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TealOS: great Palm software you are prohibited from buying
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2009
TealOS is a "skin" for existing Palm devices that gives them the look-and-feel of the upcoming Palm Pre device. Fired up by David's letter and curious about this software she hadn't heard of, Heather Wardell went looking for TealOS. She expected to take a quick look, think, "Not bad," and move on. Instead, she bought it five minutes after downloading the trial.
CallRec gives your Treo better call recording
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2009
Even though Palm has recently announced the end of the Palm OS, a lot of us still use the devices. We'll continue to run some Palm OS reviews and stories, at least until more and more people are using the Pre. In this article, Heather Wardell looks at CallRec, which does a fine job of recording calls on your Treo
Edit Office files on the go with Documents To Go
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2008
As a writer, Heather Wardell tries to have access to her works-in-progress at all times so she can revise a sticky section or just re-visit a part she particularly liked. Of course, her files are all on her laptop, but she doesn't take her laptop everywhere. Her Palm, though, is an ever-present companion, and DataViz's Documents To Go allows her to work anywhere she chooses. Should you add Documents To Go to your kit bag? Read Heather's review and find out.
Manage your car's mileage with AutoFile
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2008
With gas prices through the roof, and no relief in sight, many people are trying to drive less, or at least be more efficient about how they use their vehicles. But how do you know if your changes are having any effect? WakefieldSoft's AutoFile lets you see exactly how you're doing. Is it worth your money? Heather Wardell's review will clue you in.
Quick News brings your RSS feeds to your Palm
Computing Unplugged Magazine - August 2008
Heather Wardell recently discovered the joys of using a RSS reader program to consolidate all her favorite blogs, and wondered if she could somehow get the same features on her Palm. Stand Alone, Inc's Quick News promised, but did it deliver? In terms of base functionality, yes. Its advanced features, though, need more work.
Pocket Tunes: tunes, Internet radio, and more on your Treo
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2008
Heather Wardell takes her Treo everywhere she goes, and she often wants to listen to music in coffee shops or in her car. The Treo came with a free copy of Pocket Tunes version 3 by NormSoft, which was quite functional, but Pocket Tunes Deluxe version 4 and its Internet radio and online music store access is a giant step forward. To learn all about it, you'll want to read this review. How was support? Does Internet radio work over a Treo? The only way you'll find out is to read Heather's article.
Ten free (and great) applications for your Palm handheld
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2008
Most Palm software is reasonably inexpensive, but you can't get less expensive than free. Some of Heather Wardell's favorite programs are given away by their creators, and this article will list ten of these programs in the hopes they might work for you as well.
Organize your day's notes with DayNotez
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2008
Natura's DayNotez (for Windows, Palm, and Pocket PC) is a replacement for the right-hand page of your planner, providing organization options and easy ways to access your information. But is it something to buy? Heather Wardell discusses a good program that has some strange problems.
DateBk6 has advantages over the built-in Palm Datebook
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2008
Many people use their Palm handhelds primarily for calendar and todo list functionality. While the built-in applications are more than capable of performing these duties, they don't have much in the way of extras. Pimlico Software's DateBk6 offers more than two hundred and fifty improvements over the built-in applications, and is one of the best-supported applications we've ever seen to boot.
Organize lists like a pro with ListPro (and also organize your movies)
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2008
If you're looking for a flexible list manager, you can't go wrong with ListPro. In this article, Heather Wardell reviews ListPro, discusses some of the minor quirks, and then we shift left to discuss Movie Collector, a powerful movie organizing program that nicely integrates with ListPro.
Treo's Ringo ring tone maker isn't quite a star
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2008
Ringo, by Electric Pocket, is a ring tone manager for your Treo that promises to make assigning ring tones to contacts and groups of contacts quick and easy. Is Ringo a star? Tap here to read the full review.
Keep your Palm safe with Warden
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2008
Like many people, writer Heather Wardell keeps her entire life on her Palm. The information isn't particularly sensitive, but it is personal and she wouldn't want just anyone getting into it. When she switched to the Treo 680, she wondered if the smartphone functionality would allow her to leave the unit unlocked, but still be able to lock it if it went missing. Warden, by CorSoft, promises to make that happen.
Hit your stride with these five running log programs
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2007
In this article, Heather Wardell puts five fitness applications through their paces, so to speak, and make recommendations for other runners and fitness enthusiasts.
Chow down and limber up with CalorieKing
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2007
Remember your New Year's resolutions way back when? Was one of them a plan to lose weight? If it was, and you haven't done anything about it, the CalorieKing Nutrition and Exercise Manager software might be able to help you make it happen.
Create handy handheld databases with HanDBase
Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2007
Why would you need a handheld database management program? There are thousands of ways you could answer this question, because everyone need to carry different data. In fact, that's the answer: everyone needs to carry some data at all times. Whether it's a shopping list, a membership list, a list of medical terminology, or the measurements for oil well drilling components, a handheld database can be an essential help. In this important review, Contributing Editor Heather Wardell tests out HandDBase and lets us know just how HanD it is.
Save your money with SplashWallet
Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2007
SplashData's SplashWallet suite consists of the four programs we've looked at in the past weeks: SplashID, SplashShopper, SplashMoney, and SplashPhoto, which are together intended to replace many of the things you might carry in your wallet. Is it worth buying the bundle instead of the individual programs. Read our final Splash review to find out.
Organize your smartphone's pictures with SplashPhoto
Computing Unplugged Magazine - November 2006
These days, everyone's taking digital pictures and the vast majority are being taken on camera phones. The developers of SplashPhoto claim it's "The ultimate image viewer for PDAs and smartphones". Is it? Only Contributor Editor Heather Wardell can tell you for sure. Read her article to find out.
Track your money flow with SplashMoney
Computing Unplugged Magazine - November 2006
Marge, where's the Visa? Whether you're a spender or particularly prudent (there's a word we don't use too often in Computing Unplugged), SplashMoney can help you keep track of your finances on the go. Should you spend your money on SplashMoney? Contributing Editor Heather Wardell tells you whether you should write the check.
Oh, SplashShopper
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2006
SplashShopper is more than a shopping list. It's billed as a "smart list manager" and that's an accurate description. The program allows you to create a variety of lists, such as movies you want to watch or a list of items at your favorite takeout restaurant, as well as the expected grocery list. Does our reviewer like it? You'll have to read the article to find out.
Manage your passwords with SplashID
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2006
SplashID is a password manager with a built-in password generator. The developer claims it's the #1 password manager, but we're not big on hyperbole. How does it stand up to the tough standards of Contributing Editor Heather Wardell? You'll have to read the article to find out.
Word Monaco: a word-based solitaire game for Palm OS
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2006
Word Monaco, the newest Palm OS game from Smart Box Design is an interesting twist on solitaire. Instead of using a standard deck of cards, the game uses letter tiles. The object of the game is to create words using those letters. When all of the letters have been combined into words, you win. It's a lot tougher than it sounds! Read Contributing Editor Heather Wardell's review to find out if this is the vacation you've been waiting for!
Great software to help you manage your New Year's resolutions
Computing Unplugged Magazine - December 2005
It's here again: New Year's resolution time! Writing out your goals and setting out the steps that lead to achieving those goals improves your chances of actually meeting your goals. Having your goals in your Palm, always accessible, should make your success nearly certain. There are many goal-setting and planning programs available, and Contributing Editor Heather Wardell tested five of them in this article. What's the right choice for you? You'll have to read Heather's article to find out.
Woman Calendar: a healthy (and handy) mobile solution for women
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2005
Woman Calendar tracks health-related details specific to women. The program is useful in monitoring menstrual cycles, predicting and charting ovulation data and fertility times, printing ovulation charts, scheduling and documenting doctor appointments, and maintaining other health-related information.
Paint the way with TealPaint
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2005
When handheld computers came into being, a new medium for digital art presented itself. The choices range from simple applications made to write freehand notes, such as the Notepad program included in many newer devices, to feature-packed programs nearly rivaling many desktop ones. One of the leaders in the later category is TealPoint's TealPaint for the Palm OS. How does it stack up? To find the answer, read this review by David Silver.
Rearrange your desktop any way you want with TealDesktop
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2005
TealDesktop offers many features that differentiate it from the multitude of generic launcher replacements. Is it the one launcher to rule them all? You'll have to read David Silver's review to find out.
