Thanks very much, Charles. I'm reluctant to get a new device because the current one works and does what I want it to do (though it's getting a bit pokey with some of my databases!). A new device always consumes half a day in setup.
I'll take a look at the Pimlico products. Rick --- Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 30, 2006, at 16:03, Rick Womer wrote: > > > Straying far from photography for the moment: > > > > I have a handheld (a HandEra 330) running Palm OS > 3.5, > > and I have Palm Desktop 4.1. > > > > My handheld has almost 10 years of datebook data > on > > it, so it's getting slow to sync and search. > > Unfortunately, the "purge" options allow one to > > preserve at most a month's worth of data, and I > need a > > minimum of a year's worth (preferably 3). > > > > Soooooo.... > > > > It occurred to me that I could try activating the > > Purge function with (1) my handheld's clock set > back > > to 3 years ago, or (2) my desktop's clock set back > to > > 3 years ago, or (3) both. Would one of these > > maneuvers work without undesirable side-effects? > Has > > anyone tried anything else? > > > > The "Datebk6" software that I am running (from > Pimlico software) has > an option under the menu to purge all items prior to > a user-entered > date. > > Datebk6 won't even RUN on your Handera, but you > might look into his > Datebk3,4 or 5 software - according to the website > they ALL have the > "selectable purge date" > > (All of his stuff works in a demo mode for at least > 15 days, so you > can try before you buy.) > > The best answer, of course, is to upgrade to > something a little more > modern. :-) I've gone from > Pilot->PalmPilot Pro-> PalmIII-> Sony Clie' -> > Kyocera SmartPhone > 7135 -> Treo650. > > The Treo is really really cool - and fast. Further, > it's got non- > volatile ROM so if your battery craps out (which > mine has never done) > it doesn't take all of your data with it. And it > syncs using USB > instead of the dead-slow serial port. > > Just a thought. But look into the Pimlico software > and see if they > let you purge from a certain date without having to > play games with > setting dates back on PCs and Palms. That just > sounds like a recipe > for disaster! > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
