Feeling a measure better today. It’s mid 60’s outside, sunny, and feels warm. I’m still unmotivated at work, but I feel a measure better than I did yesterday.

I have a bone to pick with Palm, the makers of my otherwise fantastic handheld, the IIIxe. Why is it so hard to A. figure out where a file is, B. find a simple file that should be on your site at all times, and C. figure out that both your company and Microsoft are providing misleading information as to what and what can’t be synchronized on the handheld and through the Desktop software? Here you say that the handheld will sync with Outlook and Outlook Express, but here you tell us that it won’t work with Outlook Express, and because I don’t want to use bloated, buggy Outlook, I can’t synchronize my Palm with my e-mail client, a simple function of matching up database records and importing/exporting data. In a perfect, user-friendly world, I should be able to have one central database of contact information for all my peeps, and be able to send it to my cellphone, PDA and computer so that all of them are intelligently updated and current. Instead I have three seperate units all carrying different and outdated information and only one way to update them all- waste my time entering repetitive text for three different OS’s.
I also have to give Microsoft their props here: I get the feeling that they were kind enough to provide a working, functional conduit for the transfer, but Palm decided they weren’t allowed to do that and updated the Desktop software to break when it was installed. (at least, that’s what mine is doing.)

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Hardware that works like it should dept.: I love my PowerBook. Love it. I’m so happy I bought it. It is beautiful.
I gave up on the Palm. Too much work.