http://disqus.com/people/7f7b68b2ec59b07e85e07c07879e1be3/enThu, 03 Apr 2008 10:13:03 -0000http://bripblap.disqus.com/brip_blap_getting_zen_things_done/#comment-1550843Years ago, (late 1980's), I purchased one of the first, primitive, PDA's at the sharper image. It was nothing more than a glorified, electronic phone book. After I spent the better part of 2 hours trying to tediously enter data into the thing I grew disgusted with it and tossed that $100 piece of junk into a desk drawer where it lived, unused, for the next 15 years before I finally tossed it.<br><br>Based on that experience, I concluded that PDA's will not be truly useful until they are equipped with voice command software that actually works without having to spend months and months "training" it to understand what you are saying.<br><br>Clearly, we still are not there yet, which is why I did not bother with buying a Palm Pilot when they were all the rage a few years ago.<br><br>A very wise former supervisor of mine taught me that if an electronic device takes more time to utilize than the analog method it is supposed to replace, then it is not worth owning or using. He was right.GeorgeThu, 03 Apr 2008 10:13:03 -0000