How to Do Everything with Your Sony CLIE

, by Broida, Rick

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Copyright: 10/7/2003

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Why to BuyThe only book available on one of the hottest handhelds on the market--the Sony CLIE--with full coverage of all the latest features.

Acknowledgments

xix

Introduction

xxi

PART I Getting Started

CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Clié

(10)

A Brief History of Handhelds

(1)

What's an Operating System?

(2)

Different Versions of the Palm Operating System (Important!)

(1)

Understanding Clié Handhelds

(1)

An Overview of the Different Clié Models

(3)

What's Special about Sony's Handhelds

(2)

What's Important in a Handheld PC?

(1)

Where to Find the Best Prices

(2)

Where to Find It

(1)

CHAPTER 2 Getting to Know Your Clié

(30)

A Guided Tour of the Hardware

(11)

The Screen

(5)

The Clié TG50 Keyboard

(1)

The Buttons

(2)

The Jog Dial Navigator

(1)

The Back Button

(1)

The Headphone Jack

(1)

The Memory Stick Slot

(1)

The Back of the Clié

(1)

The Infrared Port

(1)

The Stylus

(1)

Using Your Clié for the First Time

(3)

Charging the Battery

(1)

The Welcome Screens

(1)

The Graffiti Tutorial

(1)

Getting to Know the Operating System

(5)

The Icons

(1)

The Menus

(1)

The Home Screen

(3)

Setting Clié Preferences

(8)

Bluetooth

(1)

Buttons

(1)

Connection

(1)

Date &Time

(1)

Digitizer

(1)

Formats

(1)

General

(1)

HiRes

(1)

Jog

(1)

Network

(1)

Owner

(1)

Shortcuts

(1)

Introduction to Palm Desktop

(2)

What Is Palm Desktop7

(1)

Where to Find It

(1)

CHAPTER 3 Introducing Your Clié to the PC

(20)

Charging Your Clié

(1)

Installing the Desktop Software

(3)

Installing Palm Desktop

(2)

Installing the HotSync Cradle or Cable

(1)

Configuring Intellisync

(2)

Your First HotSync

(7)

Pressing the HotSync Button

(1)

Exploring the HotSync Manager

(5)

Reading the HotSync Log

(1)

HotSync as a Way of Life

(6)

What HotSync Does to Files

(1)

Where to Find It

(4)

PART II Everyday Stuff With Your Clié

CHAPTER 4 Get Information In and Out of Your Clié

(32)

The Three Ways to Enter Data

(9)

All About Graffiti

(4)

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

(2)

Using Built-In Keyboards

(1)

Using Palm Desktop

(1)

Getting to Know Graffiti (1 and 2)

(10)

General Tips and Tricks for Graffiti

(1)

Writing Letters and Numbers

(1)

Capital Letters

(2)

Spaces, Backspaces, and Deleting Text

(1)

Adding Punctuation

(1)

Using Shortcuts

(3)

Beaming Data Between PDAs

(7)

How to Beam

(2)

Selecting Items for Beaming

(3)

Installing New Software on Your Clié

(5)

Prepping Applications for Installation

(3)

Deleting Applications

(2)

CHAPTER 5 The Date Book

(24)

Viewing Your Appointments

(7)

Navigating the Day View

(5)

Navigating the Week View

101

(1)

Navigating the Month View

102

(1)

Managing Your Day from the Agenda View

103

(1)

Filtering Your To Dos

104

(1)

The Agenda Zoom

104

(1)

Creating New Appointments

104

(5)

Add Events

105

(2)

Making Your Appointments Repeat

107

(1)

Making an Appointment Private

108

(1)

Editing Recurring Meetings

109

(1)

Working with Alarms

109

(3)

Setting Alarms for Specific Events

110

(1)

Setting Alarms for Everything

111

(1)

Importing Alarm Settings

111

(1)

Controlling Your Alarm

112

(1)

Working with Palm Desktop

112

(3)

Using the Day View

112

(1)

Editing Appointments

112

(1)

Using the Week and Month Views

112

(2)

Using Alarms on the Desktop

114

(1)

