Palm Computing Devices

HandEra 330 review

Jun 19, 2006 - Janice Karin

WordSmith article - four parts in one

Dec 31, 2005 - Janice Karin

BeBop review parts I & II

Nov 22, 2005 - Janice Karin

Do the women of today still face discrimination in the world of science?

Mar 3, 2005 - Janice Karin

Once the Palm Solutions Group and PalmSource split is finalized the Palm Solutions Group will acquire Handspring. Can they create the next great Palm?

Jun 6, 2003 - Janice Karin

If you're looking for a good place to find free science fiction and fantasy eBooks, try the Baen Free Library.

Feb 28, 2003 - Janice Karin

PalmSource and CIC announced the next generation of graffiti will be based on Jot. I'd rather keep graffiti.

Jan 28, 2003 - Janice Karin

The year in review, Palm style.

Dec 31, 2002 - Janice Karin

COMDEX wrap-up from a Palm perspective.

Nov 27, 2002 - Janice Karin

The Pilot Pentopia Chameleon is an excellent pen/stylus combination. It's light, it's small, and it offers good graffiti recognition.

Sep 21, 2002 - Janice Karin

BounceOut is yet another addictive game from Astraware. It's Bejeweled tilted on its axis!

Aug 16, 2002 - Janice Karin

FreeScreenProtectors.com isn't exactly free but it does offer inexpensive screen protectors, cases, stylii, and other accessories.

Jun 12, 2002 - Janice Karin

Both FictionWise and Palm Digital Media have launched weekend discount programs that offer some small relief from the high price of eBooks.

Apr 24, 2002 - Janice Karin

FictionWise recently added secure eBooks to their repetoire. Can you say expensive?

Apr 10, 2002 - Janice Karin

GetHighTech.com now offers free downloadable repair videos in addition to repair directions and all the parts you'll need to fix a broken Palm screen or other problems.

Mar 25, 2002 - Janice Karin

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.

Jan 29, 2002 - Janice Karin

Updates on the HandEra 330 Lithium Ion Battery Pack, DDH Software's Thesaurus, Conquest from Mobile Freon, and DietLog from HealtheTech

Jan 15, 2002 - Janice Karin

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.

Dec 31, 2001 - Janice Karin

Learn about running Linux on your Palm and about other Linux PDAs.

Dec 25, 2001 - Janice Karin

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?

Dec 18, 2001 - Janice Karin

Conquest is an excellent turn-based stock game. Can you become a real estate mogul? Play and find out.

Dec 11, 2001 - Janice Karin

An overview of Palm accessories at COMDEX

Nov 27, 2001 - Janice Karin

A look at the Palm software exhibited at COMDEX.

Nov 20, 2001 - Janice Karin

My first impressions of COMDEX from a handheld lover's perspective.

Nov 13, 2001 - Janice Karin

Brickshooter is an unusual addictive tile matching game for the Palm.

Nov 6, 2001 - Janice Karin

Happy Halloween, Palm style!

Oct 30, 2001 - Janice Karin

My review of the Bic e.3 pen/pencil/stylus combination available the stationary aisles of many grocery and drug stores.

Oct 23, 2001 - Janice Karin

If you're looking for an inexpensive pen/stylus combo that fits in the stylus silo of m10x and III-style devices, the iwriter point2 may be a good choice.

Oct 16, 2001 - Janice Karin

My review of the Fisher Space Pen Stylus, essentially a Fisher Bullet Space Pen with a stylus sleeve cap.

Oct 9, 2001 - Janice Karin

Part II of my BeBop review, this half focuses on look and feel, performance, and other intangibles.

Oct 2, 2001 - Janice Karin

The first part of my BeBop review, introducing the game and talking about game play

Sep 25, 2001 - Janice Karin

My review of the Infiniter 3P, a combination pen/stylus/laser pointer.

Sep 18, 2001 - Janice Karin

The ConceptKitchen PenCap stylus is a small portable stylus that fits over most pens.

Sep 4, 2001 - Janice Karin

Fair pricing or overbearing capitalistic company? Sometimes it's a fine line. Where do you think the boundary lies?

