Relocation Dept.

Jay Lagorio's WordCommands has moved to a new, permanent host. If you have a Pocket PC, a keyboard and you don't have this freeware app, you're missing so much of what Pocket Word could be. It adds keyboard mnemonic shortcuts to a whole mess o' Word functions, allowing you to type full speed and still apply bullets, italics and other typographical niceties.

Pardon the Mess

Pardon the Mess Dept.

Some of you may have noticed that the post titles go wonky from time to time. Blogger seems to have issues with posts submitted by email, but that's all I've got since their web console doesn't support Pocket IE and I can't get Pocket Blog to work to save my life. So until Blogger gets their act together, I'm monkeying with the site layout a bit.

Overcrowding

Overcrowding Dept.

Alert reader Mike Cane recently reported that close to a dozen new PDAs will be hitting store shelves between now and year's end. Three new models from Palm, two or three from Sony (the discontinuation of the T-655 in Japan points to an OS5 replacement), two from Dell, one from ViewSonic, three from HP.

Mike's email was making the rounds among attendees at Mobius, taking many by surprise. We all new these products were coming, but a lot of us hadn't realized that so many devices would be released so close together. And with Pocket PCs in the $200-300 range and PalmOS devices selling for $400-500, this holiday shopping season is anyone's guess.

So here's my question. Will the flood of new devices stimulate a sluggish market, and which of the "dirty dozen" has you reaching for your wallet?