Using Outlook

115

(4)

Adding Appointments

116

(1)

Tweaking Alarms for the Clié

117

(2)

CHAPTER 6 The Address Book

119

(18)

Viewing Your Addresses

120

(2)

Viewing by Company Name

121

(1)

Finding a Specific Name

122

(1)

Viewing a Name

122

(1)

Creating New Entries

122

(7)

Using Multiple Phone Numbers

124

(1)

Using Extra Fields

125

(1)

Adding Pictures to the Address Book

126

(3)

Assigning Categories

129

(1)

Choosing a Category

129

(1)

Editing and Deleting Addresses

129

(1)

Creating and Beaming Your Business Card

130

(1)

Working with Palm Desktop

131

(4)

Creating and Editing Entries

132

(1)

Importing Contacts Into Palm Desktop

133

(2)

Using Outlook

135

(2)

CHAPTER 7 The To Do List

137

(14)

Viewing the To Do List

138

(1)

Creating a To Do

139

(2)

Adding Some Details

140

(1)

Working with the List View

141

(4)

Changing the View Options

142

(3)

Deleting Old To Dos

145

(1)

Sharing Your To Dos

146

(1)

Working with Palm Desktop

146

(1)

The Windows To Do List

147

(2)

Turn To Dos into Appointments

147

(2)

Creating and Editing To Dos

149

(1)

Using Outlook

149

(2)

Understanding Task Priorities

149

(2)

CHAPTER 8 The Memo Pad

151

(12)

Viewing the Memo Pad

152

(1)

Creating New Memos

152

(4)

Using Editing Tools

154

(1)

Assigning Categories

155

(1)

Arranging Memos in the Memo List

156

(1)

Working with Your Memos

157

(2)

Beaming Memos

158

(1)

Making a Memo Private

158

(1)

Deleting Memos

159

(1)

Working in Palm Desktop

159

(1)

The Windows Memo Pad

159

(2)

Importing and Exporting Memos

160

(1)

Using Outlook with the Clié

161

(2)

Quirks Between Outlook and Clié

162

(1)

CHAPTER 9 The Rest of the Palm OS Team

163

(20)

Clié Security

164

(10)

Security 101

165

(3)

Hiding and Masking Your Records

168

(1)

Passwords on the Desktop

169

(2)

Other Security Software

171

(3)

The Find Feature

174

(2)

How Find Works

175

(1)

Third-Party Search Programs

175

(1)

The Calculator

176

(2)

Third-Party Calculators

177

(1)

The Clié Mail Program

178

(1)

Picsel Viewer

179

(1)

All the Other Goodies That Came with Your Clié

179

(4)

Where to Find It

181

(2)

CHAPTER 10 Going on a Trip

183

(20)

Preparing Your Clié for the Road

184

(4)

Set Up Your Data

185

(2)

Get the Hardware Ready

187

(1)

Stay Powered

188

(1)

Road Tips

188

(1)

Software to Bring Along

189

(10)

Address and Date Book Enhancements

189

(2)

Itinerary Tracking

191

(1)

In Search of the Ultimate Alarm Clock

192

(1)

Finding Your Way Around

193

(6)

Wilderness Survival Tools

199

(4)

Use Your Clié as a Compass

199

(2)

Find Stars

201

(1)

Read Late at Night

201

(1)

Where to Find It

202

(1)

CHAPTER 11 Clié Communications

203

(22)

Connecting Your Clié

204

(6)

With Your Computer

204

(1)

With a Modem

205

(1)

With a Cell Phone

205

(3)

With Wi-Fi

208

(2)

Working with the Palm Mail Program

210

(4)

Setting Up Palm Mail

211

(1)

Which Desktop E-mail Programs Does Mail Support?

