Bengals Tix; Apple & Palm

I finally found something my Apple PowerBook doesn't do well: mate with a Palm Treo. Despite what I wrote in January, my simple Windows Smartphone no longer met my needs, so I opted for a Treo 650 (to enable e-mail in the field).

To be fair, the two may have mated well if I hadn't installed a Windows-based voice recognition program on the Treo prior to configuring the Treo to work with the Mac. But the Treo's working beautifully with Windows. It's just that I'm not much enamored with my boring Compaq Presario. My beautiful and sleek aluminum clad Mac sits alongside it, taunting the Compaq all day ("I'm faster than you," "I'm better looking," "My keys offer a better tactile response than yours," "I manage memory better," and "I have integrated Bluetooth.").

It was that last one, the integrated Bluetooth, that gave me the drive to try connecting the two. Let's just say one hosed Entourage install (and that's a Microsoft issue) and one locked up Treo later, I gave up. If I ever do a factory reset on the Palm I'll try it again. For now I'll stick with the antiquated USB cord to connect the Palm to my Compaq.

In other news, I secured tickets to the Bengals' home opener today. Can you say "Who Dey?"