FIGURE D


FileZ can help your organize your files. Roll over picture for a larger image.

#5: NFP
A Palm seems perfectly designed for keeping track of menstrual cycles, so I was surprised to find so little software for this purpose. NFP, shown in Figure E, fits the bill, and is free to boot.

FIGURE E


NFP is a natural for planning. Roll over picture for a larger image.

The program allows you to track a wide variety of signs and symptoms of your fertility's changes over time. It's the history aspect that's really nice: when the doctor says, "On average, how long is your cycle?" being able to give a precise answer can be important. This application is invaluable for those attempting to get pregnant, or to prevent pregnancy by natural means, but useful for every woman.

#6: PocketDoan
PocketDoan is billed as a meditation program, and I'm sure it would work well for that purpose. I am possibly the least meditative person alive, so I use the program to keep me working. Figure F shows a session designed to get the house clean and a little writing done, without completely wiping me out.

FIGURE F


Use PocketDoan to keep on keepin' on. Roll over picture for a larger image.

You can create different time intervals and have an audio or vibration alarm signal the end of each interval, and can have the session repeat if you choose. I use this program nearly every day, on various sessions, and have never once had issues with it. Highly recommended.

#7: Puzzles
I hesitate to recommend this given the inordinate amount of time I've wasted playing these wildly addictive games, but it is by far the best game collection I've ever seen for the Palm.

The left side of Figure G shows most of the games available, and the right side shows a new game of the Sudoku game Solo. I've played all the games, am obsessed with several, and have never had a problem with the program. Assuming you have more self-control than I do, this is well worth having.

FIGURE G


Don't puzzle over Puzzles. Roll over picture for a larger image.

#8: Snap
Snap is the program I use to make screen shots for my Computing Unplugged articles. You enable Snap, tell it which of the Palm's buttons you want to use to take a screen shot, go to the program you need to take a picture of, and press the assigned button. Snap, shown in Figure H, saves the picture to an SD card in bitmap format. It's a very basic program that works well.

FIGURE H


Snap is a snap to use. Roll over picture for a larger image.

#9 TimeSheet
Many planning gurus recommend tracking your time for a few days to see how you're actually using it. TimeSheet is an outstanding way to do this. The program tracks your time against any number of projects or tasks that you've entered, and can also be configured to take your usual work schedule into account.

Figure I shows data entered for a made-up day of mine on the left, and a summary of the day on the right. The program can also display your time across a number of weeks and can also export to the Memo Pad for use in Excel or another application.

FIGURE I


Keep track of your time with TimeSheet Roll over picture for a larger image.

Highly recommended for those who have to fill out time sheets at work, or those who want (or need) to know just how much time they're wasting in that "few minutes of checking email".