Technology HELP. i use a blackberry but seems ill need a Palm or PocketPC, what do i get?

[PharmaTope]

i am in residency. i am going to be using Lexicomp bc it is far better than any other databases out there.

i have a blackberry curve but i have yet to see anyone using them with lexicomp. seems like the trackball is a bad idea i dont know.

i had a palm a few years ago and thought it was blah.

what can you guys tell me about pocketpc and palm.

i hear windows mobile is really really bad which is why i got a blackberry. i am disappointed with rim's lack of blackberry updates and not having a touch screen thus limiting software beyond belief.

so far ill have on my waist
a phone
a pda
and a pager.

any suggestions on palms and pocketpc? where i can get one cheap? ill buy used.

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[TheRealMD]

i am in residency. i am going to be using Lexicomp bc it is far better than any other databases out there.

i have a blackberry curve but i have yet to see anyone using them with lexicomp. seems like the trackball is a bad idea i dont know.

i had a palm a few years ago and thought it was blah.

what can you guys tell me about pocketpc and palm.

i hear windows mobile is really really bad which is why i got a blackberry. i am disappointed with rim's lack of blackberry updates and not having a touch screen thus limiting software beyond belief.

so far ill have on my waist
a phone
a pda
and a pager.

any suggestions on palms and pocketpc? where i can get one cheap? ill buy used.

The soon-to-be announced BlackBerry Thunder is reported to have a touchscreen, not that you shouldn't look into more options.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Why don't you give up all the stuff and switch to a single phone?

Get a Palm Centro which you can use as your phone and PDA. Then set your pager (if possible) to transfer all pages to your cell phone. I used to do this with my pager so that I wouldn't have to hear the trauma pages and would just get those that were meant especially for me by transferring it to my home or cell phones.

 

[deleted87716]

Why don't you give up all the stuff and switch to a single phone?

Get a Palm Centro which you can use as your phone and PDA. Then set your pager (if possible) to transfer all pages to your cell phone.

I agree. The only trouble I'm having is that my local hospital system still can't/won't send text (SMS) messages to a cell phone. They'll be happy to call you on your cell phone and connect you with the person paging you, but I prefer to return pages rather than be interrupted. So, I'm stuck carrying a pager when I'm on call until they figure out how to make it into the 21st century.

 

[pharmdch]

I've used Lexi on a Blackberry. It works just fine. There's really no need for you to purchase a separate PDA, unless the absence of a touchscreen really bothers you. Blackberry devices are optimized for one-handed use, and most programs developed for them take advantage of their unique interface. They're really quite efficient once you're used to them.

 

[simpleleap]

The BlackBerry Thunder (Touchscreen BlackBerry) is coming out very soon, if you want to try that. But Lexi does work on the Curve.