Hard-reset

So I spent my Sunday fixing my Axim, it has been the 4th or 5th hard-reset since receiving it in January (I'm sure there will be many more to come). After experimenting a lot, I think I've finally found a setup that I am happy with, preserving RAM, and utilizing the ROM for storage. I've also figured out a way to bypass Outlook in order to sync my address book and calendar.

Programs in RAM:
TranCreative Magic Button - nice taskmanager app
Pumatech Intellisync FSS - for syncing my address book/calendar
KOTETU comPOBox - SIP for Japanese language input

Programs in ROM:
Xzeos Software XnView Pocket - image viewer
Microsoft Reader
BetaPlayer
TascalSoft TRE - registry editor

I'm trying to install all applications onto the ROM from now on, however some don't like being there. For example, MS Reader installed fine, but the shortcut was pointing to the RAM, I had to delete the shortcut and add a new one pointing to the ROM.

Figuring out a way to bypass Outlook for syncing my address book and calendar was my main goal, and was accomplished by using a little gem of an app called Intellisync for Yahoo! which is a free download if you use Yahoo! mail. Intellisync will sync your Yahoo! address book, calendar, todo list, and one more (can't remember). So I keep my main addressbook and calendar on Yahoo! now. The application works in conjunction with MS Activesync, and the only trouble I've had so far is when I first tried it out, and edited some calendar setting that somehow would cause Intellisync to crash when syncing the calendar (address book worked fine).

So the better half of a beautiful sunny Sunday was spent fixing up my PDA. It worked out well because, I could hardly move after playing golf on Saturday...

Gold Mountain

Today I my first round of golf in 6 months. We played the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain in Bremerton (Washington). $33 green fees, apparently makes this the best "bang for your buck" course in all of Washington, no wonder it was so crowded. After playing it, I must say, this course was absolutely spectacular!

We walked the hilly 18 holes, and I'm feeling the pain right now. The course was beautiful though, wide fairways with forest lining them, huge sandtraps that made shot decisions more difficult, and well kept greens. Playing it from the whites, I probably could have left most of my clubs home, as I never touched my 3, 4, 6, and 9 irons. 5, 8, and pitching wedge, were only used a couple times each, which is unusual for me... my irons are my mainstay.

For not playing for so long, my game was pretty good (for my level). Putting was my weakness the whole day, I two and three putted every single whole, shooting a 105 (2 fairways, 3 greens in reg, 8 2-putts, 8 3-putts, 1 par). My highlight was my second longest drive ever, at 315 yards.

After playing here for the first time, it is definitely a course on which I can break 100, easily. But first I'd better hit the practice putting greens.

blogging from my email

My first entry from e-mail. Just testing my settings. :-)

Vacation

Yesterday my vacation was authorized, tickets purchased, and I'm all set to head off to Kanazawa, Japan for just of over two weeks. My wife and I will be leaving March 17th and we're set to return April 2nd. Our trip last year was about one week, however with our schedule (visiting friends and relatives) it didn't seem much like a vacation. This trip will likely be just as busy though, but with an additional week, there will a little more time to do more things.

I can't wait to chug some real Japanese beer, eat my favorite ramen, sit down at eat some excellent sushi, visit my friends, and hit the electronics shops.

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日本語入力をやってみます。