Palm Pilot for Construction

[Caroline]

I am wondering if anyone out there can tell me if they have a palm pilot for keeping track of different jobs.What they recommend for downloads and which palm they use.

[Rich]

I've got the M130 - it does it's job of scheduling appointments and contact list.. an occassional calculator. I haven't used it beyond that.. I made a program to figure cubic yards of concrete for a foundation - just for kicks. I know there are some new HP and Palm units out there that are pretty powerful. Grumpy has a system that I think he just setup that allows him to do estimates and stuff like that... even print to a printer in his truck.

[grumpydasmurf]

I have a dell axmin running windows pocket pc. there are tons of plug-ins, like a neat one for quickbooks. I like using exell and word and have a IR printer so I can print anything just like being in the office.

Ofcoarse it does all the appointment scheduling and task reminders, keeps voice notes etc...

Yup Rich, once I get the cellular link on my palm, I will be totally wireless.

[Rich]

That's pretty cool Grumpy. In the field I'm pretty traditional with my graph paper and pencil jotting stuff down.. surprising considering my computer background with drafting and web stuff.