Hi all,
I'm looking into getting a PDA, and I was just wondering if anyone could tell me which is better and why.
Any and all opinions would be appreciated.
I think this is a FAQ... :-)
I'm sure that you'll find here several threads on this subject (search for Palm, PDA, PocketPC, etc.), so I won't repeat what was previously written. But here's what's new for me: I just bought a Palm T|X (aka "Palm TX") to replace my Zire21. It's an amazing machine, best bang-for-the-buck I could find. There's some excellent (and free) software for it for learning Nihongo, plus I can use it as a PDA, surf the web (WiFi), watch movies, play games, ...
My only "complaint" is that (at least for now), due to runtime memory limitations (not store memory), there's no simple way to use sites that completely relies on Shockwave, Flash or other types of plugins. Some Ajax (Web 2.0) sites can also show some problems, too (including one called Reviewing the Kanji). As Fabrice is busy with other things, I'll try to write a "proxy server" so people with PDAs, cell phones, etc. can use all the site facilities.
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SKlepJr
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From: Higashi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo, JP
Registered: 2006-11-09
Posts: 11
I am a relatively new T|X user as well, and am extremely satisfied with my experience (other than the troubles with a few sites). I have installed CJKOS to display Japanese text and POBox as my input interface. The official page link for the Palm OS5 version seems to be down, but I am 99% sure that I downloaded POBox from the following location, http://homepage.mac.com/yasseima/FileSharing14.html . Back to the original post, I assume a Pocket PC may be a little 'easier' to configure for Japanese support, but if you are looking for value and are willing to put in a little extra time fooling around with things the Palm T|X is a very nice purchase.
decamer0n
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From: japan
Registered: 2006-12-06
Posts: 70
im in japan, sitting in one of the craziest mobilephone cultures in the world. and i just got a new phone.
mostly i am happy using this site from my pc when i have time at the office or home. but if there were a way to access the site from mobilephones, it would be a dream.
this is especially true of the review area. honestly, the study area on mobile would not be as practical (and expensive packetwise). but the review area would be ultra-convenient while on trains, etc.
that said, many of the new phones in japan do have pc site viewer capabilities, though packetwise, they are outrageously expensive (up to 100-500yen per page). anyway, before i bust my bank trying that option, i would be very interested in any developments that bring this site to pdas or mobiles.
RoboTact wrote:
Wouldn't it more useful to solve those problems with PDAs or to assume support of parallel set of RTK pages (which is what Fabrice don't have resources to do)?
Sorry, I'm not sure if I understood your questions...
"Those problems" that I mentioned can't be solved without writing an entire new web browser for every PDA, cell phone, etc. available on the market just to support just this site. And such software won't run on older or more limited devices due to memory restrictions, anyway.
RoboTact wrote:
Can't see how such proxy can be written in straightforward way, without reinventing the RTK site engine's wheel, that is kind of globally greesemoneying it.
This has nothing to do with Greasemonkey, and there's no need to reinvent anything. It's very straightforward, actually. BTW, my small GM scripts and a future proxy for this site are only possible due to the (IMO, at least) elegant design and implementation done by Fabrice. It's easy to understand what the site does and why. Not only it's possible to make such a proxy, it's easy.
Well, at least I guess. We shall see soon... ;-)
