You could buy a cheap used android phone and run it without a contract (wifi only). I'd flash it with a custom ROM first just to make sure there's no carrier junk left on it. You might want to look at reviews for organizer apps first. Finding the right app could be more important than finding the right device. --Adam On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Jeremy MountainJohnson < jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: > I started out with Windows hand-held several years ago and then > migrated to Palm (Zire, Tungsten) for primarily digital organizing. My > Palm Tungsten E2 has been dead for awhile now, and I don't think I > should replace it (syncing in Linux still worked a couple of years ago > with my old one, Windows 7 64bit not so much from what I see online). > I'm finding the plethora of Post-It notes combined with the artistic > nature of my hand writing to be a bit nauseating and cumbersome. > > Most people say I should get an iPhone or an Android phone; > unfortunately I don't want one. I tried a similar smart phone a couple > years back, the Linux based Palm Pre, and found it to be over kill, a > big distraction, and a waste of money (factoring in the device and > monthly plan). > > Based on what LUGers use out there, what would you recommend for > mostly a good digital organizer? I'm thinking smaller, probably a > small tablet would be the biggest I'd be willing to go. I'm not > opposed to Android based and having it sync occasionally with Google > Calendar (over wifi but does not need 3G or 4G). Coby makes some > Internet devices and tablets that look affordable, but I don't know > anyone who has used one before (online reviews have been a little > helpful). I don't need NetFlix, however an eReader, Skype or Google > Voice, memo / notes would be useful. The HP Touchpad looks > interesting, but might be a little too big, and webOS is likely on > it's way out. > > Any thoughts or suggestions? > > -- > Jeremy MountainJohnson > jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120216/cb512e98/attachment.html>