My own experience... My old PDA, an Audiovox PPC 6600 was near the end of it's contract when I upgraded a while back, so it became my dedicated ETD platform. (My new HTC is my phone, calender and contact manager) I was concerned about whether my old PPC6600 would hold up long term (it already had nearly 3 years of daily use on it with no problems) so I bought 2 more PPC 6600s from eBay (around $60 each) as back-ups. After 18 months my original PPC6600 is still working fine. Durability: I don't use any sort of protective case as I found these a nuisance with my phat phingers. It has been dropped on concrete and asphalt several times, once I stepped on it and it slid under my foot on a parking lot. So far, so good. No software issues to speak of. Based on my own experiences only, I recommend this model as a durable and reliable ETD platform with a very large touch screen and a slide out keyboard, affordably available from eBay. Extra batteries and accessories are also affordable from eBay. A full charge serves me for at least 2 tunings at which point I simply switch batteries. I tune very slowly as I'm very new at this profession, typically the PDA is on for about 2 hours per tuning, backlight turned down to about 40%. This may be a suitable option for someone. Cheers, Phil www.artistpianocare.ca Tom Servinsky wrote: > List, > I came in on this discussion late. My Dell Axim 5, which has been > absolutely dependable for the past 5 yrs is finally showing signs of > dying. I too am in the market to consider other options. I was > wondering if anyone out there has anything to say about the Blackberry > route. > I'm seriously considering combining the phone and pda into one > platform, however not with reservations. > I personally like having 2 separate devices for the obvious reason of > not putting too many eggs in one basket. However when I went shopping > for a new PDA I was shocked to see that the typical "old school" pda > is quickly becoming extinct. There were hardly any to be found. I > quickly realized that the industry was pushing their might on us and > telling us that our options will be on their terms from this point > forward. > We have our cell phone service with Verizon and now am looking at the > what's available. I looked at the Palm devices, which I like. But I > really liked the Blackberry platform much better. The Blackberry Storm > really has caught my attention, but would like to hear comments of > those already using it as to whether I should continue down this route. > Any suggestions would be most welcomed. > Tom Servinsky > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* David Boyce <mailto:David at piano.plus.com> > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 10, 2009 4:55 AM > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Handling wire w/ talcum powder > > No, Chalk is calcium carbonate (form of limestone), FRENCH Chalk > is hydrated magnesuim silicate, as is Talcum. > > David. > > "John, > In part you are correct in that French chalk falls under the > category of a > "talc" only in that it is a lubricant. > Talcum powder is the loose form of hydrated magnesium silicate, > whereas > French Chalk is calcium carbonate. Different stuff for different > uses, but > maybe not in this case. > Bruce Browning > The Piano Tuner". > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1885 - Release Date: 1/9/2009 7:59 PM > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090110/fdf355fe/attachment.html>
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