Village Sim lets you control your own village people
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2005
Author Heather Wardell is a simulation junkie. How about you? If so, then Village Sim, the newest real-time simulation game from LDW Software, is for you. Read on for the full scoop on the continuation of the Plant and Fish Tycoon series.
Is Busker busted?
Computing Unplugged Magazine - April 2005
One of the joys of author Heather Wardell's Zire 71 is being able to listen to music on the go. However, she hates relying on RealPlayer for her mobile music needs. Busker, by Electric Pocket, is a new MP3 player for Palm, and Heather had high hopes for it as a RealPlayer replacement. Read on to find out if Busker played the song of success.
GameBox Solitaire, twice the Solitaire, twenty times the game
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2005
With solitaire being one of the most popular game genres for the Palm OS. Hundreds of choices exist, some utterly amazing, some utterly pathetic. In this edition of We Got Game, author David Silver covers PDAMill's GameBox Solitaire and GameBox Solitaire II. Read on to find out where they rank on the scale.
How to be a Plant and Fish Tycoon
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2005
If, like author Heather Wardell, you thrive on games like The Sims or Rollercoaster Tycoon, you may find Fish Tycoon and Plant Tycoon to be just what you've been looking for. Plant Tycoon and Fish Tycoon bring the excitement of pets to your Palm or Pocket PC handheld. Created by LDW Software, both games are easy to learn, entertaining, and can be utterly addictive.
Balancing your year with Life Balance
Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2005
Maybe you've set yourself a few goals for 2005. Maybe you want to set some goals, but you've been unsuccessful in the past. Or maybe you have so many goals you don't even know where to start. Author Heather Wardell has the answer in the form of Life Balance from Llamagraphics.
Backup Battle Royale
Computing Unplugged Magazine - November 2004
Whether you're responsible for a multi-national corporate enterprise, or just a home handheld user, the security of your data depends on reliable backups. In this Battle Royale of the Backups, Senior Technical Editor James Booth examines three backup utilities for Palm OS handheld devices, comparing features, price, reliability, and ease of use. Which one will be the ultimate champion? Read on to find out.
Set sail with the tradewinds at your back
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2004
Aaah, the salty spray of the sea air. The deck rolling under your feet. The sound of the sails snapping in the wind. This is the life of a merchant trader. This can be your life too, with Tradewinds for Palm and Pocket PC from Astraware. Is this game worthy of a berth on your handheld? The only way you'll know is to read this article by Senior Technical Editor (and, now, ship's captain) James Booth.
Beiks English-Japanese Talking Phrasebook
Computing Unplugged Magazine - October 2004
What can you say about an English-Japanese talking phrasebook. Either it works, or it doesn't. Read this article and find out what we thought.
Hellfire: Apache vs. Hind
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2004
It's time to blow things up, rescuse some prisoners, and then do it all over again. For the in-depth details on this Hellfire: Apache vs. Hind, read this article.
Get in the Olympic spirit with Crazy Athletics II
Computing Unplugged Magazine - August 2004
Back in the April issue, Senior Technical Editor James Booth reviewed v1.5 of Crazy Olympics from Crazysoft. Since that time, the program has been renamed Crazy Athletics, and v2.0 has been released to coincide with the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. We take a look to see if it wins the gold.
Secure your passwords visually with visKeeper
Computing Unplugged Magazine - August 2004
If you need to keep track of a lot of passwords, you might want to try visKeeper, a different sort of password manager. To access your password database with visKeeper, you need to know remember where to touch certain spots on an image. Is this a workable idea? Read Cynthia Green's helpful review to find out.
Handwriting recognition that is On the Spot
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2004
OnSpot for both Palm OS and Pocket PC does everything it can to make you feel like you're writing on paper. Read this article to find out if it succeeds.
Playing DVDs on your PDA
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2004
Wouldn't it be great to be able to take your movies, TV shows, and home movies on the road? Well sure, you could get a portable DVD player. Wouldn't it be better if you could take them on your handheld? With the two pieces of software News and Contributing Editor James Booth introduces you to, you can do just that.
Take out your Aggression on your Palm
Computing Unplugged Magazine - May 2004
Are you the leader of an evil organization with aspirations of world domination? Do inept henchmen and allegedly British super spies continually thwart your plans? BLiT Games is here to help, with Aggression for the Palm.
Crazy Olympics 1.5
Computing Unplugged Magazine - April 2004
Contributing Editor James Booth is back with another game review. Crazy Olympics is a Palm version of the old arcade Olympics game from the 80s. It has five different events, each with an easy and a hard setting, and a sixth Crazy Olympics event, in which you compete in all five events in a series. Could this thing possibly be any fun? Read James' review to find out.
Midway Arcade Classics
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2004
Do you remember the arcade classics Midway Arcade Classics contains Defender II, Joust, Root Beer Tapper, Sinistar, and Spy Hunter? They're back! Read our review to find out if they're all you remember.
Warfare Incorporated
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2004
Warfare Incorporated from Handmark , a real-time strategy game in the flavor of Command & Conquer, is probably the best game Contributing Editor James Booth has ever played on the Palm platform. Also available for the Pocket PC, Warfare Incorporated has amazing graphics and sound, an extended storyline, and challenging game play in an amazingly small file.
Don't let time pass you by with TimeCopy 1.4
Computing Unplugged Magazine - March 2004
How often do you have to adjust the time on your Palm device? Do you mess with it constantly, knowing the time is off and is drifting more and more? Contributing Editor James Booth never has to adjust the time on his handheld and it's always dead on. Know why? He uses TimeCopy, and you will, too.
DigiFix can fix your digitizer drift
Computing Unplugged Magazine - February 2004
Unfortunately, not all of us have been able to dash out and pick up the latest and greatest Palm device. Some of us are still making do with one of the older models. One of the afflictions the older models of Palm devices are prone to is digitizer drift, meaning you tap the screen in one place, but it registers that tap in another. Devices with this problem generally requires frequent calibration of the digitizer to correct. DigiFix is a software resolution that can help resolve the problem.
Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
Computing Unplugged Magazine - January 2004
The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus has over 100,000 entries and definitions, plus more than 175,000 synonyms. It's perfect for students, journalists, business professionals, and anyone else who needs quick access to an English language reference. You'll need to read Jen Edwards' in-depth review to learn more about this interesting and useful product.
A day in the life of a woman and her mobile devices
Computing Unplugged Magazine - December 2003
Denise Watkins has managed to integrate mobile devices into every part of her life. From the moment she wakes up, to the time she fades away to dreamland in the evening, and most of the time in-between, Denise is truly plugged into the Computing Unplugged lifestyle.
Housekeeping on the handheld
Computing Unplugged Magazine - November 2003
Some of you may or may not know that many Palm applications create extra files and snippets as part of their ordinary operation. Sometimes, these little pieces are left over, cluttering up the memory when the application that created them is long gone. With this in mind, James Booth shows you a couple of applications that can help you clear out all this garbage, and keep it out, freeing up that vital memory space.
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0 has room to grow
Computing Unplugged Magazine - September 2003
Since Stephen Vance first took a look at Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS a new version has been released. In this article he takes a look at the improvements that Adobe has made as well as the issues that still need to be addressed in Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0.
Treo Mail delivers advanced mobile email
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2003
While Treo Communicators are great wireless devices, Bill Mann believes their email-handling abilities have lagged behind those of dedicated wireless email devices. However, in this review he'll show you how Handspring's Treo Mail service can turn your Treo Communicator into a wireless email powerhouse.
Create encrypted accounts with Cloak v2.0
Computing Unplugged Magazine - July 2003
If you're accustomed to placing highly sensitive account information on your Palm handheld, you could probably use a good encryption program. Bill Beaulieu reviews version 2.0 of Chapura, Inc's Cloak file security product, which allows you to selectively create encrypted accounts for credit cards, bank accounts, Web sites, or just about any other kind of account you may have.
FatFinger 2.0 faces off against Graffiti in time trials
Computing Unplugged Magazine - June 2003
In reviewing version 2.0 of Avaion Software's FatFinger application, Chris Guella put the company's claim that FatFinger could improve the Palm OS user experience to the test. To answer this question, he performed a benchmark comparison of FatFinger against other popular methods for entering data into the Palm handheld. Read on to check out the fascinating results.
Create handwritten email with riteMail
PalmPower Magazine - November 2002
Feel constrained by the limitations of text-based email messages? There's a solution. Bill Mamm review riteMail from Pen&Internet, which brings the flexibility of pen and paper to your Palm handheld. With riteMail, you can draw, doodle, and scribble right on your handheld to create handwritten email messages.
