Palm Handhelds!: I Didn't Know You Could Do That...

by Salkind, Neil J.

• ISBN13: 9780782129366
• ISBN10: 0782129366
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Demonstrates such updated Palm computing capabilities as Web page retrieval, e-book technology, financial management, faxing, gaming, database creation, data retrieval, scheduling, and project management.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xvii
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR PALM: UTILITIES AND TOOLS	1	(24)
Beam Everything Up: BeamWare	2	(3)
Word and Excel (and Even Mail!) on Your Palm: Documents to Go	5	(2)
The Mother of All Hacks: X-Master	7	(3)
Hackety Hack: DA Launcher	10	(2)
Pulling a Switcheroo: SwitchHack	12	(1)
Cutting Two (!) Much of a Good Thing: UnDupe	13	(2)
Bet You Didn't Think You Could Do This: PalmPrint	15	(2)
Top Secret Agent 99: PalmPassword	17	(2)
Saving Yourself Lots of Strokes: CoLauncher	19	(2)
Palm Icons to Fit Your Mood: IcoEdit	21	(4)
A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT	25	(22)
Install a Powerful Database on Your Palm: HanDBase	26	(4)
Handy HanDBase Tool: dbPrint	30	(2)
The Big Kahuna Comes to Your Palm: FileMaker Mobile	32	(3)
It's Right in This File: JFile	35	(3)
Keep It Simple and Smart: MobileDB	38	(5)
Create To Do Lists with Just a Tap of the Stylus: SuperList2	43	(4)
1,234,567: CALCULATE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING	47	(22)
Programmable Computing for a Song: APCalc	48	(4)
Put Your Equations in Writing: MathPad	52	(3)
A Calculator Where You Need It: PopUp Calculator	55	(2)
Worksheets for Every Occasion: powerOne Personal	57	(2)
More Than Its Name: Yet Another Unit Converter	59	(3)
A Dollar Down, a Dollar a Day: FCPlus Professional	62	(3)
Asleep in Sydney?: CityTime 3.0	65	(4)
DOES ANYONE REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?: CLOCKS AND CALENDARS	69	(18)
It's an Alarming Reminder: Clock+	70	(3)
Less Is More: ClockPro	73	(3)
All in a Day's Work: DayNotez	76	(3)
Time Marches On: DST Panel	79	(2)
Keep Track Down to the Second: TikTok	81	(3)
Get Yourself Together: DataViz WhatzUp 2.0	84	(1)
I Could've Sworn It Was on My Palm: DesktopReminder	85	(2)
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: WRITING AND LANGUAGE UTILITIES	87	(26)
Read It Now: iSilo	88	(4)
Speed Typing by Stylus: Keyboard Hack	92	(2)
A Book in Hand: Palm Reader	94	(5)
Recognizing Your ABC's: simpliWrite	99	(2)
Read All about It: TealDoc	101	(4)
Read E-Books on Your Palm: AportisDoc	105	(3)
A Language That's Easier Than Graffiti: Thumbscript	108	(2)
Spell-Check on Your Palm: SpellMan	110	(3)
GET SMART: EDUCATION AND LEARNING	113	(22)
Tracking Work and More: A+ StudentAid	114	(2)
Conjugate That: eVerbe and eVerbo	116	(2)
The Head of the Class: Four.Zero	118	(4)
Keep to the Beat: Gachin Gachin	122	(1)
Go Figure: Mental Arithmetic	123	(2)
Why Not Read Faster: Read&commet;Speed	125	(3)
It's Greek to Me: Dictionary	128	(3)
Where Is That Test?: Teacher's P.E.T.	131	(1)
Beam Me the Test, Scotty: ReviewMaster	132	(3)
HEALTH AND FITNESS	135	(22)
One to Use before the Road: Blood Alcohol Calculator	136	(2)
A Truer Measure of Weight: BFC	138	(2)
Track Those Smokes: CigTrack	140	(2)
Track a Woman's Cycle: FloChart	142	(2)
Make a Splash: SwimLog	144	(2)
Recording Every Step: Runner's Log	146	(3)
Work Out Your Workout Records: The Athlete's Diary	149	(3)
Please, Just One More Cookie?: Nutrition Minder	152	(3)
Count Those Calories: MHM-Mobile Health Management	155	(2)
JUST PLAIN FUN: WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOUR PALM COULD DO THIS!	157	(24)
