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teachinator -

I have to admit that after a while of just about screaming in frustration, I did get better at
writing the characters within the allotted time (and also at spacing myself, since the timeout
comes between strokes; I try to be sure I'm ready with an "easy" stroke while I was looking for
the next one). I don't know if I'm getting better at drawing characters in general, though, or
just at exaggerating features so that the dictionary will recognize them. I'm trying to write like
I think a Chinese person would (like when all else fails, make very sure you have the stroke order
right!) Still, especially when I'm tired, it misrecognizes in the oddest ways. In my two trials,
Pleco was much more likely to recognize the characters I drew.

One of the "charms" of the 9288s is that all the menus are in Chinese and there is no
English alternative. I looked through them all once with the help of a Chinese person, and I am
pretty convinced, let's say 75% convinced since it may still be hidden somewhere, that there is no
way to turn off the timed writing feature. We found the timeout-adjustment and I have it set to
the maximum, but that's less than a second.

Anyway, if I get the Palm and Pleco as planned, I won't have this issue to deal with any more.



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billiardsmike -

Another thread mentioned that Palm only requires the serial number for warranty work, provided you
register it. I won't swear by this. It's only been a few days, but I'm tickled with my Palm and
Pleco! Also, cc purchases at Zhongguancun can be hard to swing, even at some of the larger
outfits. I was lucky I had a BOC card with me, because intl. cards were not accepted at the places
I've used.










marts_8 -

Can anyone recommend a good place to buy electronic stuff in Beijing or Shanghai? I'll be there
this friday and would like to buy a Palm PDA, digital camera and memory cards. a store with good
price and authentic merchandise? i have no problem with bargaining but it would be difficult for
me to determine if the goods are authentic or not. a friend bought a 1GB SD but only 1MB fit in
the card.

Hope you could help. Thanks!












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