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How PDA software is born
Computing Unplugged Magazine - June 2004
This week, PDA developer Dennis Crane takes us inside the minds of the PDA software developer. If you've ever wondered how the idea for a product comes to life, read this article.
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.
Kinectivity 2.0 brings enterprise application developers new tools
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - January 2002
If you develop enterprise applications for Palm OS handhelds, you'll be very interested in January's PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition Product of the Month. Contributing Editor Steve Niles spotlights Kinectivity 2.0, a mobile data application platform with some exciting new features.
Find the right hack manager for your needs
PalmPower Magazine - September 2001
You may not know it, but you can "tweak" the Palm OS. Using a hack manager, you can install "hacks" that modify the behavior of your handheld in all sorts of nifty ways. In this article, Sam Kleinman introduces you to the world of hack managers and surveys some of the most popular applications in this area.
Hack the planet
PalmPower Magazine - September 2001
As well designed as the Palm OS is, you may wish to tweak the functionality to your own whims. To do this, you can make use of system extensions, otherwise known as hacks. In this article, Sam Kleinman will introduce you to several popular hacks that will allow you to alter the way your system runs in some interesting (and occasionally dangerous) ways.
Using coolets in an enterprise environment
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - July 2001
Coolets are snippets of information that can be effortlessly synchronized to your Palm handheld through a click of the mouse. In this article, Shawn Googins and Charles Boxill show you how, with a little slick coding, you can turn coolets into a powerful enterprise tool that can quickly and efficiently distribute information to the Palm handhelds of your sales force, field support, in-house staff, or even your customers.
A beginners guide to developing localized applications
PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition - May 2001
In this global business environment, it's vital to keep in mind that the Palm application you create in one country may need to be used throughout the world. Fortunately, the Palm OS is designed to be global. Steve Niles has done some research on localized applications, and in this article he shares some of what he's learned and shows you where to find more information on this important topic for any international business attempting to develop proprietary software for Palm devices.
Managing expenses with Palm and Notes
PalmPower Magazine - April 2001
Filling in expense forms is a pain. Mick Moignard has found a simple solution by employing his Palm device, the Pylon Conduit, some Notes development, and a little ingenuity. In this article, he shows you exactly how he did it. While this Programming Power article is ideal for Notes and Domino users, it'll provide insights into development techniques for all you techies out there.
Palm programming with Quartus Forth
PalmPower Magazine - April 2000
Have you ever wanted to program your Palm device right on your Palm device? Well, now's your chance. Quartus Forth is a faithful implementation of the somewhat funky Forth programming environment that runs right on your Palm handheld. To learn more, read this month's Programming Power column by Mark Lawson
Developing a Palm VII PQA that reads data from a Domino database
PalmPower Magazine - December 1999
The Palm VII is a very cool device. But to get data into it, a special Palm Query Application (PQA) must be written. In this important article, Bruce Elgort shows you how you can write your very own PQA. But that's not all. If you use Lotus Domino, Bruce shows you how you can download Domino information directly into your Palm VII via a PQA of your own construction. Slick!
Using your Palm device with Linux
PalmPower Magazine - August 1999
The Linux operating system user base has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last year. In this article, contributing editor Jason Perlow helps you set up Linux to work with your Palm device, show you how to get HotSync operations working, and explore some tasty desktop solutions.
Interrupt-driven serial communications
PalmPower Magazine - March 1999
Once asked what serial communications was, a young programming student thought long and hard. Then he said, "Get a box of Captain Crunch, open it, and wing the cereal at the kid at the next desk." Needless to say, the young fellow was destined for programming fame and fortune. If you want to learn how to make your program communicate over the serial port without excess battery consumption and without starting a food fight, you should read Programming Technology Editor Alan Jay Weiner's latest Programming Power column.
Playing the field
PalmPower Magazine - February 1999
Programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner is back -- and better than ever before. In this fine continuation of our well-respected Programming Power series, Alan tells you about the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of programming with fields.
