I was listening to a Jason Womack podcast on the Personal Productivity Podcast yesterday (the podcast actually dates back a few weeks, I'm slow) and he was talking about the 'right tool for the job' concept. I tend to think of my Palm as a read-only device. I love having it with me when I'm away from my computer because I can access my calendar, address book, miscellaneous memos (e.g., what books am I missing from my stupendous sci fi collection). I also like having my lists of NAs, even though I don't tend to do much on them when I'm away from the computer, but I do take the opportunity to do mini-reviews. It's also a great way to kill time, either by playing sudoku, or reading a book.

On the other hand, the Palm basically sucks for input. I hate Graffiti, especially the newer version. (For example, I'm having a hard time training myself to write an 'L' and then a space in just the right way - I keep getting 't'. But I digress.) Anyway, I'm almost never actually input anything into my calendar/to do list/memo. Instead, I use the Notepad functionality - it's just like having a sticky note - about the same size, and I just scribble my thought. Then, when I get back to the computer, I check those sticky notes as another inbox. It works great for me. I do sometimes envy those people that have eschewed the electronic PDA and just use paper, be it notebook or index cards. I would love to just write quick little notes all the time. But I can't see giving up my Palm as my reference/calendar, etc.

I guess it just comes down to the fact that I use it more for output than input, so it works for me.