Hi all;

While I agree that Garnet VM is not a replacement for power-Palm users and needs improvement, it does most of everything I need:

* I mostly used the Contacts and Memos. Because the Palm puts everything into an internal DB, not files, the "search" function pops you right into the line in the memo you are looking for. That one Palm app is essential to me, and having it on my Nokia instantly improved my productivity.

* I do use the Calendar and to-do a lot, but don't reply on either for alarms. For appointment alarms, I've been using the corporate calendar/email to send a text message to my phone - a small, light, super-reliable Samsung r500 with extended battery that lasts me about 1 week between charges. Lack of sound is not a big problem for me, and on my old Zire I would not always hear the alarms.

* The handwriting recognition works as fast as it does on the real Palm. I've been using Jot for so long I can write almost as fast as I can actually print with a pencil - far faster than I can type on the horrible n810 keyboard.

* My few custom apps - ip calc, etc. - ported over fine


Before I installed Garnet my n810 was mostly a surf toy combined with a very nice way to ssh and vnc to my servers. Now it is all that plus I have my PIM back! Hooray!

Steve