Plan your time off with Vacation Tracker
PalmPower Magazine - October 2002
Steve Niles spotlights FedSoft's Vacation Tracker, Palm OS software designed to help you maximize your copious free time.
Teachers can go back to school with Tiny Red Book
PalmPower Magazine - September 2002
Heather Wardell has found the perfect teacher's pet. She reviews Tiny Red Book, Palm OS software designed to help teachers keep track of students' performance, grades, and attendance.
Kick it up a notch with Pocket Recipes
PalmPower Magazine - September 2002
Janine Sutphen has come up with a number of scenarios where having an easily referenced recipe catalogue on her Palm OS handheld would come in extremely handy. Fortunately, Pocket Express provides just the tool to do the job. She reviews Pocket Recipes, a cool solution whether you need help in planning your meals in advance or figuring out what to buy while in the grocery store.
Organize your handheld with FilePoint Pro
PalmPower Magazine - September 2002
David Silver follows up his original review of the file management program FilePoint with a look at FilePoint Pro.
Make your Notes Mail mobile
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - September 2002
If you're a user of Notes Mail, then September's Product of the Month will interest you. Steve Niles spotlights mail-e-on-air from SolutionPlanet, designed to bring Notes Mail to your PDA or mobile phone
Palm Desktop 4.1 offers cool new features
PalmPower Magazine - August 2002
A new version of Palm Desktop is available with some cool enhancements to your PIM experience. Steve Niles has details of all the new features you'll find.
Realtors, become a Top Producer with your Palm handheld!
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - August 2002
Those of you in the real estate industry are probably familiar with the Top Producer brand of contact management software designed just for agents. Now, however, Top Producer has extended its functionality to Palm OS handhelds. Be sure to read Heather McDaniel's review of the new Top Producer for Palm Computing Connected Organizers 2.0.
Automate everything with pScripts
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - August 2002
In his fourth article in a series on using hacks to extend the power of your Palm handheld, Contributing Editor Michael Connick will show you how two programs, LapTopHack and peditPro, can be used in conjunction to automate many of the routine functions you perform on your Palm handheld. He'll also introduce you to the powerful concept of pScripting, which is guaranteed to save you time and effort by simplifying common tasks.
Get your real estate data to go with Pocket Real Estate
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - August 2002
Imagine how great it would be if you could pull out your trusty Palm handheld and have the latest Multiple Listing Service information downloaded to your device. You can do just that with HAND e CORP's Pocket Real Estate. Heather McDaniel reviews this powerful piece of software for realtors.
New tool to perform your real estate calculations
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - August 2002
For this special real estate issue, Steve Niles has selected Infinity Softworks' powerOne Commercial Real Estate Professional Solution as our PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition Product of the Month.
A survey of Palm OS Web browsers for IT professionals
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - August 2002
From finding that critical piece of information, to triangulating a network or server outage, to exercising some software's administrative interface, Web browsers have become essential for the IT professional. Many Web browsers from the Palm OS make compromises to fit the special capabilities and restrictions of a handheld device. However, in this two-part article, Contributing Editor Stephen Vance examines the four most uncompromising browsers, which operate over TCP/IP and process raw HTML using the HTTP protocol.
Expand your functionality with this collection of useful programs
PalmPower Magazine - July 2002
Adriana Rausch reviews Power Utilities from On Hand Software, a comprehensive assortment of 27 programs including financial tools, system utilities, calculators, and organizational databases.
Secure your handheld data with Botzam Backup
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2002
Making sure your data is securely backed up is critical in any enterprise. Botzam, Inc. has addressed this important concern with a brand new product designed to provide you with backup and security protection. Steve Niles has selected Botzam Backup as July's PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition Product of the Month.
PDAssistant merges your Outlook and Palm Desktop contacts
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2002
In the pages of PalmPower's Enterprise Edition, we've spent a lot of time discussing ways to synchronize Outlook with your Palm handheld. Some of the solutions we've presented could be considered quite complicated, but if all you need to do is synchronize your contact list, PDAssistant may be for you. Christopher Grant reviews this simple, inexpensive piece of software that will assist you in merging your Outlook and Palm Desktop contact lists.
MegaWiki ties your information together with cool links
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2002
In his third article in a series on using hacks to extend the power of your Palm handheld, Contributing Editor Michael Connick will introduce you to MegaWiki, a hack that allows you to create Web-like hyperlinks between data contained in the standard Palm OS applications, as well as a large number of common third-party Palm OS applications.
Manage your Outlook contact info on your Palm handheld with KeyContacts
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2002
In the pages of PalmPower and PalmPower's Enterprise Edition, we've talked a lot about synchronizing your Palm handheld with Outlook. The folks at Chapura are experienced in the field of Palm OS and Outlook synchronization and have released a new software program designed to let you manage virtually all your Outlook contact information through your Palm OS handheld. Steve Niles has details on this exciting new software called KeyContacts.
Create healthy daily habits and keep them on your Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine - June 2002
How do you create a healthy daily routine for yourself and make it stick? Personal success coach Heather McDaniel will show you how you can use your Palm handheld to instill a number of simple habits that will keep you clear, motivated, and focused.
Gain secure remote login with SSH
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - June 2002
Continuing on his Palm networking theme, Contributing Editor Stephen Vance will introduce you to SSH for the Palm OS. With this securely encrypted variation on the traditional telnet program, you'll be able to gain remote access to a command prompt on a server using your Palm handheld computer.
Scientists, flavor your handhelds with at twist of LyME
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - June 2002
Designing and simulating dynamic systems is necessary in many scientific fields. Calerga, makers of SysQuake, are making that job easier with handy software tools. Steve Niles has chosen Calerga's LyME 2.2, scientific software for Palm handhelds, as PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition Product of the Month.
Handango Office Suite Platinum Edition: an office in your pocket
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - June 2002
You can take the time to seek out and assemble all the software you need to turn your Palm handheld into a fully-functional mobile office. Or you can let the folks at Handango do the work for you. Bill Mann reviews the Handango Office Suite Platinum Edition, which combines eight cool applications in one convenient package.
Drop the stylus, pick up LapTopHack
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - June 2002
In his continuing series on using Hacks to extend the power of your Palm handheld, Michael Connick will introduce you to LapTopHack, a handy piece of software that can greatly increase the power and usability of your Palm handheld as an enterprise tool.
Forever free to gamble with Las Vegas Casino
PalmPower Magazine - May 2002
In Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker spend some time in the seedy lower levels of the city-planet, Coruscant. Their search for the assassin, Zam Wesell, takes them to a popular nightclub. With its garish lighting and dancing showgirls, it brings to mind our own planet's sin city, Las Vegas. In this article, you can feed your gambling addiction as David Silver reviews Handmark's Las Vegas Casino for the Palm OS.
Watch Star Wars fan films and other fun shorts with TealMovie
PalmPower Magazine - May 2002
To see Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, you've got to go to your local theater. To see some amusing trailers for fan films inspired by the franchise, all you need is a Palm OS device. Jen Edwards reviews TealMovie, a cool piece of software that lets you view all kinds of short video subjects.
Lose those winter pounds with BalanceLog
PalmPower Magazine - May 2002
Most diet experts will tell you that logging everything you eat is a great way to gain control over your eating and eventually lose weight. In this article, Heather Wardell reviews an application designed to help you do just that. With BalanceLog from HealtheTech, you'll go from a portly Ben Quadinaros to a slim Ody Mandrell in no time.
Visualize and organize your thoughts with MindManager Mobile
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - May 2002
Palm OS handhelds are great places to record those random thoughts you have during the day, but how do you organize those thoughts? Bill Mann reviews MindManager Mobile Edition, a Palm OS application that allows you to do basic mind mapping on your handheld.
Movies for your low-cost Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine - April 2002
Because Palm recently introduced a low-cost color device, their new m130 handheld, we feel it's important to showcase some interesting applications. Although we originally ran this article last year, it's still interesting -- and now relevant to a wider audience. There's a very prolific developer named Vince Lee who's written a whole bunch of wonderful software. Last year, he figured out how get video clips to play on handhelds (including synchronized sound). In this PalmPower Classic (updated and re-edited for this issue), you can learn about the potential applications of this technology and get some tips on how to best take advantage of TealMovie, his cool software.
