Palm Computing Devices
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Palm to Acquire Handspring
Once the Palm Solutions Group and PalmSource split is finalized the Palm Solutions Group will acquire Handspring. Can they create the next great Palm?
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The Baen Free Library
If you're looking for a good place to find free science fiction and fantasy eBooks, try the Baen Free Library.
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Weekend eBook Sales
Both FictionWise and Palm Digital Media have launched weekend discount programs that offer some small relief from the high price of eBooks.
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Please Sir, Can I Have Some More?
The software archive and sales sites are sabotaging themselves, the developers, and most of all the consumers by no longer providing links to developer websites.
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Quick Updates 3
Updates on the HandEra 330 Lithium Ion Battery Pack, DDH Software's Thesaurus, Conquest from Mobile Freon, and DietLog from HealtheTech
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The Palm Year in Review
2001 was a wild year that saw the release of no less than 14 new Palm OS devices, a move toward convergent devices, and some business upheaval at Palm.
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Collapse
Collapse is a new addictive tile came from Astraware - can you collapse the gems fast enough or will you let them topple over the top?
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Conquest
Conquest is an excellent turn-based stock game. Can you become a real estate mogul? Play and find out.
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Showcase of Stylii: floating*point
On paper the floating*point stylus looks like my kind of stylus - thin, metal, fits in the stylus silo - but in practice it didn't work for me.
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Showcase of Stylii
An overview of what I look for in a stylus and a recommendation for an excellent but hard to find stylus.
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A Victim of Gravity
Tumble is a fun challenging logic game in the style of the classic Palm game Vexed.
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First Impressions of the HandEra 330: Part III
The HandEra 330 is the first Palm OS device with greater than 160x160 screen resolution, dual expansion slots, and a built-in voice recorder. Part three covers the graffiti keyboard and third-party software with explicit 330 support.
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First Impressions of the HandEra 330: Part II
The HandEra 330 is the first Palm OS device with greater than 160x160 screen resolution, dual expansion slots, and a built-in voice recorder. Part two covers voice recording and application compatibility.
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First Impressions of the HandEra 330: Part I
The HandEra 330 is the first Palm OS device with greater than 160x160 screen resolution, dual expansion slots, and a built-in voice recorder. Part one covers hardware and built-in software.
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WordSmith Part I: Overview
WordSmith is a Palm Word Processing and document viewer application that acts as a MemoPad replacement, Doc Reader, and a Microsoft Word-compatible editor.
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AckWire
AckWire is a turn-based stock growth game for the Palm.
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The HandEra Begins
The HandEra of Palm computing begins...learn more about this new revolutionary Palm.
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Palm m105 Announced and Shipping
Palm's new device, the m105, was officially announced today. Based on the m100 design, it has 8MB of RAM and includes the Mobile Internet Kit.
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Don't Touch That!
Palms are very personal private devices. Don't look at someone else's device without explicit permission.
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PalmSource Europe 2001: Overview
The focus of PalmSource Europe 2001 was enterprise and mobile applications. This article provides my initial impressions of the conference.
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PocketBo
PocketBo is a SkipBo implementation for the Palm. It is an addictive card game although it can take a while to catch on to the game rules.
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Gaming Never Felt So Good
The Palm GamePad adds a Gameboy-like controller to Palm III-series devices. Plugging easily into the serial port, this accessory makes gaming on the Palm much easier - when it works.
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Scramble It
Scramblet is a fun word game similar to the word scramble puzzles that appear in Dell puzzle magazines.
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The Mind Boggles
Wordlet is a Boggle-like game for Palm. How many words can you find? The mind boggles...
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HexWar
HexWar is a battle-for-territory game for the Palm. Your goal: world domination and total annihilation of your opponents.
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Medical Resources for the Palm
Many doctors, nurses, and other medical professional use Palms to enhance their effectiveness. This article provides an overview of websites that concentrate on using Palms in the medical professions.
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The Great Case Roundup
Part one of a series of case reviews, this article talks about what I look for in a case and provides information on two of the older cases I own - the Palm Pilot sleeve case and the Deluxe Leather Carrying Case.
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Coola
Coola is a service that lets you see information on the web and say "add that to my Palm."
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Full Disclosure
What type of information should Palm reviewers reveal about themselves?
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FlashPlug
Add an extra 8MB of non-volatile memory to your Palm. Using the hotsync port, the FlashPlug lets you backup data or carry extra databases whereever you go.
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Match 15
Match 15 is another addictive card game for the Palm.
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Quick Updates
News of updates to previously featured applications
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First Impressions of the m100
My first impressions of the m100 - cheesy looking and light with a very small screen, but a decent replacement for the IIIe.
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Dragon Bane Part I
Explore the legend and setup of the original Palm OS role playing game.
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More Freeware Hacks
An overview of six more free hacks: Visual Bell Hack, NoClick, BackMute, Parentheses Hack, SelectTime Hack, and Tilt Hack.
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Accordion Solitaire
Seahorse Software releases yet another solitaire game...this one even more addictive than the last.
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Pros and Cons of Reading on the Palm
Any of my regular readers should know that I love reading on my Palm. I've been getting a lot of questions about reading lately so this my attempt to explain the basic advantages and few disadvantages of reading on the Palm.
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
The long awaited Gameboy emulator is finally here. A lot of work went into this application and it shows, but the launch has not gone as smoothly as the developers would like.
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A Whale of a Tale
It's a whale of a tale...whale sightings, Star Trek, and fishing - this article has it all.
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"Which Palm Should I Buy?"
Chosing the right Palm device can be confusing. It becomes easier when you evaluate what you want to do with the Palm and which features you care about.