An introduction to serial communications
PalmPower Magazine - December 1998
Most of us use the Palm device's serial port every day -- but don't know it. A little-known secret is the HotSync port on the bottom of the Palm device is a standard RS-232 serial port. In this informative article, programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner shows us how the serial port works and how to write programs that use it. Even if you're not a programmer, you'll enjoy learning about what makes the serial port tick.
Finishing up Rocketship
PalmPower Magazine - November 1998
In honor of John Glenn's historic shuttle flight, we present the final version of programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner's Rocketship program. In this edition of PalmPower's Programming Power column, Alan finishes the program, adding a goal (docking the rocket with a space station), a win or lose response, and some other out-of-this-world changes.
Setting application preferences
PalmPower Magazine - October 1998
In "When Harry Met Sally", Meg Ryan ("Sally") got all fussy about how she ordered her food. Billy Crystal ("Harry") called her "high maintenance". We at PalmPower identify with "high maintenance" and try to live our lives in such a way that we live up to that label. Another way of thinking about a high maintenance individual is to understand that such a person has many preferences. Software running on Palm organizers also has preferences, but is probably nowhere near as high maintenance as your editors. In this latest of the Programming Power series, prgramming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner shows us how you can set Palm preferences in your programs. Now if only it were that easy in real life!
Rocketship: writing a PalmPilot game
PalmPower Magazine - September 1998
Although many of us don't admit it, we all love playing games on our PalmPilot device. Programming technology editor Alan Jay Weiner continues his popular Programming Power series with this fun article. If you've wondered how games are built on the PalmPilot, or you've been interested in how to make use of the Palm device buttons in your own programs, this is the article for you.
Programming controls in PalmOS
PalmPower Magazine - August 1998
In programmer-speak, "controls" are the doodads you use to interact with the Palm device. A button is a control. So is a checkbox. But if you're a programmer building some new nifty-neato Palm application, how do you control the controls? In the latest installment of his highly-regarded Programming Power column, Programming Technology Editor Alan Jay Weiner shows you how to become your very own control freak.
Utility routines for programmers
PalmPower Magazine - July 1998
If it weren't for intrepid programmers, we wouldn't have all the cool Palm software we use every day. Programming is tough work, but someone's got to do it. If you're one of those programmers (or if you're learning how), this article will be a real score. In it, our Programming Power columnist Alan Jay Weiner introduces a number of very simple routines that can improve your programs and save you a ton of programming time. Now, maybe -- just maybe -- you can get that sleep you've been dreaming about.
Resources, forms and controls
PalmPower Magazine - June 1998
Alan Jay Weiner continues his course in PalmPilot programming in this latest installment of Programming Power. All the user interface items you use on your PalmPilot, like menus and buttons, are called "resources". In this article, Alan shows you how you can implement resources in your programs.
Hello World!
PalmPower Magazine - May 1998
Have you ever wondered how PalmPilot program really works? What magical incantations are required to get everything on-screen every time? Well, this is your lucky day! Contributing editor Alan Jay Weiner takes you through "hello world", the simplest of C programs. Even if you are not a programmer, you'll find this article enlightening.
Rapidly developing PalmPilot applications
PalmPower Magazine - May 1998
Have you ever wanted to build your own PalmPilot application? But perhaps you're not a programmer, or perhaps you just don't have the time to build a complex C or C++ application. There is a product called Satellite Forms available that lets you build PalmPilot applications by designing on-screen forms. In this article, Jay Cohan, one of the program's creators takes us on a step-by-step guided tour of how to create a simple application.
Developing PalmPilot applications means understanding constraints
PalmPower Magazine - April 1998
We've got a guest contributor to our new Programming Power column this month. Jay Cohan of SoftMagic explains the special considerations involved when programming for the PalmPilot.
An introduction to programming the PalmPilot
PalmPower Magazine - March 1998
Where does the PalmPilot get all these wonderful toys? It's a mere matter of programming. Alan Jay Weiner kicks off the first of his monthly programming columns with an introduction to programming on the PalmPilot.
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