Recently I’ve started using my old Palm Pilot again - mostly because I don’t tend to take my laptop into work now that I’m doing console development, and having the palm around lets me jot the occasional note on the train. It’s also the best way I’ve come up with to sync my work and home address books… although the jury is definitely out on that one (ever used Lotus Notes? It’s the worst pile of crap I’ve ever had foisted on me in my entire working life).

Anyway, one of the reasons I stopped using my Palm in the first place, and something that still drives me absolutely nuts, is the fact that you can’t initiate a sync on the Palm from the desktop - you have to press a bloody button on the Palm.

What’s all that about? It’s the most stupid thing ever in the history of stupid things. If the Palm is in the dock, it should just sync regularly. Why require human intervention? It’s amazing how much time and money can go into a device, and one fatal design flaw can slip through entirely unnoticed.