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Past Meetings: December 11, 2003

This was our last meeting of the year, and a surprisingly well attended one considering the busy-ness of the season. Several people brought in cookies and various desserts so we enjoyed treats before, during and after the meeting. Before we started our agenda topics, we discussed a few administrative items:

• It has been noted that I haven't done that great of a job recently of updating the web site with meeting minutes. If anyone wants to volunteer to be our scribe, that would be much appreciated. It simply means taking notes during the meeting and emailing them to me. I will take care of posting them to the web site. If you're interested, please contact us.
• DPUG Co-founder Tracy Dreslinski is holding an Advanced Palm Handheld Computer Workshop Tuesday, Jan. 27 in Bloomfield Hills. Visit www.digitsense.com for more information.
• Our next Meeting is Thursday, January 8. Our topic is "Wi-Fi and your Palm". This topic will be presnted by Carl Brooks, Founder of PalmLoyal.com

Agenda:

• DPUG member Jesse Kincaid reviewed his new Tapwave Zodiac2 for us. Jesse did a great job of talking about what he liked and didn't like about the new Tapwave . This is an amzaing device--it looks like a GameBoy Advance, with a landscape display (although the screen is rotate-able). This device is actually geared towards gamers. Jesse bought it strictly because it allowed him to invert the display and let him use this thumb at the top of the device to scroll pages. This device is only available on the Tapwave web site and comes in two models:
  • The Zodiac is light grey and has 32MB memory and lists for $299
  • The Zodiac2 is charcoal grey and has 128 MB memory and lists for $399

  It comes with OS 5.2.1; there are dual external speakers and even buttons on top like a Playstation controller. There is an 8 way joystick on the left of the screen and a 4-way navigator on the right side of the screen for easy navigation. There are two SD slots as well as an earphone jack. Jesse is not a big gamer, but is very happy with his device. It is slimmer than I expected--I guess I was thinking it would look just like a GameBoy Advance but it's not as bulky. Only disadvantage is that since it's not available anywhere except Tapwave's website you have to pay street price.
  

• We had a rewview of the Hanspring Treo 600 by a mother/son combination who's name I didn't catch (Sorry!). These were first time attendees and it was awesome of them to step and talk about what they liked about this device. This is a combo cell-phone/PDA unit. It also has a built-in digital camera as well as an SD slot. It has a built-in keyboard and no Graffiti, but the keys are nicely shaped and easy to press, even through a plastic phone protector. The phone has a speakerphone which is a must for heavy PDA users. The only disadvantage is that the color screen is only 160x160, but perhaps because the display is so small it's not really too bad in terms of crispness. The Treo 600 lists for $449 but is generally available for much less than that.
  
  
• DPUG co-founder Tracy Dreslinski gave an in-depth look at the handheld expansion slot, and software and accessories that allow you to get the most out of it. The PowerPoint presentation is available by clicking here.

Give Aways:

• 5 copies of CardBackup, compliments of JKWare
• 2 copies of BackupBuddy VFS, compliments of Blue Nomad Software

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