Evaluate Palm OS software online with the FreePlay PDA service
PalmPower Magazine - April 2002
Contributing Editor Steve Niles has chosen FreePlay PDA as April's PalmPower Product of the Month. This online software evaluation service allows you to try out a piece of Palm OS software via an Internet-based demonstration before you make the commitment to buy.
Battle across the stars
PalmPower Magazine - April 2002
HexCon, from developer Jason Goldman, is a game of skill in which you command a fleet of warships against an enemy fleet of similar spacecraft. Steve Niles shares an entertaining review of this fun, fast-paced Palm OS strategy game.
Fun and games: Austin Powers and Serious Sam
PalmPower Magazine - April 2002
Looking to waste time or waste aliens? Senior Technical Editor Claire Pieterek has been doing some serious gaming with two fun diversions from Global Star Software. Check out these cool reviews of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, and Austin Powers Pinball. Yeah, baby!
Pocket Verifier Professional performs credit card transactions on the go
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - April 2002
There are many business situations in which the ability to accept credit card payments from the field is an incredible advantage. Emily Lopizzo has selected as PalmPower's Enterprise Edition Product of the Month a piece of Palm OS software that will let you do just that with your trusty Palm handheld.
Handmark has a Monopoly of fun on Palm OS
PalmPower Magazine - March 2002
Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. Go directly to Andy Eddy's review of Handmark's Monopoly for the Palm OS to find out how successfully this famous board game has been brought to your favorite handheld's small screen.
Program with Simplicity
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - March 2002
Contributing Editor Steve Niles has selected Simplicity for Mobile Servers as PalmPower's Enterprise Edition Product of the Month. The rapid application development software makes it easy to program midlets and servlets in a J2ME and J2EE Java Enterprise Environment.
Catch Olympic fever with this winter games schedule for Palm OS
PalmPower Magazine - February 2002
The 2002 Winter Olympic Games will be held this month in Salt Lake City, Utah, so Contributing Editor Steve Niles has chosen a PalmPower Product of the Month that will provide you with the schedule for all the exciting winter sport action.
Keep your finances in your pocket with PocketMoney
PalmPower Magazine - February 2002
David Silver has a review of PocketMoney, an extremely handy application that will let you keep all your financial records on your Palm OS handheld.
Award-winning Handmark Scrabble brings classic game to Palm OS
PalmPower Magazine - January 2002
On December 10, Palm recognized four of the most innovative Palm OS developers with the first-ever Powered Up Awards. In this article, Contributing Editor Steve Niles reviews Handmark Scrabble, winner of the Best Leisure and Entertainment Solution award.
Set goals and make resolutions on your Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine - January 2002
It's that time of the year again. Time to reflect on the past year's events and time to look forward to the year ahead. What do you want to accomplish? What kind of year do you want? In this article, success coach Heather McDaniel takes a look at a program called My Resolution that will help you use your Palm handheld to meet your goals.
Open files on the fly with HandZipper
PalmPower Magazine - January 2002
For January's Product of the Month, Contributing Editor Steve Niles has chosen a cool little utility that can compress and uncompress Palm OS files right from a memory card.
Put your files in folders with FilePoint
PalmPower Magazine - January 2002
There are many great launchers and file managers available. David Silver has found a cool application that does both. FilePoint from Bachmann Software makes it easier to find the files you're looking for by putting them in convenient folders.
WordSmith: powerful and portable word processing
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - January 2002
The highly regarded word processing application WordSmith gets frequent mention in the pages of PalmPower. At long last, Jennifer McKinnon provides a full review of this powerful software that lets you view and edit Word and Palm OS Doc files on your Palm handheld.
Reading ebooks on your Palm handheld
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - December 2001
Palm handhelds are wonderful for holding reading material that can be valuable to an enterprise user. They can easily hold everything from technical information to policy documents, and even light reading for entertainment while traveling on business. In this month's column, Michael Connick will tell you everything you need to know to take full advantage of the reader capabilities of your Palm handheld.
Bug Me! Messenger: Zip off your notes on the fly
PalmPower Magazine - November 2001
For sending and receiving quick notes and reminders, you'll be hard pressed to find a better program than Bug Me! Messenger. David Silver has the full review in this cool article.
Let Alphamania challenge your brain
PalmPower Magazine - November 2001
Do you like word games? I mean, really like them? Are you standing on the porch when the paperboy comes by so that you don't have to wait a single extra second for the day's crossword puzzle? Are you a compulsive Scrabble player? If your answer to any one of these questions is yes, then you really need to read Jen Edwards' review of Alphamania so you can tap into the pulse of the latest word game craze.
MasterCard Global Service PDA Guide great for business travelers
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - November 2001
If you're using a company MasterCard to charge your travel expenses, having the MasterCard emergency phone numbers for locations around the globe can come in extremely handy. Contributing Editor Steve Niles has selected the MasterCard Global Service PDA Guide as PalmPower's Enterprise Edition Product of the Month for November. This free software can save your bacon in all kinds of emergencies. Check it out!
Eudora: a secure enterprise email package
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - November 2001
Michael Connick has long been looking for an email package for Palm handhelds that supports Secure Sockets Layer security. At last he's found it in Eudora Internet Suite Version 2.1. He'll tell you all about it in this month's "The Internet in your Palm handheld" column.
Review your online accounts wirelessly with MyInfo
PalmPower Magazine - October 2001
Completing his look at the MyPalm portal, Ray Rischpater reviews MyInfo, a handy service that lets you access financial and travel account summaries from the Web or your wireless Palm handheld.
PalmPower reviews Documents To Go 4.0
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - October 2001
Can you really leave your laptop at home? What if you need Word, Excel, and the other features of Microsoft Office? Documents To Go is, in the opinion of our tough reviewer, the most fully featured "Office" suite available for the Palm OS platform, and even rivals the Pocket Office applications on the Pocket PC platform. Read this important article by Jen Edwards to find out how you can take your office on the go.
Acrobat Reader for Palm OS makes documents a lot more portable
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - October 2001
Contributing Editor Bob Draper has found a powerful enterprise tool, allowing mobile professionals to carry and share valuable, easy-to-read information. Adobe's Acrobat Reader for Palm OS allows you to view documents with images and other visual elements, such as tables. Most importantly, it brings the industry standard PDF format to your Palm OS handheld.
Group features of the MyPalm portal
PalmPower Magazine - September 2001
With the MyPalm portal, Palm is closing the loop between Internet-based calendar services and personal information devices. In his second article on the MyPalm portal, Ray Rischpater delves deeper into its functionality, covering synchronization, sharing, groups, RSVP, and the Publish feature. He also takes a look at the MyPalm Web clipping application that lets you take your Internet-based PIM on the road.
Pocket Express Entertainment Pack: a personal arcade
PalmPower Magazine - September 2001
Everybody loves to play games, but the question you have to answer is, how much memory are you willing to sacrifice to maintain your personal arcade? Pocket Express has a solution. Chris Phillips reviews the Pocket Express Entertainment Pack, a collection of six popular Palm OS games conveniently stored on a Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard for the Palm m500 series.
Track your finances on the fly with Pocket Quicken
PalmPower Magazine - August 2001
Landware's Pocket Quicken application is an excellent extension of Quicken for the PC. Chris Phillips reviews the latest version, Pocket Quicken 2.0, which improves this handy software by adding color support, foreign currency support, budget tracking, a pop-up calculator, a better QuickFill feature, and improvements to the overall appearance. If you're looking for a great way to track your finances, you've got to check it out.
A look at the MyPalm portal
PalmPower Magazine - August 2001
With the MyPalm portal, Palm is closing the loop between Internet-based calendar services and personal information devices. In his first article on the MyPalm portal, Ray Rischpater begins to take a look at a typical session, describing each of the major parts of the MyPalm portal in detail.
Pumatech's Intellisync: a powerful way to take it all with you
PalmPower Magazine - August 2001
There are a number of ways to synchronize your Outlook data with your Palm handheld, as Contributing Editor Bob Draper has illustrated over the last several months. This month he reviews Pumatech's Intellisync conduit, which may just be the most powerful solution yet to get all the information Outlook is capable of storing into the Palm OS.
Mobilize your PowerPoint presentations with Presenter-to-Go
PalmPower Magazine - July 2001
If you give a lot of PowerPoint presentations on-the-go, you might be tired of lugging around your laptop to do so. If you've got a Handspring Visor, there's a solution. Craig Bobchin reviews Presenter-to-Go, a new Springboard module that lets you run a PowerPoint presentation right from your handheld.
