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No, this isn't a Mazda commercial. I highly recommend reading Seth Godin's new book, Survival Is Not Enough. I listened to it via Audible, and I'll buy the unabridged copy as soon as Palm Digital carries it. The book is about a new way of doing business, using principles from evolutionary biology to adapt or die. And if you're wondering why I'm posting this here, think about my comments recently regarding the publishing industry.

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A Little Help? Dept.: Anyone know what I'd need to do to add Plucker to the list of offline browsers at the top of the page? Plucker enthusiasts, it's time to show your colors! Email me with the goods!

More Winds of Change Dept.: I've switched again.

No, not back to PalmOS. I've switched from Agenda Fusion to Pocket Informant 3.1. The new version of PI fixes so many of the annoying quirks that caused me to prefer AF over it in the first place, and adds several new features that I wish AF did. Among other things, PI has alarm notes that work with both the built in Notes app and SuperAlert, it includes a graphical day view so I can see free blocks of time easily, and it can dynamically reprioritize my tasks via drag and drop (okay, I mentioned this last one in my review months ago, but I still think it's really friggin' cool). If you've tried out PI before and found it lacking, you owe it to yourself to give it another try. Really. Now.

Welcome Aboard Dept.: In other news, everyone check out PDA Avenue, a new additon to our links page!

Say It Ain't So! Dept.: Wes Salmon, a PDA nut and all around great guy, has been fired by the new owners of PDA Buzz, Handheld Media Group. In response, all the forum moderators have resigned as well. This is a sad, sad day for the PDA community. PDA Buzz was one of the few sites I checked every day without fail, and I've learned so much from Wes and through the excellent forums on his site (unlike some other boards I could mention, PDA Buzz typically had a very low noise to signal ratio).

We'll miss ya, Wes.

Changes Afoot Dept.: Not sure I have to mention this, but the site has undergone a sizeable facelift. The links that used to be on the main page are now at the top of this one, and the rest of this page is a blog that I hope to update daily. If you have any news, tips or questions about ebooks or mobile technology, email 'em to me at the link above and I'll try to get them posted.

Needless to say, for those of you that have AvantGo or Mazingo channels for Writing On Your Palm that update once a week, you might want to change them to daily. :^)