pda/smartphone and Mac

[jacqueline]

Hi
I am looking for a smartphone/pda to use with my new mac. I live in Canada and the Apple Iphone is not available here so that is not an option (also I don't think there is medical software that runs on Iphones).

I have looked at the Treo and the blackberry and it seems there are pros and cons with each. It this point I am leaning towards the Blackberry. has anyone had experience with blackberries with a mac computer. And does anyone know whether blackberry can run epocrates etc quickly and without problems. thanks for any info Jacqueline

[Tennessee Redneck]

This is far from an answer to your question but perhaps there will be something in these links to help.
1. Medical dictionary for BlackBerry
2. Layout 1 (Page 1)
3. 2 B.B. on a Mac Computer... I need some Help - BlackBerry ...
4. PDA medical software requirements for Epocrates

[addict]

I like smart phones as smart phones can be loaded with any type of application and also they have a pop mail interface also

[drharisrauf]

Can you please tell me which PDA is best for a resident who is just going to start his residency in Emergency Medicine as I am lost trying to figure out which one would suit me. Thanks a million

[DocJim]

Originally Posted by jacqueline

Hi
I am looking for a smartphone/pda to use with my new mac. I live in Canada and the Apple Iphone is not available here so that is not an option (also I don't think there is medical software that runs on Iphones).

I have looked at the Treo and the blackberry and it seems there are pros and cons with each. It this point I am leaning towards the Blackberry. has anyone had experience with blackberries with a mac computer. And does anyone know whether blackberry can run epocrates etc quickly and without problems. thanks for any info Jacqueline

I have used a Palm Treo since November 2007. I quit carrying a Palm Zire 72 and cell phone and simply need the combination phone/PDA. My main complaint is a mild reduction in volume of the phone. I use ePocrates many times a day and my phone seems to be used mostly in the evening.

The Palm syncs readily with my iMac. I have discovered with ePocrates updates that I must sync twice, otherwise it crashes. This was a problem for me with the Palm Zire for several years. Maybe it is just something on my own iMac that does this. It works fine aside from this.

[DocJim]

Originally Posted by jacqueline

Hi
I am looking for a smartphone/pda to use with my new mac. I live in Canada and the Apple Iphone is not available here so that is not an option (also I don't think there is medical software that runs on Iphones).

I have looked at the Treo and the blackberry and it seems there are pros and cons with each. It this point I am leaning towards the Blackberry. has anyone had experience with blackberries with a mac computer. And does anyone know whether blackberry can run epocrates etc quickly and without problems. thanks for any info Jacqueline

I have used a Palm Treo since November 2007. I quit carrying a Palm Zire 72 and cell phone and simply need the combination phone/PDA. My main complaint is a mild reduction in volume of the phone. I use ePocrates many times a day and my phone seems to be used mostly in the evening.

The Palm syncs readily with my iMac. I have discovered with ePocrates updates that I must sync twice, otherwise it crashes. This was a problem for me with the Palm Zire for several years. Maybe it is just something on my own iMac that does this. It works fine aside from this.

[ericajones80]

I had a blackberry and wasn't really a big fan of it....definitely overrated

[davidosx]

i have been looking forever for a mac "activesync" for some time now, and all i've seen is "the missing sync", or something that sounded like that. it's around $50 (around €30), not sure if it's worth it or if it even does what it's supposed to do - that's why i'm dual boot on mac/xp.