Corral some crazy kittens with Herdin CatZ
PalmPower Magazine - July 2001
Git along, little kitties! Chris Phillips reviews Herdin CatZ, a crazy Palm OS game that challenges you to guide a group of uncooperative felines through a series of increasingly difficult scenarios.
Take PowerPoint presentations on-the-go with powerViewer
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2001
Microsoft's PowerPoint software has become an essential business tool, allowing users in all fields to create attractive, content-rich presentations for viewing by co-workers, clients, staff, etc. There are several PowerPoint viewing products on the market today that permit you to view and manipulate PowerPoint presentations from your Palm handheld. Jeffrey Greer reviews the latest offering, powerViewer 2000 from ibrite.
More document readers: a user's perspective
PalmPower Magazine - June 2001
Larry Stedman has tried just about all the document readers available, and he's reached some conclusions about which ones work best. In part two of this series, he'll continue to help you select the ideal reader for your needs as he now examines the major shareware document readers on the market.
Chess on the Palm OS
PalmPower Magazine - June 2001
Whether you're hanging out in the park, passing time before a meeting, or playing against Death in a battle for your very soul, there's nothing like a rousing game of chess. Chris Phillips has taken a look at two powerful chess programs for the Palm OS and compares them in terms of options, game controls, display, strength of play, and tools.
Be enterprising, use AvantGo for offline browsing
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - June 2001
If you're working in today's fast-paced mobile workforce, you know you can't afford to waste a minute. For the uninitiated, AvantGo is a Palm device-based Web browser that supports channel-based offline reading. In this edition of his "The Internet in Your Palm Device" column, Michael Connick will show you how to get this powerful software that allows you to download the very latest business news right onto your Palm device.
View and edit spreadsheets with TinySheet
PalmPower Magazine - May 2001
Tom Gettings reviews TinySheet, an Excel-like spreadsheet program for the Palm OS.
Make a splash with your SplashPhoto digital photo album
PalmPower Magazine - May 2001
Is your wallet becoming a bulky gallery of family photos? Jen Edwards reviews SplashData's SplashPhoto, a cool bit of software that allows you to turn your Palm device into a conveniently portable photo album.
Document readers for the Palm OS: a user's perspective
PalmPower Magazine - May 2001
Larry Stedman has tried just about all the document readers available, and he's reached some conclusions about which ones work best. In this article, he'll help you select the ideal reader for your needs by discussing the features that are a part of any worthwhile document reader. He then judges some of the major freeware document readers on the market against these features to draw some fascinating conclusions.
Desktop To Go: A simple and intuitive way to synchronize with Outlook
PalmPower Magazine - May 2001
Continuing his quest to show you how to synchronize your Palm device with Microsoft Outlook in every conceivable way, Bob Draper now turns his attention to Desktop To Go. Once again, he goes in-depth to give you the complete scoop on what's possible with this robust piece of software that features the added bonus of providing synchronization with Microsoft Schedule+ 7.x as well.
Print on the run with PrintBoy Deluxe
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - May 2001
Have you ever found yourself wanting to print something directly from your Palm device, without having to use the Palm Desktop? It's easier than you might think. Chris Phillips has a review of PrintBoy Deluxe, an application that allows you to print from your Palm device either by beaming information to an IR enabled printer or by using a special third-party serial cable.
Email solutions, from simple to sophisticated
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - May 2001
In last month's issue of PalmPower's Enterprise Edition, we surveyed the wide variety of wireless email software available for your Palm device. This month, in his "The Internet In Your Palm Device" column, Michael Connick provides a reviewer's perspective on three of these extremely useful solutions. He'll also provide you with some tips for wirelessly accessing SSL mail servers.
Synchronize your electronic devices with ReadySyncGo!
PalmPower Magazine - April 2001
If you're like most mobile professionals, your Palm device isn't the only electronic gadget you carry around. You might also have a wireless phone or pager, among other things. Bob Draper reviews ReadySyncGo! from Synchrologic, Inc. It's a Web-based PIM that offers data synchronization across a number of electronic devices, as well as with Microsoft Outlook.
Keep your projects from derailing with TrackInHand
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - April 2001
There are a variety of project management products available for the Palm OS to help you organize and track projects using just your Palm device. Chris Phillips reviews of TrackInHand, one of the newer, more inexpensive project trackers to hit the market.
Choosing the right outlining application
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - April 2001
Outlining applications are ideal for use on Palm devices because the collapsible nature of an outline is perfect for "drilling down" to precise pieces of data without wasting valuable screen space. There are a great number of different programs available, and each one has different strengths and weaknesses. Marie Braden has taken an in-depth look at some of the major players to help you decide which application is right for you.
Cradle Robber keeps thieves at bay
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - April 2001
Car alarms have long been in use to keep would-be thieves from breaking into your automobile. Now software exists that offers the same protection for your Palm device. Chris Phillips reviews a cool application that's sure to scare off anyone dastardly enough to try pinching your Palm device.
TapPad takes the #$%~ out of Graffiti
PalmPower Magazine - March 2001
Want to speed up your Graffiti input? Richard Cartwright reviews TapPad, a cool combination of software and a silkscreen overlay that will help you achieve faster, more accurate number and character input.
ePocrates qRx helps doctors save lives
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - March 2001
If you're like most healthcare professionals, you need access to critical treatment information at the point-of-care, not hidden away on your desktop PC. Steve Niles has chosen to spotlight an amazing mobile database of drug information called ePocrates qRx that's saving lives by helping doctors avoid mistakes and stay informed.
Getting the most out of movies on your Palm device
PalmPower Magazine - February 2001
Here at PalmPower, we love to score exclusives. This month is no different. The ability to play video clips on Palm devices got a lot of attention at the recent PalmSource 2000 developer's conference. To learn more about it, we've asked Vince Lee, the developer behind a cool new piece of software called TealMovie, to write about the potential applications of this technology and to provide us with some tips on how to best take advantage of his particular solution.
DataGator offers encryption protection for your sensitive data
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - February 2001
Security is an enormously important issue for handheld enterprise computing. Is the encryption power of JAWZ DataGator the security solution we've been waiting for? Read Claire Pieterek's review to find out.
Choosing the right database application
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - February 2001
One of the first third-party applications most Palm device users choose is a database program. There are a great number of different programs available, and each one has different strengths and weaknesses. Marie Braden has taken an in depth look at the major players and knows which database application is right for you.
Palm games for pool sharks
PalmPower Magazine - January 2001
Steve Niles has put himself behind the 8-ball to review two fun billiards games for the Palm OS.
Palm Mobile Internet Kit brings the wireless Internet to everyone
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - January 2001
On November 13, 2000, Palm, Inc. announced that its Palm Mobile Internet Kit was shipping. The software product allows virtually all Palm handheld computer users to connect wirelessly to the Internet using a data-enabled mobile phone. PalmPower Senior Technical Editor Claire Pieterek reviews this important new software.
Wacky PQAs that make you wonder
PalmPower Magazine - December 2000
Kathy Burns has been looking at a lot of Palm Query Applications lately and has discovered that there's a good number of them that just don't make sense. In this article, she takes a comical look at some of the weirder PQAs available for you Palm VII series users.
Print straight from your Palm device with PrintBoy
PalmPower Magazine - December 2000
Have you ever found yourself wanting to print something directly from your Palm device, without having to use the Palm Desktop? It's easier than you might think. Jen Edwards has a review of PrintBoy, an application that puts the information stored on your Palm device on paper.
Palm Desktop and Microsoft Outlook go head-to-head
PalmPower Magazine - December 2000
It's a question nearly all of us have pondered at one point or another. Should I HotSync my Palm device with Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook? Bob Draper has taken a long, detailed look at both contenders and broken down the pros and cons of each. You can't afford to miss this exciting battle royal between two information management titans.
How to choose the best mobile office solution
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - December 2000
Your company will face some big decisions as you continue to mobilize your workforce. Chief among them will be the difficult task of choosing the mobile office solution that's right for your business. PalmPower Magazine Contributing Editor Michael Compeau has the facts you need to know before you tackle the problem.