If Your Palm Could Talk: Palm Audio Player	158	(2)
Taking the Word on the Road: BibleReader	160	(3)
Keeping the Scores: GolfUtil	163	(2)
Supporting the Family Tree: My Roots	165	(3)
Caring for Coco: Pet Assistant	168	(3)
For a Cool Summer Evening: Star Pilot	171	(3)
Frothy Raw-Boned Flap-Dragon: Zounds	174	(2)
How about a No-Mess Pet?: DigiPet	176	(1)
The Cleanest (and Most Ridiculous) Shave Possible: McRazor	177	(1)
Work Wonders on Your Enemies: Voodoo Doll	178	(3)
HAVING FUN: GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT	181	(18)
A New Twist on Word Games: AlphaTwist	182	(3)
No Tilt Allowed: Balls!	185	(2)
Two Great Games in One: BlackJack Solitaire	187	(3)
Bursting Your Bubble: Bubblet	190	(2)
Sea Battle Ahoy!: Derfflinger	192	(2)
Coconut Catcher: Kanga.ru	194	(2)
The Round Peg in the Round Hole: Pegged	196	(3)
SEEING IT ALL: GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS	199	(20)
Mirror, Mirror Images: Calei	200	(2)
Dynamic Doodler: Diddle	202	(4)
Video and More on View: FireViewer	206	(3)
Drawing across the Room: IrSketch	209	(1)
Animation Just for Fun: Schmear	210	(2)
Painting in Miniature: TealPaint	212	(7)
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: BUSINESS' BEST	219	(78)
You Can Count on It: powerOne Finance	221	(3)
Keeping the Numbers Straight: Accounts & Loans	224	(3)
Take Action Quickly and Comprehensively: Action Names	227	(3)
Make Contact Many Ways: AddressPro	230	(3)
Keep Track of Your Track Record: CVKeeper	233	(2)
Project Tracking Made Easy: EZ Pro	235	(2)
Reach the Top of Your Game: FocusOnSuccess	237	(2)
Name Me a Price: Handy Quote	239	(2)
Putting Your Priorities into Play: Life Balance	241	(3)
Put It All Together: LinkPak	244	(2)
Know What You've Got: On Hand	246	(3)
A Close Look at the Numbers: ProStats	249	(4)
Accounting for Your Money: PMT-Personal Money Tracker	253	(4)
No Longer Lost without Quicken: Pocket Quicken	257	(3)
Work, Overtime, and Vacation: PTimLog	260	(3)
What's the Password: SAM	263	(3)
Start Your Savings: SavRetUtil	266	(3)
Track Projects as Your Shadow Tracks You: ShadowPlan	269	(3)
Who Needs a Stock Broker: Stock Manager	272	(3)
$50 Per Hour and Climbing: TrackFast	275	(4)
What's It Worth to You?: Valuer	279	(2)
Keeping Currency Current: BCalcPalm	281	(2)
Slide Shows in Miniature: Flip Chart	283	(4)
Get It Down Quickly: My Ideas!	287	(2)
Where Does Time Go?: Time Journal	289	(2)
The Big Itty-Bitty Spreadsheet: TinySheet	291	(6)
CONNECTIVITY APPLICATIONS	297	(16)
Take the News with You: AvantGo	298	(3)
On the Road, on the Web: DPWeb	301	(2)
Just the Fax, Ma'am: Fax	303	(2)
E-Mail Control Like Poetry: iambic Mail	305	(3)
Keep That Internet Info Coming: Mobile Internet Kit	308	(1)
Visit Your Desktop from Mars!: PalmVNC	309	(2)
On the Road Again: MyPalm	311	(2)
TRAVEL APPLICATIONS	313	(30)
Find Shopping, a Broadway Show, or a Hot Pastrami: CitySync	314	(3)
Baby, You Can Drive My Car Records: AutoBase	317	(2)
Umbrella or Shades?: AWS WeatherNet	319	(2)
Travel Info Update: Biztravel	321	(1)
Travel with Fodor's	322	(1)
Maps and More Maps: HandMap	322	(3)
Staying in the Zone: Location Manager	325	(1)
Take the A Train: Metro	326	(2)
Did You Remember to Pack It?: My Luggage	328	(2)
Flight Information on the Fly: OAG Mobile	330	(1)
Get There from Here: Quo Vadis	331	(2)
Never Ask for Directions Again: StreetFinder Deluxe	333	(1)
Trips Are More Fun with One: Travel Pal	334	(2)
What a Long, Great Trip It's Been: Trip and Trip Deluxe	336	(2)
Get the Scoop on Going Out: Vindigo	338	(3)
Globe-Hopper's Companion: WorldMate	341	(2)
Appendix: The Best Palm Application List in the Universe	343	(38)
Index	381