Aug 28, 2001 - Janice Karin

My review of the Stinger fingertip stylus, a surprisingly easy to use stylus.

Aug 21, 2001 - Janice Karin

My review of the Yafa 4palm, a pen/pencil/highlighter/stylus in one.

Aug 14, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Aug 7, 2001 - Janice Karin

A review of the Exclamation Point stylus, a fun toy - but is it a good stylus?

Jul 31, 2001 - Janice Karin

An overview of what I look for in a stylus and a recommendation for an excellent but hard to find stylus.

Jul 24, 2001 - Janice Karin

Tumble is a fun challenging logic game in the style of the classic Palm game Vexed.

Jul 17, 2001 - Janice Karin

The MemorySafe is a one-touch backup module for Palm III style devices, the m10x series, and Palm V.

Jul 10, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Jul 3, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Jun 26, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Jun 19, 2001 - Janice Karin

WordForge is a fun Palm word game - can you unscramble all four words before time runs out?

Jun 12, 2001 - Janice Karin

The final installment of my WordSmith review, this article talks about word processing features and Microsoft Word integration.

Jun 5, 2001 - Janice Karin

Continuing my review of WordSmith, this week I concentrate on the Doc reader functionality.

May 29, 2001 - Janice Karin

Part II of my WordSmith review concentrates on the Memo capabilities.

May 22, 2001 - Janice Karin

WordSmith is a Palm Word Processing and document viewer application that acts as a MemoPad replacement, Doc Reader, and a Microsoft Word-compatible editor.

May 15, 2001 - Janice Karin

AckWire is a turn-based stock growth game for the Palm.

May 8, 2001 - Janice Karin

My thoughts on the Kyocera QCP-6035, aka the Kyocera SmartPhone.

May 1, 2001 - Janice Karin

The HandEra of Palm computing begins...learn more about this new revolutionary Palm.

Apr 24, 2001 - Janice Karin

My review of the Slip-It 3 case from E&B. I wasn't very impressed.

Apr 17, 2001 - Janice Karin

I recently got a Kodak PalmPix camera. I was less than impressed.

Apr 10, 2001 - Janice Karin

The newest entry into the Addictive Games Hall of Fame, Bejeweled is a deceptive simple game that will provide days of fun.

Apr 3, 2001 - Janice Karin

I got a chance to look at and play with an m500 tonight. Here's what I thought.

Mar 27, 2001 - Janice Karin

An overview of four freeware games: Fish, SFCave, Reptoids, and Lines.

Mar 13, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Mar 6, 2001 - Janice Karin

Palms are very personal private devices. Don't look at someone else's device without explicit permission.

Feb 27, 2001 - Janice Karin

Learn about the four tracks of sessions offered at the show and a bit about each of the sessions I attended.

Feb 20, 2001 - Janice Karin

Learn about the new and upcoming technology discussed at PalmSource Europe 2001 - ARM, Bluetooth, and expansion slots.

Feb 13, 2001 - Janice Karin

The focus of PalmSource Europe 2001 was enterprise and mobile applications. This article provides my initial impressions of the conference.

Feb 6, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Jan 30, 2001 - Janice Karin

People are starting to use Palms for all sorts of interesting things. I've highlighted a few in this article.

Jan 23, 2001 - Janice Karin

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.

Jan 16, 2001 - Janice Karin

Scramblet is a fun word game similar to the word scramble puzzles that appear in Dell puzzle magazines.

Jan 9, 2001 - Janice Karin

Wordlet is a Boggle-like game for Palm. How many words can you find? The mind boggles...

Jan 2, 2001 - Janice Karin

HexWar is a battle-for-territory game for the Palm. Your goal: world domination and total annihilation of your opponents.

Dec 26, 2000 - Janice Karin

Updates on two recent features - Triv and Coola.

Dec 19, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Dec 12, 2000 - Janice Karin

A review of the CDProjects flip case, an interesting case with a flip up bottom (as opposed to the more normal flip down top).