Handheld applications for legal eagles
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - December 2000
Thanks to the many handheld applications designed specifically for legal needs, many law firms are finding that Palm devices give their attorneys the advantage they need to get an edge on their opponents. If you're a legal professional, Robyn Pekowski's sampling of what's available for you as you take your handheld into the courtroom is a must read.
Enterprise quality handsizing software
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - December 2000
Kathy Burns continues her look at the concept of "handsizing," the scaling down and optimization of your hardware base through the implementation of handheld computing. In this installment, she shares with you some of the many Enterprise quality software options that are available today.
Monitor your meals with DietLog
PalmPower Magazine - November 2000
If you're experiencing post-Halloween guilt right about now, it might be time to try counteracting the effects of all those sweets with a good old-fashioned diet. Jen Edwards reviews DietLog, a handy application that can help you set your diet goals and reach them.
The best of the PQAs
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - November 2000
With all the Palm Query Applications available, it can be tough to decide which ones to choose. Kathy Burns makes your decision a little easier by picking out the best PQAs around for financial information, news, reference, travel, communication, and shopping.
Keep in shape with Vivonic's Fitness Planner
PalmPower Magazine - September 2000
In honor of this month's Olympic Games, PalmPower is celebrating with a special health and fitness issue. To be physically fit, it's important to manage your diet and exercise, and if you own a Palm device, you've got the perfect tool to do the job. Heather McDaniel has a review of a new application that will help you reach your fitness goals and keep track of all those calories.
New weapon in the remote control wars
PalmPower Magazine - September 2000
The universal remote control is probably the single greatest invention in the cause of relaxation. With it, you can manipulate your entire electronic environment from the comfort of your couch. However, a war is now raging in the realm of universal remote controls between home theater purists with their expensive, specialized devices and Palm device users, armed with the OmniRemote application. Michael Compeau has returned from the trenches of this heated conflict with news of a new weapon called ORDesktop that will surely make OmniRemote the ultimate victor.
Give me Liberty or give me, um, a Game Boy
PalmPower Magazine - September 2000
The myth is finally reality. Liberty is the first GameBoy Emulator for the Palm OS, and it works. Sort of. Dan Amrich reviews this convergence of the greatest handheld game system of all time with the niftiest handheld computer on the market.
Franklin Covey knows what matters most
PalmPower Magazine - August 2000
If you bought a Palm device because you were looking for a personal organizer but still found organizing your life to be difficult, then Franklin Covey may have just what you need. The personal and organizational effectiveness firm has produced a software package that integrates with your Palm device and is currently offering a workshop to help train you in its use. Steve Niles reviews the workshop and the software designed to guide you down the path of self-actualization.
Have your Documents To Go
PalmPower Magazine - July 2000
The ability to view Word and Excel documents on a Palm device has been an evolving quest, dating way back to 1997 when Rich Bram introduced the early viewing tool, MakeDoc. Here, Michael Compeau provides a brief history of the technology before offering his review of the latest text-viewing application from DataViz called Documents To Go.
Break out of boredom with Atom Smash
PalmPower Magazine - July 2000
Warning: Atom Smash is a highly addictive game for the Palm device that will cause you to miss work, lose sleep, and neglect your family. PalmPower News Editor Heather McDaniel reviews this fun new diversion from Red Mercury that's impossible to put down. Play it at your own risk.
Improve your Graffiti recognition with TealScript 2.21
PalmPower Magazine - June 2000
If you're a doctor or just have handwriting like one, you might be having trouble getting Graffiti to recognize your character strokes. If so, you're not alone. Craig Bobchin faced a similar crisis until he discovered TealPoint's TealScript 2.21. In this article, he reviews the application that enhances and refines Graffiti's ability to read your chicken-scratch.
Go online, go mobile, GoAmerica
PalmPower Magazine - June 2000
Mobile Internet service is all the rage these days. Palm III users can now join the crowd, thanks to GoAmerica and the Novatel wireless Minstrel III modem. Greg McKinney reviews this powerful combination that allows you to get out from behind your desk and still enjoy the best of the Web.
SyncTalk: beaming across the OS chasm
PalmPower Magazine - May 2000
Imagine you work with colleagues or clients who use handheld devices other than Palm OS-based computers. Now let's assume you've wanted to beam information to them (and yes, it is possible). SyncTalk does just that. Michael Compeau reviews a new application that promises to tear down the walls between the battling operating systems.
Organize your calling cards with PocketCall
PalmPower Magazine - May 2000
With all the access numbers, PIN numbers, international codes, extensions, etc. that we're forced to dial, the simple act of making a telephone call has become more frustrating than getting operator assistance from Lily Tomlin. Thankfully, Greg McKinney has found a solution. In this helpful article, he reviews PocketCall, a software program that can organize your calling cards right on your Palm device.
SyncTalk: beaming across the OS chasm
Pocket PC Life Magazine - May 2000
Imagine you work with colleagues or clients who use handheld devices other than Windows CE-based computers. Now let's assume you've wanted to beam information to them (and, yes, it is possible). SyncTalk does just that. Gregory Lea reviews a new application that promises to tear down the walls between the battling operating systems.
Time management in the palm of your hand
PalmPower Magazine - March 2000
If you think you already know how to get the most out of your Palm device, think again. Jason Perlow's review of PalmPlanning's helpful time management video will inspire you to get organized.
DateBk4 improves on a powerhouse
PalmPower Magazine - March 2000
The Palm device's built-in applications are all most users need, but we don't all qualify as "most users." If you've ever wished you could view your schedule and to-do items on the same screen, display individual events in different type styles, or link records between applications, it's time to jump out of the "most users" category and dive into Pimlico Software's DateBk4 with PalmPower contributing editor Jeff Carlson.
Get organized with Life Balance
PalmPower Magazine - February 2000
"Let's see. It's four o'clock and I'm in Ridgewood at the doctor's office. I'm meeting somebody at six o'clock for dinner. What should I do in the meantime?" Most of us ask ourselves these questions far too often. Life Balance, a new Palm OS program from Llamagraphics, encourages these kinds of questions, and even helps you come up with useful answers. When you buy a piece of software, you don't usually expect that it's going to ask you to think deeply about your life and what you want it to be about. Bob Freud shows us in this article, however, that Life Balance isn't most software.
I sync, you sync, we all sync with WeSync
PalmPower Magazine - January 2000
While the handheld device revolution has certainly made organization a whole lot easier, keeping more than one person "in sync" still seems like a far-off dream. Or is it? Contributing Editor Kevin Quin examines one way to keep everyone's schedules on the same track.
SimCity for your Palm device
PalmPower Magazine - December 1999
Maxis Software's SimCity is the title that started the entire "Sim" genre back in the late 1980s. Now, with the help of French developer Atelier Software, it's finally come to the Palm Computing platform. Contributing Editor Jason Perlow gives you the run-down on the Palm version of this PC classic.
Album-To-Go Software makes photo sharing a breeze
PalmPower Magazine - November 1999
When Club Photo, a photo-sharing Web site that has taken a user-convenience approach to digital image sharing on the Internet, announced it would launch a new Album To Go software program for Palm devices, PalmPower news editor Heather McDaniel was skeptical. However it didn't take her long to become a Palm device photo-flashing, slide-showing maniac. Find out why in this informative review.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf
PalmPower Magazine - October 1999
News Editor Heather McDaniel thinks she's Tiger Woods. She doesn't play golf like him, doesn't have the money he does, and she doesn't do Nike commercials. Yet, she insists she's Tiger Woods. How is this possible? Read her review of Tiger Woods Golf for Palm Connected Organizers to find out.
WordComplete, a Graffiti helper
PalmPower Magazine - September 1999
Contributing editor Bob Freud likes WordComplete. Using this Graffiti-helper, Bob was able to write this entire 1,000 word article in Graffiti, on his Palm device. Read this article to find out more.
MultiMail Pro 3 review
PalmPower Magazine - July 1999
What's on your ultimate Palm organizer's communications wish list? Would it include the ability to read a variety of mail formats? How about reading news groups on your Palm device? Care to download attachments and read Word files or play .WAV sounds? Want multiple email accounts and powerful filters? In this review, our normally tough-as-nails Senior Technical Editor, Claire Pieterek, nearly waxes poetic over a new version of MultiMail that, apparently, is a dream come true.
EasySync is as easy as 1-2-3
PalmPower Magazine - July 1999
This article is for Lotus Notes lovers (and those who want to be) only. It mentions such things as underwear, R5, lust and something dirty-sounding called Slow Sync-ing. Please proceed with caution.
