So if Notes go both ways - write a brief note about the appointment on the
Palm, transfer it to the Newton, use Assist to set up the appointment on the
Newton, and then beam it back to the Palm.
A bit of the 'long way around', I admit, but workable.
Paul Nuernberger
> From: Karel Jansens <kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be>
> Subject: [NTLK] BackTalk doesn't seem to do what I want it to
>
>
> Most of you already know my sordid secret: I have a Newton _and_ a Palm
> IIIc (actually, I had the Palm first, I only discovered that Newtons still
> existed last summer). Althought the usage of my Palm has decreased since I
> got my Newt, it still has some convenience left. One of them is that it
> fits in my pocket.
>
> So I figured I could keep the Palm as a handy organiser and sync it with
> my Newt regularly. And Halelujah! we have BackTalk, which does exactly
> that.
>
> Or so I thought...
>
> It appears that BackTalk will only sync date appointments from the Newt
> towards the Palm, although Names and Notes go the other way.
>
> Bummer...
>
> Thinking about it, and unless there is some technical reason for
> appointments only going the wrong way, this sounds to me like a very
> stupid decision. Isn't it logical that the Palm would be in one's pocket
> all the time, and therefore be the device on which new dates would most
> likely be entered? Wouldn't notes and names be more likely to come from
> the Newt (which is a _lot_ easier for entering information!)?
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