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Tetrin
In addition to a traditional Tetris game, Tetrin provides three interesting variants of the classic falling tile game sure to provide hours of fun.
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FictionWise
Buy affordable science fiction novels and short stories for the Palm.
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The Political Palm
Explore the world of politics through political writings, famous speeches, political commentary, and election news.
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Palm CPR
Follow some simple guidelines for recovering from minor and major Palm disasters.
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Article will be up momentarily
I'm not sure what happened - I posted an article to publish on May 23 before I left on vacation. I will repost it as soon as possible.
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Mapopolis
View detailed maps of any county in the United States on your Palm.
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Springboard Fun
An overview of Springboard modules shipping right now and a quick peek at modules still to come.
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Yahtzee!
Yahtzee is a popular game with several Palm implementations. This article discusses Kniffel, my favorite of the offerings.
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Food
Create a database of your favorite restaurants. Easily filter by location, cuisine type, hours of operation, and four other features of your choice like delivery, takeout, refills, type of soda served, reservations, or buffet.
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Clock Solitaire
Yet another great game from Seahorse Software, Clock Solitaire has you place cards in the proper position around a clock - but watch out for those kings - four strikes and you're out.
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The Great Easter Egg Hunt (Part 2)
Look at easter eggs in Palm system applications including easter eggs in Preferences, MemoPad, Launcher, Welcome, and the Palm.Net PQA.
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Domino!
Domino! is an addictive freeware dominoes game for the Palm.
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Quick Launch
Use one of these hacks to quickly switch between applications on your Palm, bypassing launcher applications.
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DietLog
DietLog tracks your food intake as well as the amount of certain nutrients you consume. Whether you need to lose weight or follow a low sodium diet, DietLog can help.
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Gas 'Er Up
Need to track the mileage of business trips? Curious about the mileage you're getting with your new car? Want to know just how much money you're spending on your car? These applications can help.
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Out Damn Scratch
Lessen the impact of any scratches on your Palm screen and learn how to prevent screen scratching.
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Resources for New Palm Users
Are you a new Palm User? Not sure where to find answers to your questions? This article points you to the some of the best Palm resources available.
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Patience is a Virtue
Patience is a wonderful collection of 15 solitaire games sure to delight any card lover.
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DiddleBug
Need to quickly jot down different type of information for later use and don't want to flip between different Palm apps? DiddleBug lets you draw diagrams and text into a single application for later export to MemoPad, AddressBook, or ImageViewer.
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Montana
Yet another addictive Seahorse Software card game, Montana randomly lays out all of the cards in a 4x13 grid for you to order by rank and suit.
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pz
Use this compression utility to archive files on your Palm and to view file information.
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Z'Catalog
Z'Catalog is an advanced tool that lets you delete stray files, get information about any file,beam files, and edit file settings. Used with caution, it can be a very useful configuration tool.
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Screwdriver Anyone?
Pilot Screwdriver painlessly converts html into Doc format - make your own personalized Palm reference library.
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Darn It!
Darn It! is an addictive solitaire game that is irritatingly hard to win. Just when you think you're going to win, the wrong card shows up and you lose, darn it.
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Wordsearch
Why carry around a puzzle book? Now you can find all those hidden words in the letter grid on your Palm.
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Thesaurus
Read a review of a Palm thesaurus and spell checker.
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Find it
An overview of four find utilities for the Palm: FindHack, Popup Find, FindIgnore Hack, and GlobalFind Hack.
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Go To Jail
Go To Jail is a Monopoly clone for the Palm. The interface is quite similar to Monopoly, but there are a few key differences in the game play.
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TealMagnify
TealMagnify allows you to enlarge a section of the Palm screen from within any application.
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Datebk3 Icon Editors
Examine how three icon editors customize your Datebk3 icons: DBiced, DB3 Icon Editor, and Icon Editor.
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Datebk3
Datebk3 provides a sophisticated interface to your to do items and appointments. It includes six different views, the ability to categorize entries, account for time zones, and associate icons with entries.
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Cookbook
Cookbook is a portable cookbook for the Palm that can be used to store your favorite recipes. Cookbook is especially suited for holiday meals prepared away from home. It can also be used to store craft projects or other projects with lists of materials and instructions for their use.
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Palm Outlining Tools
Learn about four outlining tools for the Palm: Arranger, BrainForest Mobile Edition, Hi-Note, and Thoughtmill.
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The Daily Fix
Millions of people world-wide simply can't start their day without one of these ... no, it's not a cup of coffee but the daily crossword puzzle. Now you can solve it on your Palm.
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Do I Know You?
Learn about three AddressBook replacements: Address+, AddressPro, and Super Names.
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Showtimes
Showtimes provides free local movie listings for any location in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Australia.
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Miner 2149
Fond of empire building games? Miner 2149 lets you develop and manage a mining colony for 2 years - if you last that long.
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Spotlight on Freeware: Fun Stuff
Part eight of the freeware series focuses on these six fun but useless applications for the Palm: Eliza, MindSpiral, Mirror, ThumbPrint, Tricorder, and Yoda.
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Spotlight on Freeware: Work-Related Stress Relievers
Everyone suffers from work-related stress. Learn about freeware applications for the Palm that can help you deal with it. The applications showcased are: TechExcuse, Excuses R Us, Bastard Operator From Hell, Buzzword Builder, Voodoo Doll, and RoadDefender.
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Spotlight on Freeware: Hacks
A showcase of ten freeware hacks: MenuHack, MoreFont Hack, FontHack 123, AfterBurner, InvertHack, 3AlarmHack, ChronoHack, Char Hack, SaveScreen Hack, HackDelete Hack
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Ready, Reset, Go!
Learn about the different types of resets and how to protect your data in case of a hard reset.
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