Using AvantGo.com 3.0
PalmPower Magazine - July 1999
AvantGo is back with a new version and it really is better than ever. Contributing Editor Jason Perlow takes a look at this powerful solution for offline Web browsing on your Palm device.
How to get an extra 824K using FlashPro
PalmPower Magazine - May 1999
The Palm III, Palm IIIx, and Palm V have flash memory that's used to hold the operating system. In this article, Senior Technical Editor Claire Pieterek reviews an update to a popular software product that allows you to gain access to an additional 800K of flash memory to hold applications and backup your data. For less than $30, you can substantially increase the power of your Palm device!
Solitaire Antics Deluxe
PalmPower Magazine - April 1999
How many meetings have you been in? How many times were your eyes rolling back in your head out of sheer, total, unbelievable boredom? How often did you wish you could be anywhere else, doing anything else? But no. Your presence was required in that meeting and you darn well had to look busy. Up until now, looking busy involved actually doing work or looking politely attentive. But no more. Imagine looking like you're taking serious notes and really caring when, in fact, you're playing a very cool game on your Palm device. Now you can. Read this article to find out how.
Text Magic with MagicText
PalmPower Magazine - April 1999
Since the use of Graffiti is so integral to everyone's use of the Palm organizer, any time we can find you a way to save Grafitti entry time, we consider that a big win. Vicki Brown has found such a way in a program called MagicText. MagicText doesn't make the entering of new text easier, but it makes the manipulation of text already in your Palm device much, much easier. To find out how, read this article today.
How to produce better expense reports
PalmPower Magazine - April 1999
PalmPower contributing editor Jeff Carlson has found what we've all needed for a long time. If you've ever needed to capture and report expenses in the hopes of getting an expense reimbursement, you should check out this review. Jeff looks at Palm Expense Creator from Shana. This handy little program doesn't replace your Expense application on the Palm device. Rather, it provides a whole host of reporting options you can use from your PC and, yes, your Macintosh.
BrainForest companion for the Mac desktop
PalmPower Magazine - April 1999
Macintosh users are finally getting rewarded for their platform loyalty. BrainForest is a well-respected outliner for the Palm device. Now, there's a companion application for the Macintosh desktop. In this interesting article, contributing editor Bob Freud shows you how you can write your outline on your Palm device and edit it on your Mac.
PocketLog provides real data acquisition power
PalmPower Magazine - March 1999
If you're like most Palm device users, your Palm organizer keeps track of your contacts, appointments, tasks, and notes. In short, the Palm computer makes an excellent PIM. But, as John Kuo shows us in this fascinating First Look at PocketLog, the Palm computer really is a general purpose computing machine. PocketLog is a data acquisition program. Basically, PocketLog allows a Palm user to go around a factory floor doing inventory, or an engineer to take measurements, or a quality control expert to record data. So, if you want to know how you can build great data collection applications (and yes, now you really can count the number of stars in the sky), you should check out PocketLog.
Comparing Windows CE with Palm OS
PalmPower Magazine - March 1999
As editors, we help guide authors with article topics. But until the article is turned in and in our hot little hands, we never really know whether it's a line drive or a home run. This one's a home run. In this amazing article, Jason Perlow compares the core elements of Microsoft's Windows CE operating system to the Palm OS. The article is detailed and technical, yet completely understandable by anyone with a small amount of computer experience. If you've ever been even slightly curious how Windows CE and the Palm OS differ, this is THE article. Not only is the article clear and understandable, but it's also completely unbiased. Bookmark this now.
It's Teal-lightful: TealPoint products reviewed
PalmPower Magazine - February 1999
The top dog in last month's Editors Choice Awards, at least in terms of the number of products awarded awards (say that three times fast!), was TealPoint Software. TealPoint won three awards for TealPaint, TealScript, and TealMeal. Since the small shareware company offers a wide variety of cool tools, we asked our very cool contributing editor, Claire Pieterek, to look at all of TealPoint's products. In this useful review, Claire examines each of TealPoint's products and recommends ways you can get the most out of your Palm device.
Quicksheet: a real Palm computer spreadsheet program
PalmPower Magazine - February 1999
For you avid readers of PalmPower who track Fredlet's every move -- and you know who you are -- this month she's awarding komodo dragons in her monthly review. For February, our hard-nosed contributing editor looks at Quicksheet, a fully-functional spreadsheet for your Palm organizer. How does Quicksheet stack up? Will it make bean counters everywhere topple over in fits of pleasure? Read this article to find out. And if you happen to have a favorite spreadsheet fiend you know and love, be prepared to do some serious catching. That guy's gonna tip right over.
Optimizing Web pages for handheld devices
PalmPower Magazine - February 1999
At PalmPower, we have a regular practice of scoring the best exclusives. We did it again this month. Marty Kacin, Director of Professional Services at AvantGo, has written a detailed guide about optimizing Web pages so they can be viewed on a Palm device. While this guide is most applicable to designing Web pages for use with PalmPower Product of the Year Award-winner AvantGo, it's also quite valuable for designers who intend pages to be viewed by any handheld browser software.
Piloting your Palm computer to the stars!
PalmPower Magazine - January 1999
Every month, we're reminded just how versatile the little Palm computer really is. This month, Keith Johnson, Associate Director of the Fleischmann Planetarium, shows you how you can use your Palm organizer and a few add-on applications to track the Sun, the Moon, and the stars. Combine the backlight display and amazing portability of the Palm computer with the applications Keith describes, and when your son or daughter asks you about that bright light in the sky, you'll be able to provide all the interesting answers.
Edit large text files on your Palm computer with QED
PalmPower Magazine - January 1999
Did Santa bring you one of those spiffy new GoType! keyboards? He did? So now you want to know how you can do real word processing, writing nice, long documents right on your Palm computer. The Palm organizer's own Memo Pad can handle about 4,000 characters, but if you want to go beyond that, you're going to need a power tool like QED. In this interesting and helpful article, Eric Newman shows us how to get the most out of QED while avoiding the pitfalls of big document editing.
Datebk3 pushes Date Book into the future
PalmPower Magazine - January 1999
For a mere $20, you can put your Date Book on steroids. That's the shareware fee for DateBk3, a program that adds more than fifty new features to the Date Book application including categories, floating events, icons, new views, and more. In this detailed review, Jeff Carlson, author of The Palm III & PalmPilot Visual QuickStart Guide, takes you inside DateBk3 and shows you how you can have a much more powerful Palm computer. There's also a special treat, a fascinating story, at the end of this article -- but you'll have to read the article to find out the secret.
Find your way with Quo Vadis mapping
PalmPower Magazine - December 1998
This month, contributing editor Fredlet shows another great mapping product. This month, Fredlet reviews the interestingly named Quo Vadis, a great tool for finding your way to Grandma's house (or an important business meeting) using the Palm organizer.
Golfing and your Palm organizer
PalmPower Magazine - December 1998
If you're a golfer (or you have a friend who is), you should read this comprehensive survey of golfing goodies for the Palm organizer. Golfing enthusiast Fred Cox looks at software for managing game play, wagering, and scoring, plus two very interesting hardware add-ons that mount your Palm device to a golf cart. If you want to win your next game, read this article.
Maximizing your time with Date Book
PalmPower Magazine - December 1998
Jeff Carlson, author of the Palm III & PalmPilot Visual QuickStart Guide, clocks in with another very helpful article. In this immediately useful article, Jeff helps you get the most out of the built-in Date Book application. There are some little-known, top-secret tips in here that you'll be able to use right away to save time and help make you much more productive.
Call management with the Palm organizer
PalmPower Magazine - December 1998
If you make lots of phone calls for business, eventually you'll need to keep track of who you called, who you need to call back, and on whose machine you left 9,247 voicemail messages. In this detailed product shootout, Ted Casey examines a number of Palm built-in and add-on products in search for the ideal call management solution.
Macintosh backup with Palm Buddy
PalmPower Magazine - November 1998
It's two...two...two reviews for the price of one. That's right. This month, both Jim McCarthy and contributing editor Fredlet turned in reviews of Palm Buddy, the wonderful Macintosh backup tool. Rather than choosing, you get to read both, each with it's own unique viewpoint. If you use both a Macintosh and a Palm device, you're definitely going to want to read this article.
