All about palm pilots.The Palm VIIx can be had now for $199. We recommend the Palm Vx or its Handspring equivalent, which to keep up now has a $100 rebate on a traded-in personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ). In another year the color models See color space. color model - colour model will be worthwhile, but for now thousands of programs are written for a monochrome Also called "mono." Refers to display screens that use one foreground and one background color; for example, black on white, white on black or green on black. The first terminals connected to mainframes and minicomputers were monochrome, and monochrome screens were widely used on early screen, with probably less than 100 written for color. A caveat: For specific applications, the Pocket PCs are coming into their own. As pilots, we were really excited to hear about the application that has been developed for the iPAQ with a GPS and moving map display A display in which a symbol, representing the vehicle, remains stationary while the map or chart image moves beneath the symbol so that the display simulates the horizontal movement of the vehicle in which it is installed. . The other, colors vary based upon day or night use with a total of 28 used to indicate all map features necessary. The other consideration to make with a PDA in business is that the depreciation length is only two years, not the three or more you'd expect your desktop or other computing device to be around. The reasons for this are the constant environmental dangers and rough handling the PDA is exposed to. Palm Pilot applications of note: Adobe has an Acrobat reader The former name of Adobe Reader. See PDF. available for the Palm. You don't want to go here unless you have the 8-meg model, but if you have the space, this is an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. and productive tool to take reference documents, manuals and other information with you without filling up a briefcase In Windows 95/98, a system folder used for synchronizing files between two computers, typically a desktop and laptop computer. Files to be worked on are placed into a Briefcase, which is then transferred to the second machine via floppy, cable or network. . It's a very easy-to-use application that allows you to take big documents with you conveniently; just bring a magnifying glass magnifying glass: see microscope. magnifying glass traditional detective equipment; from its use by Sherlock Holmes. [Br. Lit.: Payton, 473] See : Sleuthing for reading. Got a corrupted database? As your phone directory and calendar databases grow and the number of changes to it increase, the potential for database corruption occurs just as with any other data tool, maybe more so because of the disarmingly quick connect and link process for the palm. DBCleaner, Version 1.1, is a utility you can get at www.palmix.itil.com that will allow you to recover from a corrupted database without having to do a hard reset To restore a smartphone or PDA to its factory settings, which erases all applications that were installed by the user as well as all user data. In contrast, a "hard boot," also known as a "cold boot," which is performed on a computer, does not eliminate data and software, except for data on your Palm, a cure which is often almost as bad as the disease. For $8, you can get Undupe, a utility available at www.stevenscreek.com that will quickly remove duplicated phone, memo, to-do or address book entries from your Palm device. Avantgo Wireless version 4: Avantgo is a staple of any knowledge workers' PDA. Now you can get a wireless version. If you have a modem for your Palm pilot, a Palm VII The Palm VII product family consisted of two products, the Palm VII and the Palm VIIx Palm Pilots. These were produced by Palm, Inc., before it was split into PalmOne and PalmSource. They had antennas for wireless data communication on the Mobitex network under the now defunct Palm. (x), or one of the new combo "smart phones," you can get maps, look up phone numbers, check flight schedules and many other things from anywhere your phone/modem works. You can also update your Avantgo periodicals without having to dock using the included wireless sync application, www.avantgo.com. Spreadsheets to go? Tinysheet is a two-piece utility that for $19.95 provides the ability to sync Excel spreadsheets to your Palm. The desktop component allows you to identify the locations of the sheets that you want to upload to the Palm and also maintains a conduit between the Palm's desktop and the spreadsheet. This conduit automatically updates your Palm every time a spreadsheet you have selected changes on your computer or network. The Palm component lists all the sheets that are on your Palm. On the job with PDAs In a recent survey, 100 IT leaders were asked if their companies provided PDA devices of some type to their staff. Here are the results: % of staff % of companies with PDAs in this category * Zero 44% 1-15% 43% 16-30% 9% 31-45% 1% 46-plus% 2% Source: Tech Republic * Due to rounding, percentages do not add up to 100% Hans Erickson is the chief information officer and Gwen Ferguson is an applications systems specialist at the Detroit Regional Chamber. |
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