Dec 5, 2000 - Janice Karin

The Bumper by ConceptKitchen is a ruggedized case for active people.

Nov 28, 2000 - Janice Karin

The HandiPak case by PalmLife is a nice leather belt clip case.

Nov 21, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Nov 14, 2000 - Janice Karin

Coola is a service that lets you see information on the web and say "add that to my Palm."

Nov 7, 2000 - Janice Karin

Triv is Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, and Hollywood Squares rolled into one Palm trivia game.

Oct 31, 2000 - Janice Karin

What type of information should Palm reviewers reveal about themselves?

Oct 24, 2000 - Janice Karin

Banned Book Awareness Week is next week...read a banned book on your Palm today.

Oct 17, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Oct 10, 2000 - Janice Karin

Incredible Machines for the Palm!

Oct 3, 2000 - Janice Karin

Sony enters the Palm market with a very strong entry...real backlight, jogdial, and a Sony memory stick are the highlights.

Sep 19, 2000 - Janice Karin

Match 15 is another addictive card game for the Palm.

Sep 12, 2000 - Janice Karin

News of updates to previously featured applications

Sep 5, 2000 - Janice Karin

Need spare parts for your Palm? Gethightech.com is the place to go.

Aug 29, 2000 - Janice Karin

My first impressions of the m100 - cheesy looking and light with a very small screen, but a decent replacement for the IIIe.

Aug 22, 2000 - Janice Karin

This article continues the last one by examining the Dragon Bane gameplay.

Aug 15, 2000 - Janice Karin

Explore the legend and setup of the original Palm OS role playing game.

Aug 8, 2000 - Janice Karin

An overview of six more free hacks: Visual Bell Hack, NoClick, BackMute, Parentheses Hack, SelectTime Hack, and Tilt Hack.

Aug 1, 2000 - Janice Karin

Seahorse Software releases yet another solitaire game...this one even more addictive than the last.

Jul 25, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Jul 18, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Jul 11, 2000 - Janice Karin

It's a whale of a tale...whale sightings, Star Trek, and fishing - this article has it all.

Jul 4, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Jun 27, 2000 - Janice Karin

In addition to a traditional Tetris game, Tetrin provides three interesting variants of the classic falling tile game sure to provide hours of fun.

Jun 20, 2000 - Janice Karin

Buy affordable science fiction novels and short stories for the Palm.

Jun 13, 2000 - Janice Karin

Explore the world of politics through political writings, famous speeches, political commentary, and election news.

Jun 6, 2000 - Janice Karin

Follow some simple guidelines for recovering from minor and major Palm disasters.

May 30, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

May 23, 2000 - Janice Karin

View detailed maps of any county in the United States on your Palm.

May 16, 2000 - Janice Karin

An overview of Springboard modules shipping right now and a quick peek at modules still to come.

May 9, 2000 - Janice Karin

Yahtzee is a popular game with several Palm implementations. This article discusses Kniffel, my favorite of the offerings.

May 2, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Apr 25, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Apr 18, 2000 - Janice Karin

Look at easter eggs in Palm applications including easter eggs in Giraffe, MindMeld, BigClock, ThumbScan, and Rally 1000.

Apr 11, 2000 - Janice Karin

Look at easter eggs in Palm system applications including easter eggs in Preferences, MemoPad, Launcher, Welcome, and the Palm.Net PQA.

Apr 4, 2000 - Janice Karin

Learn about easter eggs and how to look for them on your Palm.

Mar 28, 2000 - Janice Karin

Domino! is an addictive freeware dominoes game for the Palm.

Mar 21, 2000 - Janice Karin

Use one of these hacks to quickly switch between applications on your Palm, bypassing launcher applications.

Mar 14, 2000 - Janice Karin

Learn what hacks are and how they work.

Mar 7, 2000 - Janice Karin

Examine a powerful and highly configurable free clock and timer for the Palm.

Feb 29, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Feb 22, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Feb 15, 2000 - Janice Karin

Lessen the impact of any scratches on your Palm screen and learn how to prevent screen scratching.

