Product Description

Palm Pilot is a handheld PC format. This text provides a guide to Palm devices, including information on communications, connectivity and the Internet. The accompanying CD includes useful tips, tricks and software that can be used with Palm devices in addition to applications for use with colour Palms, including the Palm IIIc and the Handspring Visor Prism. Also included are tips and tricks on e-books, education, travel, entertainment, language and graphics.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1744785 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
A startling number of Palm owners don't use their HotSync cradles for anything more than performing routine backups of their telephone lists. The awkwardly titled PalmPilot and Palm Organizers! I Didn't Know You Could Do That sets out to prove that the cradle has other uses and does a fine job of cataloging some of the best aftermarket software you can install on your hand-held pal. For the 82 programs he covers, author Neil J. Salkind explains where each comes from and how much it costs, if anything, to register the program. He then documents--rather tediously--each menu command and shortcut in each program. Salkind and his production team lose points for leaving "Palm OS Emulator" at the top of all their screen shots--creating a frame for the illustrations that was more Palm-like in appearance would not have been hard.

The most valuable aspect of this book is its companion CD-ROM, which contains more than 100 Palm applications for easy installation. Though it's not mentioned by name here, the Visor--a newly released personal digital assistant from Handspring--runs the Palm OS, just like the Palm products this book describes. You might also consider David Pogue's PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide, which contains much more extensive documentation of the PalmOS, a better CD-ROM, and more extensive coverage of the Palm VII. --David Wall, amazon.com

Topics covered: PalmOS applications of all kinds, including HackMaster, GoType!, BrainForest, Quicksheet, AportisDoc and various games.

From the Back Cover
Discover All of the Cool Things You Can Do with Your Palm Handheld! Now completely updated and revised, Palm Handhelds! I Didn't Know You Could Do That..., 2nd edition, provides easy-to-follow instructions and valuable software that will give you scores of amazing tools and clever techniques for getting the most out of your Palm today! Maximize Your Palm Handheld! Take advantage of all the new information on wireless communications, connectivity, and the Internet. Use dozens of tools and utilities included in this book/CD combo to access your Desktop system remotely, Hotsync the data on your Palm to your own Internet site, and send or receive e-mail. Never miss a deadline again; this book shows you how to use your Palm device to stay on top of projects, keep track of banking, or manage your portfolio.

Use Your Palm to Make Traveling a Breeze! When traveling with your Palm, get up-to-the-minute flight information, keep track of mileage, and convert currency and time zones, and know your location at all times. Don't waste another minute... Turn your Palm into a powerhouse Dream Machine for work and play! Make your Palm an integral part of your life. With this updated book, you'll learn how to: * Retrieve and reformat Web pages in text-only format * Access information on thousands of hotels and restaurants * Create shopping or "to do" lists with just a tap of the stylus * Manage your finances and create spreadsheets * Turn your Palm into a talking alarm clock or electronic datebook * Turn your Palm into an e-book * Send a fax * Play Palm versions of some of your favorite computer games * Store product inventory lists and handle price quotes * And much, much more!

CD Description

Loaded with over 100 freeware, shareware and trial versions of valuable programs, including applications that support the newest color devices, the CD contains AportisDoc, Element, Highway Manager Pro, PalmPrint, and Thumbscript.

About the Author
Neil J.Salkind resides in Lawrence, Kansas and is the author of more than 70 computer books including Visor IDKYCDTfrom Sybex.