More seriously, the software launches the update without giving you a chance to skip it, and in my tests the Cancel button often didn't work. Some of my other programs which run automatic updates either run in the background or pop up a message counting down to the update, so I can cancel if I don't want my Palm tied up.

Conclusion
I think Quick News has the potential to be outstanding, but it is currently not living up to that potential. While the base features are solid, the HotSync and updating issues make the program difficult to use. Other little quirks, such as every help button in the application bringing up a blank screen, make Quick News feel unfinished.

If the connectivity issues were fixed, I would rate Quick News a solid 4. As it stands now, its rating is 2.

OUR RATING: 2 of 5

David Gewirtz is the author of How To Save Jobs and Where Have All The Emails Gone? For more than 20 years, he has analyzed current, historical, and emerging issues relating to technology, competitiveness, and policy. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ magazines, is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, and is a member of the instructional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley extension. He can be reached at david@zatz.com and you can follow him at http://www.twitter.com/DavidGewirtz.