the joys and pains of owning a pda

I recently bought a PDA -- a Dell Axim X30 with wi-fi and bluetooth. I decided upon it after doing much research (reading complaints on Amazon reviews) and visiting Aximsite.com. My Axim is working perfectly so far, with none of the hardware malfunctions some users have experienced. I now have a spiffy calendar/organizer that surfs the net and doubles as an mp3 player.

However, there are downsides to having a spiffy computer-thing -- you want more stuff on it to make it even more spiffy. I bought a Kingston 128mb SD memory card for it before the PDA was even shipped. After I got it, I proceeded to download games, e-books, and application to enhance useability. That's when I found out how much the Windows Mobile OS really sucks. I won't go into detail here, because the list is endless, but suffice it to say that the software CD included with the Axim came with demos of applications that enhance the Windows Mobile interface. If that's not a clue that the interface is lacking, I don't know what is.

And now, my latest quest is to acquire a GPS unit for my PDA, which can be upwards of $100-300. Why? Because I have a thing for navigation systems in cars, and I found out that with a good mapping software and a GPS unit, you can turn a PDA into one. Whee!