A few years back a friend gave me a Palm Cleo as a Christmas gift (When I was still taking a part in the monetary exchange) which I used regularly up until I moved to England. I decided I wouldn't be able to make use of it there due to technical constraints and left it with my friend.
Since then my PDAs have consisted of paper pads and pens, largely because I since started using a Mac and most PDAs had a byzantine method –often requiring purchase of a 'missing link'– of syncing to Macs.
Recently the iPhone came out and I was excited by it largely due to the fact it was Apple and obviously would sync seamlessly with a Mac. Conversely it was pricey, not available in Canada and, really, I wanted to stop using a mobile phone. I was informed, however, that I could purchase one from the USA, sign up for service temporarily, let it lapse but still use all the other features on the phone. I am still hesitant.
More recently Apple presented the iPod Touch which is essentially an iPhone without the phone. I immediately thought it would make a good PDA for Mac users (I don't have a iPod as I'm not interested in listening to music while I am out and about) but realised it was missing one important app: Notes.
In the current issue of Business in Vancouver and found an article by Alan Zisman also heralding the iPod Touch as a PDA. You can read his article on his website below.
www.zisman.ca store.apple.com www.biv.com