211

(1)

Palm Mail and HotSync Manager

212

(1)

Configuring Mail Settings on the Clié

212

(2)

The Relationship Between Clié and Desktop

214

(1)

Working with Clié Mail

214

(2)

Installing Clié Mail

215

(1)

Working with Attachments

215

(1)

Setting Up Internet E-mail Accounts in Clié Mail

216

(1)

E-mail Alternatives

216

(1)

Sending Sketches and Drawings with RiteMail

217

(1)

Accessing America Online

217

(1)

Web Browsing with the Clié

218

(4)

The Browsers

218

(2)

Channel Surfing with AvantGo

220

(2)

All About Bluetooth

222

(3)

Pairing Devices

223

(1)

Where to Find It

223

(2)

CHAPTER 12 Your Clié as a Total PC Replacement

225

(18)

Building the Perfect Beast

226

(2)

Dealing with Documents

228

(1)

Viewing Documents with Picsel Viewer

229

(10)

Using an Office Suite

231

(3)

Transferring Documents Between the Clié and Desktop

234

(1)

Working with Documents and Spreadsheets

235

(2)

Charts and Graphs on the Clié

237

(1)

Adobe Acrobat on the Clié

238

(1)

PowerPoint on Your Clié

238

(1)

Printing from Your Clié

239

(4)

Infrared Printers for Your Clié

240

(1)

Bluetooth Printing

240

(1)

Where to Find It

241

(2)

CHAPTER 13 Hacks and Other Handy Utilities

243

(18)

X-Master

244

(6)

What X-Master Does

245

(1)

How to Use It

245

(2)

Important Notes About Hacks

247

(1)

World's Greatest Hacks

247

(3)

OS 5 Hacks

250

(1)

Other Utilities

251

(5)

Backup Utilities

251

(2)

"Free" Extra Memory with JackFlash

253

(1)

Extending the Clipboard with Clipper

254

(1)

Removing Duplicate Entries with UnDupe

255

(1)

Managing (and Beaming!) Your Files with FileZ

255

(1)

The Wonderful World of Launchers

256

(2)

A Few of Our Favorite Launchers

256

(2)

Clié Antivirus Utilities

258

(1)

Creating Your Own Clié Programs

258

(3)

Where to Find It

260

(1)

CHAPTER 14 Time and Money Management

261

(12)

Managing Your Money with the Clié

262

(6)

Keeping Up to Date with Quicken

262

(2)

Using Other Cash Management Tools

264

(1)

Streamlining Your Day with Other Financial Tools

265

(2)

Tracking Your Investment Portfolio

267

(1)

Streamlining Your Day

268

(5)

Outlining Your Ideas

270

(3)

CHAPTER 15 Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives

273

(18)

Overlays: Wallpaper for the Graffiti Area

275

(2)

Introduction to FitalyStamp

275

(1)

Having Your Keyboard and Graffiti, Too

276

(1)

Making Graffiti Smarter

276

(1)

Graffiti Replacements: A Software Solution

277

(1)

Keys, Please

278

(2)

QWERTY, Meet Fitaly

279

(1)

A Keyboard Hack

279

(1)

Giving Graffiti a Helping Hand

280

(3)

Was This the Word You Were Looking Fort

280

(2)

Goodbye, Graffiti Area!

282

(1)

The Best Little Graffiti Tweak in Town

282

(1)

Graffiti, Your Way

282

(1)

Souping Up Your Clié with Graffiti Skins

283

(8)

Using Skins on the NR Series

283

(2)

What About the Status Bar?

285

(1)

Using Skins on the NX/NZ Series

286

(2)

Where to Find It

288

(3)

PART III The Clié Multimedia Experience

CHAPTER 16 Showing Digital Photos and Movies on Your Clié

291

(16)

Taking Pictures on a Clié

292

(6)

Configuring Your Camera

292

(2)

Prepping Your Photos for the PC

294

(4)

Watching Movies on Your Clié

298

(5)

Using Movie Player

299

(1)

Using Kinoma

300

(1)

Finding and Converting Video for Your Clié

301

(2)

Build an Electronic Photo Album

303

(4)

Choosing Photo-Viewing Software

304

(2)

Where to Find It

306

(1)

CHAPTER 17 Painting and Drawing on Your Clié

307

(10)

Painting on the Clié

308

(6)

Doodling with Clié Paint

309

(3)

Other Painting Programs

312

(2)