DeLorme's EarthMate GPS
PalmPower Magazine - November 1998
It's a dark and stormy night. You're late for that all-important appointment. You're totally lost. Your imagination runs wild, conjuring up demons from the shadows. What do you do? What do you do? If you're like Chris Guella, you hook up your trusty Palm organizer to DeLorme's EarthMate GPS (Global Positioning System) tap the screen, and follow the directions. You'll be there in no time. It's up to you. Demons in the shadows or clear, exact directions. If you want to avoid your own personal demons, read this article.
Cross-platform backup with Backup Buddy
PalmPower Magazine - November 1998
To go forward, you must backup. So says the advertising for a leading desktop backup program. But the same is true for users of handheld devices. You live out of your PalmPilot and while you can backup your built-in applications using the Palm Desktop, there's probably a lot of other information on your PalmPilot that needs to be safe. In this important article, contributing editor S. Fred Green (Fredlet) describes how the well-regarded Backup Buddy program can keep your Palm data safe and secure. Skip this article at your peril.
Replace your on-screen keyboard with T9
PalmPower Magazine - October 1998
Are you Graffiti-challenged? Do you sometimes hunt-and-peck away at the little Palm on-screen keyboard until your eyes cross and your brain freezes? If you're looking for a better way to get information into your Palm device, check out a little gem called T9. It replaces the Palm's on-screen keyboard with a large pad that resembles that of a telephone keypad. A little smart tapping, and words magically appear on your screen. In this review, A. Ron Carmichael waxes poetic on the benefits of T9.
Understanding financial calculators
PalmPower Magazine - October 1998
The Palm organizer is a great device for keeping your life in order. With the addition of a few new pieces of software, the Palm device can also help you manage your money (and perhaps save a bit for a sunny day). PalmPower has scored another coup by recruiting financial expert Elia Freedman to introduce us to the class of software called "financial calculators". In this informative article, he helps us understand how to use a financial calculator to calculate and save money on mortgages and plan investments that can make you money over the long term. Show me the money!
Move over Graffiti: It's Jot!
PalmPower Magazine - September 1998
In the second of our special feature reviews, contributing editor Bob Freud reviews Jot, another replacement handwriting recognition program for the PalmPilot organizer. Jot is the handwriting recognizer used on many Windows CE devices and is now available for PalmPilot device users. How does Jot stack up? Will it make using your PalmPilot easier? Using Jot, do Windows CE users have it better? You'll need to read this article to find out.
Improving your handwriting recognition with TealScript
PalmPower Magazine - September 1998
Graffiti. Either you love it or you don't. For those of you who need to enter information into your Palm device but aren't absolutely thrilled with your relationship with Graffiti, there are finally alternatives. One such alternative, reviewed in depth by Scott Johnson, is TealScript from TealPoint Software. This is a very important new product and everyone who uses a Palm organizer should read this comprehensive, detailed review.
Track mileage easily and save money on your taxes
PalmPower Magazine - August 1998
At PalmPower, we just love getting the inside scoop from the experts. Especially when it's exclusive. It makes us especially warm and fuzzy when we can get incredibly useful inside information that helps us save money. And if we can save money by spending less on taxes, that just makes it all the more fabulous. So it's understandable that we're insufferably proud of this article. Shannon Pekary is the developer of a software product called Trip, which helps you track travel expenses. Understandably, he's also an expert on ways you can reduce your taxes by tracking those expenses. In this article, Shannon tells you how you can use Trip and other travel tracking programs to save money on your taxes. Unless you like giving your good ol' cash money to the IRS, you'd better read this article right away.
Keep in touch with One Touch
PalmPower Magazine - August 1998
PalmPilot email is a very hot topic. Last month's email tutorial was one of our most popular articles ever. Therefore, by popular demand, we're running another great email article this month. One of our favorite and best-informed Palm enthusiasts, Fredlet, spent some serious time with JP Systems' OneTouch Communicator and this is her in-depth report. Communicator's an interesting product that does some things the other email products we reviewed don't. So if you're considering having email in the Palm of your hand, you need to read this article.
Improve your health with DietLog
PalmPower Magazine - August 1998
Dieting. The word itself strikes horror into our hearts. How can we enjoy oatmeal raisin cookies, pizza, and Snickers if we're thinking about dieting? But there's no escape. If you're going to improve your health or lose weight, you may have to diet sometime. That said, there's no reason you can't have help managing the process. That's where DietLog comes it -- it helps you track what you eat. But reviewer Mark Smith doesn't use DietLog to lose weight. He uses it for a much more important reason. He needs to track everything he eats to manage his Diabetes and stay healthy. So whether you just want to look particularly buff in that swimsuit or improve your overall health, you owe it to yourself to read this review.
QMate: Quicken's PalmPilot companion
PalmPower Magazine - July 1998
No matter where you go, you need to write checks and record the information. While it may seem overkill to use a PalmPilot as a checkbook recording device, it's not. Using the PalmPilot prevents math errors (and that means no bounced check fees). Plus, if you record your checking information into your PalmPilot, you can upload that information to Quicken without retyping it (avoiding the potential for even more errors). This article tells all about QMate, a product that records checkbook information on your PalmPilot and synchronizes it with Quicken on both Macs and PCs.
Keeping track of car dealer inventory
PalmPower Magazine - June 1998
Geoffrey Bonser takes you inside the secret world of the car dealer in this exclusive report. If you've ever been interested in sales automation tools, or ever wanted to get a leg up on your local car dealer, this article will give you some interesting insights. Maybe you'll start thinking about custom solutions for your own sales department!
Outliners for the PalmPilot
PalmPower Magazine - June 1998
There are some things you just love, or you don't. Outliners fall into that category. There are some people who couldn't be forced to use an outliner and there are those of us who literally couldn't make it through the day without an outliner's help. In this ruthless product shootout, Contributing Editor Bob Freud sifts through the latest versions of four outliners. You'll have to read the article to see which product was left standing at the end of the day.
Palm III flash, it's a gas, gas, gas
PalmPower Magazine - June 1998
The Palm III is the hottest new member of the PalmPilot family. Right out of the box, it's got 2MB of onboard memory, double that of the PalmPilot Professional. But the Palm III also includes 2MB of flash memory, used to hold the operating system. In this article, PowerBoard Hostess Claire Pieterek reviews a software product that allows you to gain access to an additional 800K of flash memory to hold applications. You can move up to almost 3MB for fifty bucks!
Voice dictation saves the day
PalmPower Magazine - May 1998
It's been a rough month for Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz. A broken arm is never fun. But the show must go on and writing must be done. In his monthly column, David shows you how a voice dictation program can be married with the Pilot Desktop. The solution is amazingly cool. You dictate, and to do items show up in the Pilot Desktop and are available on the PalmPilot at the next HotSync.
Chronos vs. PilotClock
PalmPower Magazine - May 1998
Tired of fumbling for the Date Book menu title just to get a little tiny clock? Do you want your PalmPilot to tell you the time to the day in big bold numbers? Two programs are designed to do just that. Our merciless product shootout compares them so you can use the best solution.
HackMaster: key to a better PalmPilot
PalmPower Magazine - April 1998
If you've never used HackMaster or a "hack", you haven't really fully utilized the power of your PalmPilot. In this very useful article, contributing editor Calvin Parker provides a great tutorial on a tool that will help you modify the behavior of your PalmPilot in many useful ways. One example: automatic correction of Graffiti errors. This is a must-read.
April Fool, April fun
PalmPower Magazine - April 1998
Is your PalmPilot sick and twisted? If not, check out this short article by Contributing Editor Bob Freud and you'll learn how to make your PalmPilot as twisted as we are.
Palm III software, a first look at Palm OS 3.0
PalmPower Magazine - March 1998
Learn all about the software inside 3Com's new Palm III organizers in this in-depth special report. Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz got to play with two of the very first Palm III device prototypes and shares with you the results of his extensive examination. This article also includes 16 screen shots captured live off a brand new Palm III device so you can really see it up close and personal.
Tip Calculators
PalmPower Magazine - January 1998
What makes a good restaurant tip calculator? Several different pieces of software are available to help with this little chore. We're going to look at all of them, and see how they stack up.
Synchronizing to Notes with Pylon Conduit
PalmPower Magazine - January 1998
PalmPilot connectivity has moved into the corporate world with a vengeance. The PalmPilot's HotSync and Notes replication almost seem designed for each other. In this article Richard Echeandia looks at another solution: The Pylon Conduit.
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