Like Prego, "It's in there!"

Rick, I faced the same dilema for a number of years myself (see A converged device? :: www.lobrecht.com :: The Lobrecht Family Website). I had several Pocket PC devices, including an iPaq, and two Toshiba models. I was tired of still having to carry around my cell phone in addition to this stuff, or worse, faced with having left my Pocket PC behind, not having information readily available when I needed it.

Finally, Cingular (the same provider I've always used) came to my rescue. They released the Siemens SX66 Pocket PC Phone at the end of 2004, and I immediately jumped on it. Not only did it have a myriad of connectivity (Bluetooth, Wifi, and GPRS), but it also came in a form factor I was already accustomed to using. I tried an MPx220 once or twice (a friend's and at the store), but I never liked the input method.

Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC Phones, when properly executed, are an excellent choice. It's like a Swiss Army knife-like unit. Everything is available at my finger tips. I can call anyone in my contact list at the push of a button; I can take notes while I'm on a call and I know who I was speaking with at the time I was taking the notes; I have a wireless modem for my Tablet PC everywhere I go; and I can read and reply to email on the go. I can do all this with one device.

T-Mobile has the HP model, which I believe is about to get an upgrade. It is a promising phone -- I didn't want to switch to T-Mobile to get it though. Good luck with your decision.

One of these things is not like the other...

Rick is having trouble deciding whether to go with a Pocket PC Phone or a smartphone (Pocket Pc Phone Edition or MS Smartphone :: www.lobrecht.com :: The Lobrecht Family Website). For me the decision was easy -- I wanted a Pocket PC with a cellular phone built-in, over a phone that could do some things like my Pocket PC. My Siemens SX66 does everything I want and some more that I didn't expect. Good luck with your decision, Rick.

You have what kind of TV?

As much of an alphabet soup as all these new television technologies are creating, CNET's quick guide to TV types does an excellent job of explaining what the differences are between the technologies.

HDTV Primer from CNET.com

Wow! There really is a lot of confusion about what HDTV means and the various qualities. This page, HDTV World - CNET.com, does an excellent job of explaining the various resolutions and differences between EDTV and HDTV.

Everybody's famous for 15 minutes...

I was playing with the Google Maps -- the technology they are using is amazing! To make a long story short, after performing several generic searches like "atm miami" and "pizza miami," I tried "cuban bakery miami." The following linked page resulted: Google Maps - cuban bakery miami. The top hit, Tosca Bakery, is the bakery my grandfather started in the early 1960s, which my father and uncle run today.