tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post4098284062442177681..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: What the iPhone needs is Gorilla Haven’s DateBk6JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-51610738060519464922011-05-18T23:35:51.195-05:002011-05-18T23:35:51.195-05:00John, I can't thank you enough for this blog t...John, I can't thank you enough for this blog thread. I found you by googling "what is the best datebook app for iphone" and there you were. I, too, am a long-term Palm user (I'm using my fourth Palm device) and a huge fan of Datebook. But, with my purchase of an iPad 2, I'm looking for something to replace Datebook...which, apparently, nothing does. Sounds like Pocket danaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05509256827941345857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-5807796078898501222011-03-17T10:13:40.280-05:002011-03-17T10:13:40.280-05:00I just got an iPhone 4 after Verizon released it. ...I just got an iPhone 4 after Verizon released it. I'm still in the 14-day period during which I can return it, and I'm hustling to find ANYthing that resembles DateBk6. Now that Pimlical is available for Android, has anyone had experience with it on Android?<br /><br />And one other level of interest: anyone have experience with Android, Pimlical, and Mac OS X?<br /><br />Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03911109484629370565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-81930718737463119162010-12-23T21:21:22.228-06:002010-12-23T21:21:22.228-06:00Great! thanks for the tip!Great! thanks for the tip!JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-38480364775514222192010-12-22T22:55:12.651-06:002010-12-22T22:55:12.651-06:00The Android Version has been released: www.Pimlico...<b>The Android Version has been released</b>: www.PimlicoSoftware.com. Yes, it's an early release, but so far early feedback has been positive (quotes from forum posts below).<br /><br />Cheers!<br />CESD, Pimlico Software, Inc.<br />. . .<br />This has been mentioned in a couple of threads, but definitely deserves a thread of its own. Good news for anyone looking for a serious diary CESDewarhttp://www.PimlicoSoftware.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-26979521188627948012010-10-25T17:32:09.212-05:002010-10-25T17:32:09.212-05:00http://www.pimlicosoftware.com - but though I dear...http://www.pimlicosoftware.com - but though I dearly loved DateBk, I can't recommend it today. It's chained to a dying/dead platform, and the author has shown no interest in porting it to iPhone, Android, or anything else. It doesn't sync over the air with anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-77607714532571592752010-10-25T14:21:12.070-05:002010-10-25T14:21:12.070-05:00Found this post, while still living in the dark ag...Found this post, while still living in the dark ages. Anyone have a link or code to refer me to purchase datebk6 ?<br /><br />Thanks!!!Shiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-59933805056832698712010-07-22T05:08:17.402-05:002010-07-22T05:08:17.402-05:00Hi John,
I'm using Windows (Vista). What migra...Hi John,<br />I'm using Windows (Vista). What migration assistant products can you recommend for me? I would be eternally grateful!!datebk tragicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-25275124780852407182010-07-13T10:31:36.751-05:002010-07-13T10:31:36.751-05:00Ditto. Datebk6 is so flexible and offers little f...Ditto. Datebk6 is so flexible and offers little friction when quickly inputting my events and to-dos. My Treo 755p is still my only device, mostly because I can't get over the calender app of the iPhone or Android. WHY do they both subscribe to the "slot machine" date and time picker method?? I find it's very tedious, takes longer than necessary, and requires too much Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423108926652113997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-9318660017995846622010-07-10T12:59:54.813-05:002010-07-10T12:59:54.813-05:00In terms of saving data, DateBk famously used the ...In terms of saving data, DateBk famously used the native Palm calendar, and extended it by embedding codes in comments. So if you can save the calendar you can get most of what you want.<br /><br />What platform are you on now - OS X or XP or Windows 7?<br /><br />Some markspace missing sync products include a "migration assistant" that supports migration from Palm.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-31207547672347250912010-07-10T09:22:40.125-05:002010-07-10T09:22:40.125-05:00I can't speak to the Android version, but I...I can't speak to the Android version, but I'm quite satisfied with PI for the iPhone now that I've been using it nearly a year. The developers are active, responsive on their forums, and even use a system of weighted voting for feature requests. It's not DateBk, but it's very good. It does some things better than DateBk (even aside from over-the-air sync, without which I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858785104341660515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-87732720759743640692010-07-10T05:49:00.422-05:002010-07-10T05:49:00.422-05:00I was very interested to find this blog as I am an...I was very interested to find this blog as I am another desperate datebk6 user. I am clinging onto my dying centro which has 9 years of events on it which I don't want to lose. It has become incredibly slow and cumbersome and I went as far as buying a palm pre from an unsupported country and it has dissapointed me greatly.<br /><br />Is Pocket Informant still the best substitute? I had a lookdatebk tragicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-83279721226602665642010-04-18T12:21:42.373-05:002010-04-18T12:21:42.373-05:00I also use DateBk6 and I can't live without it...I also use DateBk6 and I can't live without it. Than't why I still use my Palm Centro, and because of snooze!!!<br /><br />I can't understand how can Apple develop a smartphone where you can't create a calendar entry al 17:38, it has to be at 17:35 or 17:40, but my train leaves at 17:38!!!