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gooseduck · 03-08-03, 03:47 PM

I've posted about this problem before. After obtaining additional data, I am restating my problem for your input.

I am struggling with a problem using Notes in my Pocket PC.
I have a Dell Axim 400/64MB so speed and memory are not a problem.
I transferred my Palm data to Outlook using DataViz Desktop to Go software, then from Outlook to Axim by sync'ing.
I have *** over 800 Notes items *** for a total of less than 2MB of text. I collect all kinds of information such as

restaurant listings, book reviews, etc. so these are not always short notes.
In any case, my old Palm III with only 2MB of memory had no problem with these memos(Notes) and search was lightning fast.
On the Axim, with all these Notes, saving a new Notes with a few words takes almost a minute! Resorting the Notes category

by date or name, etc. takes eons!!!
If I delete all these old Notes files and create new Notes on the Axim, there's no problem with speed. When I add the old

Notes back, at a hundred items or so, the machine starts crawling again. I tried both soft and hard resets several times so

resetting is not the solution.

My questions are:

1. For comparison, what are the number of Notes you have on your Pocket PC and do you see similar speed degradation when

the number of Notes increases?

2. A forum member suggested that the software from DataViz might have added overhead/bug during the data conversion from

Palm to Outlook. Since I haven't had time to re-create enough native-Axim Notes to confirm this theory, I'd like to know if

anyone else used DataViz or other conversion software and encounter similar problem.

Thank you for your help. This problem is a big annoyance for me because without Notes, my Axim is practically useless.

03-08-03, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
gooseduck Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: California Posts: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Problem with Axim and Notes I've posted about this problem before. After obtaining additional data, I am restating my problem for your input. I am struggling with a problem using Notes in my Pocket PC. I have a Dell Axim 400/64MB so speed and memory are not a problem. I transferred my Palm data to Outlook using DataViz Desktop to Go software, then from Outlook to Axim by sync'ing. I have * over 800 Notes items * for a total of less than 2MB of text. I collect all kinds of information such as restaurant listings, book reviews, etc. so these are not always short notes. In any case, my old Palm III with only 2MB of memory had no problem with these memos(Notes) and search was lightning fast. On the Axim, with all these Notes, saving a new Notes with a few words takes almost a minute! Resorting the Notes category by date or name, etc. takes eons!!! If I delete all these old Notes files and create new Notes on the Axim, there's no problem with speed. When I add the old Notes back, at a hundred items or so, the machine starts crawling again. I tried both soft and hard resets several times so resetting is not the solution. My questions are: 1. For comparison, what are the number of Notes you have on your Pocket PC and do you see similar speed degradation when the number of Notes increases? 2. A forum member suggested that the software from DataViz might have added overhead/bug during the data conversion from Palm to Outlook. Since I haven't had time to re-create enough native-Axim Notes to confirm this theory, I'd like to know if anyone else used DataViz or other conversion software and encounter similar problem. Thank you for your help. This problem is a big annoyance for me because without Notes, my Axim is practically useless.