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User Submitted Hewlett Packard Jornada 547 Color Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)Date: 2001-12-15 Great Product! I graduated from a Palm to my Jornada 547, and I couldn't be happier with the change. The most dramatic change is the screen, with full color and easy to read in any light conditions. With the complact flash slot, I have had no problems loading and running any program I've wanted (to date). Well worth the higher cost compared to a lot of the Palm products. Date: 2001-12-14 Revolutionized my life I used to carry a laptop and a Franklin planner almost everywhere. Now, my Jornada and the Targus keyboard are all I usually need, unless I'm doing a presentation to a client. The Pocket PC is a marvel of convenience. Here are common things I do on my HP Jornada: * All MS Outlook related activities (appointments, tasks, meeting notes, and contacts) * MS Pocket Money: I get a receipt, and I enter it before I leave the location. No more piles of receipts to process at the end of the month so that I can reconcile my accounts. * Pocket Word: keep my personal journal, jot down notes, write business documents, etc. The formatting isn't anywhere near as powerful as the desktop version of Word, but it won't take too many more features for this to be a highly functional word processor. * Pocket Excel: Track mileage. Pocket Excel is a very basic spreadsheet, but it does a great job for simple spreadsheets. I expect future versions will be better. * Download web pages for viewing: Using AvantGo, I routinely download the Economist, New York Times, CNN, and many other sites. And if I travel, I can download restaurant and entertainment info for the city I go to. * Track billable hours: Using a great FREEWARE program for Pocket PC, I can track billable hours for clients, projects, and even activities associated with projects. * Brainstorm: I use a mind-mapping Pocket PC program to brainstorm and develop mindmaps and preliminary project plans for myself and with clients. * Listen to music: A 64MB flash card can hold a decent amount of MP3 files! Additionally, with a Pocket PC, you can do many other things that I don't yet use the Jornada for, including view PowerPoint files, edit databases, edit html files, edit images, send and receive emails, view live Internet, watch mpg movies, and make cellular phone calls. Great! The Jornada really has revolutionized my life. That said, there are some cons (which is why I didn't give it 5 stars): 1) The biggest flaw is that the screen is virtually impossible to view in sunlight. The Compaq iPaq's screens are much better. 2) The Windows OS is a bit clunky. It's hard to exit programs or switch between programs. I haven't seen the new Pocket PC 2002 OS to see if they've improved on this. The benefits far outweigh the flaws, however. Pocket PCs are a great productivity tool, and the HP Jornada is a great product. Is it possible to upgrarde my HP Jornada 5XX series from windows ce 2, to pocket pc 2002? Can you recommend someone that might be able to help with this? I understand that you would like additional information regarding upgrading or trading up to the Pocket PC 2002 operating system. Changing the version of an operating system on an HP Palmtop or Jornada product requires replacing the Read Only Memory (ROM) module. HP does not currently offer upgrades to the operating system on any of their devices; however, some third-party resellers may offer upgrades that are no longer available through HP. If any issues are discovered with the software (including operating system) or hardware included with the device after it leaves the factory, the updates are provided in the download link below. These updates would be installed to the Random Access Memory (RAM) with all other added programs, files, and contacts that would have to be reinstalled if the device was ever reset to factory condition. CONS OVERALL
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