Beyond the basic comes-with apps, I second the use of Plucker, Bejeweled 2 ;) and the local metro schedule app. Similarly, Plucker has helped me to read work-related docs as well as fan and pro fic. Always having something to read while traveling or riding transit is a Good Thing, since I often misestimate how much paperback material to bring....
DocumentsToGo has minor file-handlihg annoyances but produces reasonable Excel- and Word-compatible files (I use WP). DocsToGo doesn't like HTML--hence Plucker--but it displays XML fine as text, which probably isn't an issue for you. I have the Palm Tungsten C, whose little built-in keyboard let me write part of a diss chapter, revise job cover letters last year, touch up manuscript transcriptions in archives.... The keybd's slow compared with regular-sized keyboard typing, obviously, but there's nothing extra to carry and no accidentally too-hard stabbing with the stylus when the bus jolts or whatever.
Another few handy freeware programs for Palm: ToastTimer, which has been good for cooking and student presentations alike; Yaps, Yet Another Password Safe, which resembles this desktop app (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/) a bit; Palm Tuner, which gives a few pitches and a metronome. :) TuSSH is good if one has wireless or phone-enabled internet access and a shell acct to reach.
Were I buying a PDA soon--and I might in spring, since the keys are starting to hiccup after 2+ years--I'd get the Palm TX and an external keyboard. I still don't trust Windows Mobile despite using XP Pro at home, and the Treo 650 keybd is a little small even for me, which slows typing further. Seems difficult to find a Palm-compatible with built-in keybd.
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DocumentsToGo has minor file-handlihg annoyances but produces reasonable Excel- and Word-compatible files (I use WP). DocsToGo doesn't like HTML--hence Plucker--but it displays XML fine as text, which probably isn't an issue for you. I have the Palm Tungsten C, whose little built-in keyboard let me write part of a diss chapter, revise job cover letters last year, touch up manuscript transcriptions in archives.... The keybd's slow compared with regular-sized keyboard typing, obviously, but there's nothing extra to carry and no accidentally too-hard stabbing with the stylus when the bus jolts or whatever.
Another few handy freeware programs for Palm: ToastTimer, which has been good for cooking and student presentations alike; Yaps, Yet Another Password Safe, which resembles this desktop app (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/) a bit; Palm Tuner, which gives a few pitches and a metronome. :) TuSSH is good if one has wireless or phone-enabled internet access and a shell acct to reach.
Were I buying a PDA soon--and I might in spring, since the keys are starting to hiccup after 2+ years--I'd get the Palm TX and an external keyboard. I still don't trust Windows Mobile despite using XP Pro at home, and the Treo 650 keybd is a little small even for me, which slows typing further. Seems difficult to find a Palm-compatible with built-in keybd.