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Osiris · 01-23-03, 01:37 AM

Well, I've spent a good few weeks now with my Axim, and I'm quite impressed with what it can do. What I'm not impressed with, is Microsoft. Despite my 400 MHz processor, sometimes my PDA can be quite slow, even doing the most basic functions. It speeds up and down, depending on how much stuff is running in the background obviously. But all in all, the operating system isn't too fast, and not very stable. Thus far I've managed to completely lock up my Start menu twice, once about a week ago, and again today. Right now when I tap my Start menu, nothing happens. So...another hard reset is in order. When the Start Menu is functioning, I do a soft reset about twice a day to fix graphical glitches, menus not showing up, close boxes not going away, etc. This is getting annoying...

Secondly, the operating system is very notably primitive. Even the most basic things are missing from the task bar, and the OS graphics could use some serious work. But really, non-cascading menus? No quicklaunch? No XScale optimizations? No "switcher" built in? No date on the desktop? No switching between open applications? No software based shut down, lock function, or reboots? Seriously, Microsoft needs to wake up.

I realize all of these problems can be solved with some basic software, and that's precisely what I've done. But really, why is this necessary? I do hope the higher ups at Microsoft see all of these great products out there, and learn a lesson or two. The Pocket PC operating system needs some serious work.

With that said, I love my Axim and will continue to use it daily. It's a great product at a great price. I couldn't be happier with it...

01-23-03, 01:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Osiris Aximsite Major League Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 380 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, I've spent a good few weeks now with my Axim, and I'm quite impressed with what it can do. What I'm not impressed with, is Microsoft. Despite my 400 MHz processor, sometimes my PDA can be quite slow, even doing the most basic functions. It speeds up and down, depending on how much stuff is running in the background obviously. But all in all, the operating system isn't too fast, and not very stable. Thus far I've managed to completely lock up my Start menu twice, once about a week ago, and again today. Right now when I tap my Start menu, nothing happens. So...another hard reset is in order. When the Start Menu is functioning, I do a soft reset about twice a day to fix graphical glitches, menus not showing up, close boxes not going away, etc. This is getting annoying... Secondly, the operating system is very notably primitive. Even the most basic things are missing from the task bar, and the OS graphics could use some serious work. But really, non-cascading menus? No quicklaunch? No XScale optimizations? No "switcher" built in? No date on the desktop? No switching between open applications? No software based shut down, lock function, or reboots? Seriously, Microsoft needs to wake up. I realize all of these problems can be solved with some basic software, and that's precisely what I've done. But really, why is this necessary? I do hope the higher ups at Microsoft see all of these great products out there, and learn a lesson or two. The Pocket PC operating system needs some serious work. With that said, I love my Axim and will continue to use it daily. It's a great product at a great price. I couldn't be happier with it... __________________ Osiris Axim X50 1 GB SD card Deluo GPS