Almost a year in review...

Wow, it doesn't seem that long ago since I received my T5 in the mail. I've gone through more ups than downs with this one and am glad to share with you my recap.

My Top 3 Ups:

1) The best one would have to be the firmware update. It dramatically improved the memory problems that faced the majority of T5 users. After installation, I experienced a virtual elimination of crashes. Awesome, Palm!

2) Since podcasts have consumed my commute to and from work, I've been using Aeroplayer to listen to them (I have an FM transmitter connected, not my earphones). I purchased the lifetime registration for both mp3 and aac codecs and it works flawlessly.

3) Finally, I'd have to say that TCPMP is the best media player for playing vidcasts, home movies and converted DVD's. Perhaps, I'll post more information on converting movies/videos to work with the Palm in a future post.


My Top 3 Downs (Industry-related):

1) The stability and executive changes at Palm have concerned many in the Palm world. I hope that Palm will hang in there and continue to make great products for the PDA world for many years to come.

2) Some say the PDA is dead/dying. With the advent of smartphones, many are converting to such a device. At this time, I am not. I'm considering the purchase a Bluetooth phone and "mate" my T5 with it. Keep the Palm PDA Alive!!!

3) Palm going to the darkside with Microsoft and the Treo 700w. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!....


Well, I'm sure I'll post some more later. But, for now I think I've said enough. I'll have more updates as soon as I have some free time from family and work. Take care to all of you T5 owners...