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The Complete PalmPilot
Guide If you have a PalmPilot you know what all the buzz is about. This PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) from 3Com has revolutionized the handheld computing marketand it can revolutionize your life! To-do lists, email, daily and weekly calendars, basic spreadsheets, a memo pad, a calculator, your favorite computer gameall this and more can reside on a pocket-size machine not much larger than a pack of playing cards. But as handy as the PalmPilot is, there are a few things that don't come in the boxnamely information on all the things your PalmPilot can do and a slew of PalmPilot shareware. That's where The Complete PalmPilot Guide comes in. Written by a PalmPilot devotee who maintains a PalmPilot FAQ Web site and two newsgroups, this guide provides essential tips and tricks that every PalmPilot user should know.
- My screen presses aren't registering. What should I do?
- I've just lost all my data on my PalmPilotnow what? How do I perform a HotSync?
- Is the 1MB PalmPilot faster than the 512K version?
You'll find answers to these and dozens of other common (and not-so-common) PalmPilot questions in this handy guide. You'll also get a thorough run-down and review of all the major commercial and shareware/freeware applications, and inside tips on installing and using these programs, as well as a CD-ROM containing over 140 shareware and freeware applicationsincluding games, productivity tools, spreadsheets, and more. Make the most of this handy device with The Complete PalmPilot Guide! You Get Over 140 Shareware and Freeware Applications on the enclosed CD, including
- Q-Matea finance application that's compatible with Quicken
- Doc e-text readeran application that lets you read text of any size
- Klondikea solitaire card game
- J-Filea shareware database application
- ReDo 2program that allows you to create repeating To Do's
- Tricorderscan for intelligent life (just like they did on Star Trek)
About the Author
CALVIN O. PARKER is a database administrator with Sterling Software. He spent nine years working for the U.S. Air Force as a programmer and database administrator. Calvin, a PalmPilot devotee, maintains a Web site for PalmPilot users and runs two PalmPilot newsgroups.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1.
Chapter 2.
Chapter 3.
Chapter 4.
Chapter 5.
Chapter 6.
Chapter 7.
Chapter 8.
Appendix A.
What's on the CD.
Index.