Need a new lightweight notebook

[bellbram]

antony: Thanks for the info, but just having had an iSight chat with RHP, I think a Palm is probably what I need and it's just a question of figuring out which model.

And to digress to the subject of iSight.........

What a pity there seem so few TeeEssers wiling to join the happy throng of videochatters.  Why is that?  We old 'uns who seem to dominate the scene woud welcome a few new faces — especially you gals!

[RHPConsult]

The possible “conclusion” of the Palm portion of this thread may have wider value to more people than just participants, so I’ll add it.

I found when I sought to e-mail Belbram the Palm Mac Manual we were discussing, as expected, it was waaay too large.

Pendragon thereupon came to our mutual aid with a suggestion that has worked beautifully, slickly enabling transmission of the massive document  from San Francisco to the Isle of Man – the Palm weighs in at 5.2 oz, its 8 MB Manual at 176 ( 8.5 x 11) pages).

As is usual with Harv, the item he had found was really “news to me”. I surmise others equally unfamiliar with it might benefit from knowledge of it. FYI . . .

It’s called FileChute and it’s function is to lodge, so to speak, very large items/exhibits/files/whatever on one’s iDisk, from which another person can extract them with ease.

So:

• I downloaded FileChutre from Version Tracker. 'Tis shareware.
•  Here
• inserted the PDF into its highly intuitive interface and dispatched it forthwith
• informed Peter of its location, and
• BINGO! he had it with ease

Amazing.

Peter and I both thank Harv for another of Harv’s Hints (of the Day!)

[pendragon]

Of course, if Harv really knew what he was doing, he would have recommended one merely DL the manual from Palm--Mac User's Guide.

Still, he is most appreciative for the kind words.

[RHPConsult]

IMHO, Harv always knows what he's doing.  

[krissel]

QUOTE(bellbram @ May 22 2006, 01:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And to digress to the subject of iSight.........

What a pity there seem so few TeeEssers wiling to join the happy throng of videochatters.  Why is that?  We old 'uns who seem to dominate the scene woud welcome a few new faces — especially you gals!

Well, you see, we don't want to give up one of the few times we can sit down and relax and not have to worry about how our hair looks or if our mascara is smudged.



It's called vanity.  

[bellbram]

QUOTE

Well, you see, we don't want to give up one of the few times we can sit down and relax and not have to worry about how our hair looks or if our mascara is smudged.

We'd like to see you regardless, Kris.  It's we fellows who should worry about our looks — especially on early morning chats!  And we're all very relaxed — especially since the site's speed-up.  

[krissel]

Fortunately I don't own an iSight or recent Mac.