[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] dwmackay:
I have certainly had my share of frustrations with the TouchPro as noted previously in this thread. I believe however, that most of the issue are self-inflicted. It seems to me that my own issues are the result of always chasing the next great thing. A new ROM comes out and I immediately scratch everything and off I go.

Rather than focusing on the negative, since you are stuck with the device, let's see if we can get you over the hump. As I understood it, your two primary requirements are Notes & Tasks. I feel that good solutions are available for both.

In my experience the real key to making this or any sophisticated device work well is to have a good measure of predictability. Perhaps that is why Apple products are so well liked. While they do not do nearly as much as Windows, they do what they are supposed to almost completely without error. For the TouchPro, most of the "fixes" have revolved around full ROM replacements. Sort of a Windows mentality of "I'll fix it in the next release". Of course the next release usually has its own set of new issues and the cycle continues. I believe that if we applied more time and effort fixing rather than replacing ROM issues, you and I might have better experiences to report. For now, I am waiting on the NATF 5.0 ROM. While it will not be the fastest or the flashiest, it should be rock solid. Once that arrives, we should be able to settle into a regular usage of the device.

As for the predictability, to me this also relates to speed. More than lightning fast response, I want predictable response. That is, I want to intuitively know how long it takes to load an app so that I do not become frustrated. By changing ROMS so often, we never have the chance to learn the behavior of the device. So my new strategy is to pick a ROM and stick with it. I do have a fairly standard set-up that I use. It takes me about 2-3 hours to get it how I want it, but when done, it is quick and easy to use.

For tasks I use Outlook with categories. You mentioned GTD. Is that Getting Things Done - David Allen? If so, I too use this system. The best tool on the phone for this that I have found is Agenda Fusion. Not at all finger friendly, but a great tool. If I am working with tasks, I usually am dedicated this so the stylus is no big deal. I have attached a screen shot of the tasks section. For note taking, I use OneNote on both the PC and phone. They sync fine, but the notes only sync one way; Phone to PC. Another free option is to use the Notes feature built right into WM. This will sync both ways. Under options, you can set it to open to a new note in typing mode by default. Use an app launcher assigned to a button and you will get to it in 2 clicks with no stylus. These will sync with Outlook if you tell active sync to do so.

As for browsing, I have concluded that my phone is no good at browsing. Skyfire is fast and works with many sites, but the navigation is not easy. About the only way to make browsing work is to tell the browser to use mobile settings rather than desktop. But then you eliminate about 99.5% of web content. Sorry, but iPhone kicks our collective butts at browsing ease.

Kind of a long winded reply, but focus on a good set-up and then just leave it alone. Maybe this will help us both.

Doug M.