[KLUG Members] Sync-able portable.

[Peter Bart]

On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 10:02 -0500, Tim Gray wrote:
> I'm looking at getting a portable device soon and would appreciate any input 
> from the list.
> 
> I don't want a Palm device as my personal experience amongst the Palms my 
> users at work have had is that they don't survive long and getting warranty 
> support is a bear.
> 
> At work I'm being pointed at a Dell Axim, but I want to be able to sync with 
> Kontact on linux.  I'm not entirely opposed to switching to evolution though 
> as long as syncing contacts, calendar, to-do notes and certain documents is 
> reliable.  Email syncing just isn't a concern.
> 
> I don't care what it runs, Windoze, Linux, whatever as long as it doesn't run 
> amuck and syncs with a decent linux PIM.
> 
> Any suggestions?  
> 
> I've had a Zaurus SL-5000 for a few years, but could never get it to work to 
> my satisfaction.  So it sat on my desk and languished.

Tim,
	If you want Linux you might want to look at the Nokia 800
<http://www.nokiausa.com/N800/1,9008,,00.html>. I use the 770 which is
its predecessor. You can find applications at
<http://maemo.org/maemowiki/ApplicationCatalog2007> which seems to be
Nokia sponsored but separate. Currently that is in process but
applications for the OS 2006 seem to work for the most part. The PIM I
use is GPE which can be found here <http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/>. A
discussion forum devoted to the device can be found here
<http://internettablettalk.com/>. A mailing list can be found here
<http://maemo.org/community/mailing-lists.html>
	I currently do not sync although that is in the works. I've seen and
installed GPE on a Ubuntu system and supposedly one can sync to
Evolution, Outlook, Scheduleworld, Google. Links follow
<http://www.opensync.org/browser/plugins/google-calendar>
<http://www.opensync.org/browser/plugins/gpe>
<http://www.atmasphere.net/wp/archives/2007/01/25/getting-google-calendar-on-your-nokia-tablet> <http://eko.one.pl/index.php?page=GPECalendarSync>.
	I originally wanted to be able to sync at all costs, maybe because I
was used to the Palm method. I use the Nokia differently, because I can
connect with the supplied cable and access the Nokia memory card as a
USB drive, send files via email and also I can use SSH to connect as
well. I now backup my data on the Nokia with the included utility.

Regards,

-- 
Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
http://petertheplumber.net