[ Thanks to BeOpen
for this link. ]
“Linux attracts many business users due to its new, superb
graphical user interfaces and programs such as Sun’s Star Office
and Corel’s WordPerfect. These programs rival Microsoft Office, but
without the high price. But if you’re a business person using a
Palm Pilot, you wouldn’t want to adopt Linux until you could sync
your PDA to your desktop. What if I told you that you could, and it
was easy? Okay, almost easy. This is Linux, after all. Read on and
learn how.”
“In this article, I’ll be describing two graphically-based
applications for syncing to the desktop, KPilot, and J-Pilot.
While J-Pilot is my strong preference, KPilot comes with some
KDE-based distributions, and so is easier to install “out of the
box.” You can also set up and use a console-based tool called
pilot-link, if you’re a power user and you like to use the command
line. … Pilot-link, like KPilot, may already be installed on
your setup.”
“The syncing program you want to use depends upon your taste.
Try both, if you wish, before you choose. Personally, I recommend
J-Pilot, as KPilot lacks many of the features you’d want, and still
has quite a few bugs. But before you take my opinion, you may want
to check the latest release. KPilot has a beta version of 3.1.9
that may be more stable, and better featured. I won’t go so far as
to say KPilot “styncs” because it’s a step in the right
direction.”