Feb 8, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Feb 1, 2000 - Janice Karin

Patience is a wonderful collection of 15 solitaire games sure to delight any card lover.

Jan 25, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Jan 18, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Jan 11, 2000 - Janice Karin

Use this compression utility to archive files on your Palm and to view file information.

Jan 8, 2000 - Janice Karin

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.

Dec 28, 1999 - Janice Karin

Play an addictive variation of the casino classic.

Dec 21, 1999 - Janice Karin

Pilot Screwdriver painlessly converts html into Doc format - make your own personalized Palm reference library.

Dec 14, 1999 - Janice Karin

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.

Dec 7, 1999 - Janice Karin

Grouper is an entertaining and unusual free card game for the Palm.

Nov 30, 1999 - Janice Karin

Why carry around a puzzle book? Now you can find all those hidden words in the letter grid on your Palm.

Nov 23, 1999 - Janice Karin

Read a review of a Palm thesaurus and spell checker.

Nov 16, 1999 - Janice Karin

A review of three Palm search engines: PalmPointer, Palm.websearches.net, and PurePalm.

Nov 9, 1999 - Janice Karin

An overview of four find utilities for the Palm: FindHack, Popup Find, FindIgnore Hack, and GlobalFind Hack.

Nov 2, 1999 - Janice Karin

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.

Oct 26, 1999 - Janice Karin

TealMagnify allows you to enlarge a section of the Palm screen from within any application.

Oct 19, 1999 - Janice Karin

Examine how three icon editors customize your Datebk3 icons: DBiced, DB3 Icon Editor, and Icon Editor.

Oct 12, 1999 - Janice Karin

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.

Oct 5, 1999 - Janice Karin

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.

Sep 28, 1999 - Janice Karin

Learn about four outlining tools for the Palm: Arranger, BrainForest Mobile Edition, Hi-Note, and Thoughtmill.

Sep 21, 1999 - Janice Karin

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.

Sep 14, 1999 - Janice Karin

Learn about three AddressBook replacements: Address+, AddressPro, and Super Names.

Sep 7, 1999 - Janice Karin

Showtimes provides free local movie listings for any location in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Australia.

Aug 31, 1999 - Janice Karin

Fond of empire building games? Miner 2149 lets you develop and manage a mining colony for 2 years - if you last that long.

Aug 24, 1999 - Janice Karin

Part eight of the freeware series focuses on these six fun but useless applications for the Palm: Eliza, MindSpiral, Mirror, ThumbPrint, Tricorder, and Yoda.

Aug 17, 1999 - Janice Karin

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.

Aug 10, 1999 - Janice Karin

An overview of Astronomy tools for the Palm OS in honor of the total solar eclipse on August 11, 1999.

Aug 3, 1999 - Janice Karin

A showcase of three specialized databases: Food, HandyShopper, and SoftTrack.

Jul 27, 1999 - Janice Karin

A showcase of ten freeware hacks: MenuHack, MoreFont Hack, FontHack 123, AfterBurner, InvertHack, 3AlarmHack, ChronoHack, Char Hack, SaveScreen Hack, HackDelete Hack

Jul 20, 1999 - Janice Karin

Learn about the different types of resets and how to protect your data in case of a hard reset.

Jul 13, 1999 - Janice Karin

Transform your Palm into a portable library with free Doc files.

Jul 6, 1999 - Janice Karin

A showcase of three freeware viewers: The Doc reader CSpotRun, the image viewer TinyViewer, and the image viewer Spec.

Jun 29, 1999 - Janice Karin

A showcase of seven freeware tile, board, and arcade games for the PalmOS: HMaki, Kniffel, JTWOF, Wexed, Mulg, MineHunt, and MahJongg

Jun 22, 1999 - Janice Karin

A showcase of six freeware card games for Palm: Pyramid, TenPin, Patience, Rally 1000, Hearts, and Cribbage.

Jun 15, 1999 - Janice Karin

An overview of the PalmOS software available for sports enthusiasts including schedules and scorekeeping applications.

Jun 4, 1999 - Janice Karin