Sorry, but all I have is a "me too" post.
I've got a little resentment about this too, because I was shot down in
flames not too long ago when I pointed out that there are a few things
I can do on my palm that I can't do on Newt. One of those things is "use
AvantGo to download scheduled content." There was a chorus of "use
newt'scape" that rose up on the list.
OK, well, I do use Newt'sCape. There's no way to get web pages off of the
web using the desktop machine as a proxy like AvantGo's conduit, but
that's OK. I went and bought an ethernet card so I could connect to the
Net directly from Newt. OK.
So now how do I schedule regular downloads? I've asked this again and again.
The feature in Newt'sCape doesn't seem to stick. Every time I change the
interval, it changes itself back to "immediate." So maybe there's another way?
Sorry, maybe I've got more than a little resentment. I'd love to get an
answer to this question too. And the way to get an answer isn't by me
being such a jerk and complaining about other people.
However, maybe I can inflame some of the other overgrown egos (other than my
own) on the list by saying the following as a challenge to PLEASE prove me
wrong:
It can't be done on a Newt. You have to go buy a Palm.
Steve
On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 12:14:59AM +0200, Sune Lilbæk wrote:
>
> Dear Sirs
>
> I tried to ask for AvantGo-like functionality earlier this week
> without receing a single reply. I searched the archives, and noticed
> that some people claims there is no need for this. Let me specify
> what it is that woudl be handy.
>
> I would like to use my newton as an offline electronic newspaper,
> everyday receiveing real-world and Mac/Newton related news on it. I
> would then read it in the train on my way to work. This functionality
> it seems like AvantGo provides for the Palm society, in a way which
> makes it extremely easy to get an overview of what is included in
> "todays update".
>
> I woudl love a similar functionality for my Newt - connected directly
> to the net, or by an AvantGo-client, which is actually able to
> extract information from real avantgo newssources, and make it
> available on my newt. And I would like it to happen automatically,
> not forcing me to spend time on it in the morning - e.g. when it
> anyways wake up in the middle of the night.
>
> Is there any way I can do this on my Newt. Or just half of it.
> Anywhere I can find information about the possible solutions?
>
> I look forward to an answer - and to turning my Newt into an
> electronic newspaper :)
>
> Kind regards
>
> Sune, Denmark
>
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