 6.0 is a number of bug fixes and enhancements over Windows Mobile 5.0. Some journalists are reporting that Windows Mobile 6.0 should have been called Windows Mobile 5.5 or Windows Mobile 5.0: Second Edition. (Palm OS users, be ready for another round of the Palm OS is dead non-sense.) Regardless of all the changes that Microsoft has made to Windows Mobile, there is one enhancement that caught my attention: Windows Mobile 6.0 supports the 320x320 screen resolution according to a recent PC Magazine article. How very interesting.

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