New Handheld: Palm TX

OK I finally took the plunge and purchased a new handheld, a Palm TX. Very, very nice. Got a 1 GB SD card and a Palm Keyboard too. I'm really enjoying the color, speed, and the large & bright screen.

Here's my setup:
MyBible from Laridian with

• KJV
• NKJV
• AMP
• HCSB
• NIV
• NASV
• YLT
• WEB
• Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
• A.T.Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
• BibleReader with Rena Valera Spanish Bible
• DateBk5 from Pimlico Software
• MemoLeaf 4.5p from Redwood Creative Computing
• Documents to Go 8 from DataViz
• SmartList to Go 2.6 from DataViz
• eReader Pro from Palm Digital Media
• BigClock for alarms and countdowns
• CountEm from Laridian
• DailyReader from Laridian
• Filez (manage files)
• GradeKeeper by Daniel Ethier
• Kinoma from Kinoma.com (plays M4A files from iTunes and Quicktime movies)
• PocketTunes (MP3 player)
• Right Back Up from Stand Alone (scheduled backups to SD card)
• WiFile Pro from Hands High Software (connect to file servers wirelessly--haven't purchased yet but will)
• Enterprise Security Upgrade from Palm (connect to wireless network at work)
• AlwaysOn (www.persicke.de)
• BDicty Dictionary/Spell Check
• Missing Sync 5

I am using Blazer from Palm as my Web browser. It's ok but at the moment I don't seem to be able to get it to access the Internet from on campus through our wireless network (proxy problem). Hm, just tried Xiino 3.4.1E from Mobirus, that might work. Tried logging in from home, no luck. We'll see what happens on campus.

I don't think I'll be checking email from my PDA too often, but VersaMail and Eudora both work nicely.

I have purchased licenses for all of these (except for the free ones, of course).

Funverse #11: An Ode to JBH

Once Jon was wand'ring aimless
Upon the paths of life.
He had no friend or comfort,
Until he Pick'd a wife!

With "JBH" he fell in love.
He courted 'hopeful-Lee'
Until he won the dating game--
Now life was filled with glee!

They tied the knot and started
A-walking hand in hand.
With "JBH" he traveled to
Grinnell, the promised land.

And now it's three kids later,
A house, a car, a cat.
She may have borne his children,
But he's the one who's fat.

(Heh heh, you know I'm kidding.
But if he's gaining weight,
We'll blame it all on "JBH"
Whose cooking's just plain great!)

Now "JBH" is spending time
With folks needing her aid,
And he's a world-wide traveler,
Promotes the soybean trade.

It's "JBH"'s birthday
We celebrate. But... but...
You ask what "JBH" means?
"Jon's Better Half" that's what!

Sept. 13, 2006, in honor my sister-in-law on her birthday. Sorry, if you're not in the family you won't get a lot of the inside jokes. :)

Funverse #10: My Brother's Anniversary

A Limerick in his honor:

Here’s to David and Bena from ‘Gander-state
Who tied the knot way back in ninety-eight.
Now they have two big boys,
And to keep them in toys,
All of Dave’s big boy toys they must liquidate.

Another One of Those Days

Here's what I did yesterday:

• Ate breakfast and had devotions
• Balanced my checkbook online
• Digitized tape 16 side A of Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix so I can listen to it on my iPod (I use iMic and WireTap Pro to produce an AIFF, use QuickTime to save as an MOV, import to iTunes and convert to AAC)
• Weeded out my Entourage InBox, making note of some action items that have fallen by the wayside
• Imported two new CDs into iTunes
• Downloaded updated survey software
• Worked on getting my course resource website FTP working from on campus again--tried 4 or 5 configurations, no luck
• Emailed family about getting together next summer at a cabin in N. Wisconsin
• Went to chapel
• Sent a note back to one of the ARRIBA! Mom's
• Typed up my to-do list for Maranatha (assessment, quality, etc. etc.)
• Researched the Spiritual Transformation Inventory from Concentus, sent a memo to Dr. Brock & Dr. Oats
• Reviewed the Quality Checkup Guide
• Sent a quality checkup To Do list
• Moved some digital photos to my iBook for photo slideshow
• Spoke with my directed study student about the Tests & Measurements course requirements
• Sync'd my To Do lists with my PDA
• Adjusted all the Word To Go docs on my PDA so they were filed under proper categories
• Printed a copy of the spreadsheet needed for S.P. updates
• Transferred important email contents into DevonThink Pro database
• Printed my ToDo list and crossed stuff off
• Grouped ToDo's
• Printed the S.P. data tracking chart, marked off what I have to update
• Rebuilt my Entourage database (after all that deleting/cleaning out/filing)
• Printed Install docs for survey & project software
• Checked out used iPods on eBay
• Worked with student worker to get MAPP packed up ready to go
• Cleaned out and combined some old files
• Worked on the Quality Website adding some links
• Talked with Lee about his Moodle website
• Ate an apple
• Sent an electronic file to the President's office
• Ate supper out with my wife
• Came home, watched an old episode of Deep Space Nine
• Chatted with __ from church who wants me to build something for her
• Finished recording all the HP tapes
• Checked in with my server to whitelist ereader.com--for some reason I never get the newsletter anymore
• Read some David Copperfield

The Yank Bay Jig

I thought my nonsense poem was pretty good, but this came appended to some spam the other day. Kind of reminiscent of e.e.cummings. I have reproduced it here in its entirety for your reading pleasure, heh heh. There was no title, so let's call it "The Yank Bay Jig":

one pard, bank buzz snub, justso edgy pet span
vole rid pout aunt toco brow
wade rack kind kale
small put worm
slim roam hop itch rue key
rock moss
tote finesell
when poke
mess pose
goof bomb fall wame rate vile hall boss dub
fell led swim topcask
quid fad stud weft dive jackmain
alt vamp ho
dove icyheld
lens pacedate sea peg
pest balk nest hum lark
jam silo catch fun cost baby mode love volt
em knur bet grind tale
hack kart yelk soil
quid viol gamy club grab
lop oh grit bust dolt tog
AIDS leap fine ooze slat tome rib pip ode
dab ogre clot duel
tiny pass minx peat sole gash
wild nap, wag grow food, in- ably cite hush
rule dock grog find bale ,
ave duet say chap
olio jean lay
curl last date harp jerk barn
lend fuel
gold editkook
zed who
marl quart
dike flog sere mark mode chop fork mine pop
kid inch hip con-girl
flat dock or six band foalfowl
goal item rub
acne quagtak
boot fillidle poll chap
IOU lint tier hock red
zinc nib drew top thy wolf wait mote fee
eat quay rook shop beak
off keep colt page
were odds rush spar whim
cad kill gory sod silk rump
blow lag pope waxy cape colt epic vale boot
raid sate riot blow
damp out mash prod walk line
pole mail, mell yon boss, best any muse rung
mart palm wit flak posh daw
gab sour shot down
will dill web
dew link jest pack serf yock
burr payoff
mazy milkfact
wit us
dewy shew
epos adit nicy Finn fuel row blow il- yawn
rare fib hand cakesoda
bomb hog wish wake chop banglike
bin- boat boot
lumpy findguy
Khan overtamp opus limy
trim caul loon wash sea
muse pat sate gin pea sortof rail monk vox
choosy hue aged cape plea
boss lode myth ur
choosy yawl hale top vim
down weft Yank bay jig well
mime cot use way peep ray loco nosy pet
junk pimp set hack
nab pest cod stud take orca