So I went and bought a TX…having some ideas of what I would use it for but not quite sure whether, in the end, it would get dusty. I have always had a paper planner…since I started working. For me, that has been the most difficult transition and I STILL find myself going back and forth between the two. I’m almost there…I still have my paper planner but it stays at work full time now, and while I do pull it out of my desk drawer and put it on my desk, I haven’t opened it in a couple of weeks now.

So what I ended up using mine for…it keeps my checkbook…and the beauty of that is that it keeps a running calculation so I know how much I actually HAVE…not just what I have spent. MOVIES!! I love pulling this baby out on a long flight and entertaining myself taking up virtually no room. I have no complaints at all about watching movies on it and I actually LOVE it.

I seem to find time to upload my pictures on my TX faster then I get prints, so I’m able to share my special trips, etc. with friends and family almost immediately.

Games. Keeps me entertained.

USB drive. I keep my budget spreadsheet on my TX and can access it from any computer when needed.

Recently I test drove a Treo 755P on Sprint’s network. Coverage was an issue at my home and since I have no landline that is a deal breaker. However I used that Treo for 28 days and fell in love. The minute Verizon releases it I’ll be buying it. Having data access whenever and wherever I need it is wonderful. I was at my friend’s last weekend and she was having her mother and some of her friends over for crabs. The place she was in touch with told her she could pick them up at 2:30…so she called at 2:00 to make sure they would be ready and they told her…uh…4:30. She was panicked since everyone was on their way, expecting to eat at 2:30. So I calmy whipped out the Treo, fired up Google Maps, searched for “crabs” in her zip code and it came up with 5 places. I just as calmy selected the first (and subsequently the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th) calling and confirming availability…all while she was running in circles with her cell phone in her hand, phone book in another hand, and having a melt down. Once she realized I had already called 5 places, gotten availability and prices, she calmed down, we discussed which one, I called them back (still on the Treo) and we had crabs at 2:45.

Google maps saved the day on another occasion, too. Real Estate agent was showing our house and having issues getting into homes (lock box issues). He was also spinning in circles and panicked. So I fired up the Treo, did a search on Google Maps and was able to tell him 2 real estate offices within 2 miles of my home that he could go and get his pass key fixed at.

Anyway, I often embark on these little adventures not quite sure where I’ll end up, but end up wondering how on earth I survived prior.

It was definitely [maceyr's] enthusiasm and excellent blog entries that made me see the potential. I loved reading them and [she] showed me so many things I could do that I never thought of, not to mention great tips/ideas on how to get from paper to palm. I probably never would have gotten as advanced as I have if it weren’t for them. Combine that with the wealth of knowledge at here at Brighthand…and the sky is the limit. Even though [she has] thoroughly covered it, I miss the new stuff.

I actually returned the Sprint 755P as reception was an issue, and I am eagerly anticipating the release of the 755P on Verizon’s network (right now rumors say September 4th). The wait is KILLING me. So I’m actually back to using my TX, but having the Treo for 28 days made me realize I would use my palm even more in the convergence device. Everything was just so much easier having the Treo. I mean EVERYTHING. I was keeping up with appointments better, and felt just overall more in touch. I guess because I was using one device for two things, it was constantly “in my face”. Sometimes things slip by me on the TX. Casual day?? With the TX I was dressed and out the door on the way to work before I knew it (because I keep it in my purse downstairs in the kitchen). With the Treo, I knew casual day was TODAY, because it was at my bedside. And I never accidentally left it behind like I have my TX, because I NEED my cell phone. Who is gonna leave that behind?

So my TX is getting use now…but I’m chomping at the bit to retire it. I might consider handing it down to my step son except I gave him the Z22 that I outgrew in 10 minutes and I’ve yet to see him actually use it. I hate to have such a powerful device as the TX sit and gather dust. I would probably sell it on ebay. My husband is hopeless. I’m the technology wizard in our household (as [maceyr is in hers], I gather).