The Palm operating system is old-school, but it’s nice to have in my Centro.

 

Palm’s OS is what I used many years ago when I still had a pager and a company cell phone didn’t have all of the bells and whistles of today’s modern phones. The phone didn’t have text back in the ancient analog days, hence the text capable pager way back when.

 

Palm’s OS is comfortable and easy to use. It’s also perfect for those who love tech toys, but don’t have a huge budget for software or who are too cheap to shell out money for a data plan that costs more than at-home high speed internet.

 

With the right software, one can sync email without the need for an expensive data plan. I’m using Agendus email with a HotSync conduit — I got my copy using Trial Pay and signing up for a survey service — cost $0.00 plus filling out a survey. Agendus doesn’t sync with Windows Mail, so I’m using a free version of Eudora. I can keep an eye on my email while out and about without spending a ton of money to do so.  All I have to do is HotSync a couple of times during the day.

 

I upgraded my phone company bundled Docs to Go (free upgrade) so I could get the desktop conduit. Now I can write blog posts at lunch on the phone while on the road and later sync them with the desktop for later editing using OpenOffice (free also).

 

Throw in Mobipocket’s RSS and ebook reader and it’s easy to keep up with newspapers and blogs — all for free.

 

It’s the perfect smart phone for people who love free things.

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