As I blogged about below, I ordered myself a little happy with the rest of my birthday and Christmas money. It came in yesterday, and I’ve been having a blast playing with it ever since:
No, I didn’t need a PDA. I’m not a busy working person anymore, and I don’t need to keep business contacts or appointments at the ready, or be able to read Word/Excel files, or check my email away from the office or home. But, this is an entry level Palm that is geared more towards a non-business environment. It keeps contacts and a calendar, and has several other nifty features that I can use (eReader with dictionary and thesaurus, CheckSplit, Photo Viewer, etc). I mostly wanted something to have with me that had addresses info (mailing address, phone, email accounts, etc), some calendar info (especially birthdays), and the main thing I wanted it for is lists. I LOVE making lists. I do it all the time, but I still do it on paper. I wanted something electronic to keep lists on.
This entry-level Palm comes with an app called “SplashShopper”, which is exactly what I was looking for. I can keep grocery lists, Walmart lists, Sam’s lists, movie rental lists, library book lists, music to buy at iTunes, movies at the theater and the show times, Chinese take-out menu (this was already on there, but I will have to modify it for our favorite restaurant!) – and basically, every other type of list imaginable on here.
I’ve got a lot of work to do to get it all on here and the way I want it, but that’s half the fun of it. I plan to do a lot of that today. And, on the next several trips to the grocery and Walmart, I will enter aisle information, price information and things like that, so I can keep up with prices and also sort my list by aisle. 🙂
Yes, I’m a nerd. Not that there was ever any doubt 
Oh my word, you are out of control with the lists. LOL
That’s nice………..you’ll enjoy it, the OCD that you are……I knew it was a Palm !!
Let me know if you like the “SplashShopper” software. It sounds just like what I’ve been looking for. I had started a list in Excel, but have not kept it up because it seems like too much trouble. I like the idea of setting it up and having the checkboxes for today’s grocery list. You know that the newest version of Mastercook has a feature where you can download your shopping list to your palm, which I love the idea of, but in that case you have to have all of your favorite meals listed in Mastercook. I started that project, but didn’t make it very far before I got distracted on another project. Too many projects and interests and WAY too little time! 🙂
Amanda – I just sent you a long email. So far, I’m liking the SplashShopper app. The info was misleading about what you get “free” (aka, what is included with the Palm), but I’m ok with that. I’ve gotten a lot entered the last couple of days, but I still have a ways to go. It’s going to be a work in progress for me. But, that’s the part I like, the organization part. 🙂
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