windows vs. the world

Much frustration with the IT department at the PUC, which, despite knowing I was going to DC over a month ago waited until the day I returned to give me my treo 700w. I have to say, there are aspects of the new OS that are good, but for the most part Windows is a pain in the ass to use on a mobile device. I don't mind a few extra clicks on a desktop, especially when most of the windows shortcuts go to things I don't want or need to use. But in a handheld environment, it's a serious pain to have to push three or four buttons (or worse, select tiny print from a popup menu) to get to commonly used functions. Palm's OS is far superior in this regard.

This is not to say that Windows is without charm; I'm very happy with some of the flow through of options (for example the contacts opens from call history so that you can try someone's mobile quite easily if they don't answer their desk phone). But for the most part, the phone's best feature is outlook/ie. lame but true.