Product Description

A guide to the Palm handheld and its accessories. The authors demonstrate how to use the Palm to the maximum, for work, checking email, surfing, playing games and more. This third edition includes coverage of the Palm OS 5.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1241801 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 440 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
The authors of this guide take the approach that handheld computers based on the Palm operating system are so user-friendly and crash proof, that it's useless to spend a lot of time telling you how to get it to work. Rather, How to Do Everything with Your Palm Handheld is more of a task master, leading the reader through such productivity tips as tracking expenses, planning trips and using the Palm as a business productivity software suite.

Though the book is weighted heavily toward the Palm Pilot, it is targeted toward users of all devices based on the Palm OS, such as the IBM WorkPad ,the Qualcomm pdQ and the Handspring Visor, to which the authors devote an entire chapter. What Dave Johnson and Rick Broida do best is explain how to get the most out of those features you probably gave only a cursory glance.

Most users probably create to-do lists on their Palm handhelds, but how many of them import those lists into other applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel? Both programs build tables based on to-do list data. Palm handhelds also come with an applet called Sun Compass, which could come in handy when you're on the road.

Given that so many people use their Palm Pilots as glorified address books, the tips Johnson and Broida supply are highly useful. How to Do Everything with Your Palm Handheld will show you how to make these popular devices the ultimate productivity tools. --John Frederick Moore, amazon.com

From the Back Cover

Maximize your Palm's potential by accessing essential and in-depth information on all of your handheld PC's features including Palm accessories and third-party software. Written by a pair of savvy authors steeped in leading-edge handheld technology, How To Do Everything with Your Palm Handheld, Third Edition will help you work smarter, play better, and do more with your Palm handheld than you ever thought possible. Learn to use the core applications more effectively, discover amazing business and entertainment software, and go online for e-mail and Web browsing. Plus, protect your data with robust security, and take advantage of new and exciting multimedia features.

-Manage addresses, appointments, expenses, tasks and memos
-Organize in the home or office with Palm Desktop and Microsoft Outlook
-Learn to install new software including OS 5 and beam programs to other handheld users
-HotSync anywhere with infrared, modem, Bluetooth, or cable
-Use Graffiti more effectively with undocumented alternative gestures
-Customize Date Book with alarms, privacy features, repeating events, and more
-Create memos, task lists, electronic business cards, and much more
-Use third-party utilities to extend the capabilities of your Palm, Visor, Treo, Clie, or other handheld PC
-Supercharge your Palm into a complete laptop replacement with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint compatibility
-Optimize your PDA for the road with applications, charging solutions, and more

About the Author

Dave Johnson is the editor of PC World magazine's Digital Focus newsletter and the voice of Gotta Gadget, an audio blog at ITWorld.com.

Rick Broida is a contributor to CNET and PC Magazine. He is the bestselling coauthor, with Dave Johnson, of all previous editions of this book.

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Customer Reviews

Very Good
This is an excellent book, which tells you all you need to know about the Palm device.(upto the V series, as it does not cover the M series). This book is a must for anyone who owns a Palm, and my only criticism is that this book was published in 2000 and so does not include a lot of newer and better applications, nor does it cover Palm OS 4.

A must for every Palm Owner
Quite simply this book has turned my Palm from "new toy" to invaluable tool. The book is packed full of useful tips, details of what software is available and where to download it. It also looks at the whole issue of Palm connectivity and explains it in an easily digestable format. In short I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any Palm owner - I can almost guarantee that even if you think you know all there is to know about your Palm that this book will be able to teach you a few more tricks.

Very Good
This is a very intresting and useful book for everyone who uses Palm devices. It teaches everything you need to know about this Operating System. Everyone should buy it.