<br /><br />I tried a Palm Pre but when I realized that the Classic still didn't support Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255206611051107344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-24761115673455405902010-04-10T21:13:03.037-05:002010-04-10T21:13:03.037-05:00I sorely miss DateBk on my Touch. Having two place...I sorely miss DateBk on my Touch. Having two places to check for appts and todos is crummy. I'm stunned at how simplistic the Touch's built-in calendar is. I used DateBk and HandyShopper on my Palm religiously. Now I'm lost without an adequate replacement for them - and I've tried/bought several.knoxvillejeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809385061507941819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-83813371194945324082010-01-21T01:54:53.568-06:002010-01-21T01:54:53.568-06:00Still using my Tungsten T3 and clinging to Dateboo...Still using my Tungsten T3 and clinging to Datebook. Pimlico says a cross platform mobile app is in the pipeline, but I've been waiting on that promise almost 2 years. This software is a decade old. Why isn't there anything as efficient in all that time. Has anyone tried Agendus from Iambic. I've heard it is similar but the functionality seems different on every platform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-75919658045135034912010-01-03T08:36:40.007-06:002010-01-03T08:36:40.007-06:00I've picked up this discussion rather late, I ...I've picked up this discussion rather late, I had persevered with my old Tungsten T5 despite the crashes, mainly because of Datebook. I had to change eventually because my employer uses MS Exchange and my job requires me to synchronise my diary with Exchange, which is a good thing in almost every way but the Palm couldn't cope with it reliably.<br /><br />My iPod Touch is seamlessly Chris Rusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04920435402219099677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-7818642167178650732009-12-22T04:42:03.555-06:002009-12-22T04:42:03.555-06:00I also agree with uniqueness of DateBk. Nothing e...I also agree with uniqueness of DateBk. Nothing else even comes close and is the ONLY reason I still use my Treo.<br /><br />The PROBEM with PI on the iPhone is it doesn't sync with Outlook! I was completey surprised it doesn't and only realized this after buying it! What do I do with all my future (and past) DateBk/Outlook entries???<br />Is there a work around (other than google Sonic Boomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-36561952264961352532009-12-09T13:02:53.101-06:002009-12-09T13:02:53.101-06:00After posting a comment, I eventually went with Po...After posting a comment, I eventually went with Pocket Informant. I think it's the closest we're going to get to DateBk6's functionality, and it does other things DateBk6 never did (sync over the air, for example).<br /><br />I'm pretty happy with it so far, and some of my continuing concerns are supposedly addressed in the forthcoming 1.2 release. Some of them aren't Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858785104341660515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-88763794620745856132009-12-08T22:27:39.179-06:002009-12-08T22:27:39.179-06:00Praise The Lord!
Waiting and still looking for th...Praise The Lord!<br /><br />Waiting and still looking for that good calendar app for the iPhone! Geesh! Doesn't anyone out there want my money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-11040876714002659822009-11-21T11:21:11.920-06:002009-11-21T11:21:11.920-06:00I've used DateBook for 8 years or more, using ...I've used DateBook for 8 years or more, using it almost as journaling... I have at least 20K entries in it. I have an iPhone for everything else but the calendar. Still using my Clie UX50 just for the datebook, but the battery is discharging in 10 minutes, so it's not much of a practical use now... But I just love DateBook!!!Suzannahttp://www.sixftlion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-44984631730992552462009-10-05T06:44:02.197-05:002009-10-05T06:44:02.197-05:00The most recent release of Pocket Informant (1.11)...The most recent release of Pocket Informant (1.11) addresses some of these concerns. Although many are restrictions place by Apple, Webis (the developer) has done a pretty good job in getting around several of them. Further development of Informant is continuing and it will improve which each version. As a former Datebk user for a decade, I too miss it however, if one has an IPhone, Informant isUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222442096931657480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-13623390065092839192009-10-01T06:51:03.305-05:002009-10-01T06:51:03.305-05:00It's a shame that iphone has nothing to offer ...It's a shame that iphone has nothing to offer savvy datebk calendar users. The calendar built in cale ndar software is at best worthless. The best calendars out ot the "50k" aps for the iphone offered are Informant and Saisuke. Saisuke being the taller one, both are knee high dwarfs compared to the giant called Datebk6. Most frustrating handicap is apple's limitation on Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380275081231799833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-72812170467127057492009-08-19T23:03:54.577-05:002009-08-19T23:03:54.577-05:00No connection, just follow the Pimlical list. Pre ...No connection, just follow the Pimlical list. Pre platform will probably lag well behind others. Here's the official word:<br /><br />"Because it is written to be a cross-platform application, it will soon appear for Mac’s and Linux desktops and later this year will also start rolling out as handheld versions for most all handhelds currently on the market. Blackberry, Android, Symbian Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606048567509442309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-37506761216271471262009-08-19T22:09:02.573-05:002009-08-19T22:09:02.573-05:00I agree with Hans (are you connected to Pimlico?)....I agree with Hans (are you connected to Pimlico?). Barring a dramatic and unlikely change of heart, the iPhone is hostile grounds for a lot of innovation -- including productivity and PIM apps.<br /><br />There's much more hope on the Android platform, and maybe the Pre (though Palm/Sprint's open commitment feels unproven to me).JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-9547665459189083002009-08-19T22:08:53.442-05:002009-08-19T22:08:53.442-05:00I agree with Hans (are you connected to Pimlico?)....I agree with Hans (are you connected to Pimlico?). Barring a dramatic and unlikely change of heart, the iPhone is hostile grounds for a lot of innovation -- including productivity and PIM apps.<br /><br />There's much more hope on the Android platform, and maybe the Pre (though Palm/Sprint's open commitment feels unproven to me).JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-11173909884469581822009-08-18T20:25:21.089-05:002009-08-18T20:25:21.089-05:00In order for the current incarnation of DB (Pimlic...In order for the current incarnation of DB (Pimlical) to work on the iPhone, Apple would need to change several major policies:<br /><br />No support for Java<br /><br />Apps are not allowed to "duplicate functionality" (read: improve or otherwise compete with) any built-in features (like contacts and calendar)<br /><br />Apps are not allowed access to the native data stores of the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606048567509442309noreply@blogger.com