Collaborating on a Sketch

314

(1)

Capturing Screenshots of the Clié Display

315

(2)

Where to Find It

316

(1)

CHAPTER 18 Music and Clié Audio

317

(16)

Listening to MP3s on Your Clié

318

(5)

Playing Music with AudioPlayer

320

(1)

Play Modes

321

(2)

Checking Your Memory Stick's Memory

323

(1)

Managing MP3s

323

(2)

Making Music on the Clié

325

(4)

Metronome and Drumming Software

325

(1)

Portable Music Lessons

326

(1)

Tools for Musicians

327

(1)

Music Annotation and Recording

327

(2)

Adding Sounds to the Clié's Alarms

329

(4)

Getting Prefabbed Alarm Tunes

329

(1)

Converting Songs

330

(2)

Managing Songs on Your Clié

332

(1)

Where to Find It

332

(1)

CHAPTER 19 The Clié as a Remote Control

333

(8)

Sony's Remote Software: Clié Remote Commander

335

(2)

Other Remote Control Programs

337

(2)

Turning Your Clié Into a TV Guide

339

(2)

Where to Find It

340

(1)

CHAPTER 20 Playing Games

341

(16)

Prepping Your Clié for Gaming

342

(4)

Controlling Game Volume

343

(1)

Enabling Beaming

343

(1)

Installing Games

344

(1)

Game Controller Peripherals

345

(1)

A Few (Dozen) of Our Favorite Games

346

(9)

Action and Arcade Games 348 Card Games

349

(1)

Board Games

350

(1)

Puzzle Games

350

(1)

Word Games

351

(1)

Strategy and Role-Playing Games

352

(1)

Sports Games

353

(1)

Games for Which We Haven't Figured Out a Category

354

(1)

Two-Player Infrared Games

355

(1)

Using the Clié as a Pair of Dice

356

(1)

Where to Find It

356

(1)

CHAPTER 21 Reading E-Books

357

(10)

A Brief History of E-Books

358

(4)

Choosing a Doc Viewer

359

(1)

All about Mobipocket

360

(1)

Making Room for the Books

361

(1)

Free E-Books and E-Books for Sale

362

(3)

Finding Free Stuff

362

(1)

Finding Commercial Stuff

363

(1)

Other Sources for Contemporary E-Books

364

(1)

Making Your Own E-Books

365

(2)

Where to Find It

366

(1)

CHAPTER 22 Making the Most of Memory Cards

367

(16)

It's in the Cards

368

(4)

Comparing Memory Stick, Memory Stick Select, and Memory Stick Pro

370

(1)

Cliés and CompactFlash Cards

370

(2)

What Price Memory?

372

(1)

What Is MagicGate?

373

(1)

Memory 101

373

(7)

Working with Memory Cards

374

(3)

Access a Memory Stick From Your PC

377

(2)

Access a Memory Stick From Your Clié

379

(1)

Memory 102

380

(1)

Memory Stick Backups

381

(2)

Where to Find It

381

(2)

CHAPTER 23 Accessories and Upgrades

383

(14)

Pick a Case, Any Case

384

(2)

Mounting Your Clié in Your Car

386

(2)

Sony's Do-Everything PEGA-CC5 Car Mount Kit

387

(1)

Play MP3 Tunes on Any Stereo

388

(1)

The Stylus Decision

388

(1)

Keyboards

389

(2)

Full-Size Keyboards

389

(2)

Protecting Your Screen

391

(1)

ClearTouch

391

(1)

PDA Screen Protectors

391

(1)

Navigating the World with a GPS Receiver

392

(1)

Recharging Your Clié's Batteries While on the Road

393

(2)

The Cool Way to Recharge

393

(2)

Recovering Lost Handhelds

395

(1)

Sony's Accessories

395

(3)

Where to Find It

396

(1)

APPENDIX Problems and Solutions

397

(16)

Curing Clié Problems with a Reset

398

(2)

Just What Is a "Crash," Anyway?

398

(1)

Different Ways to Reset a Clié

399

(1)

Fixing a Clié that Appears to Be Dead

400

(1)

Fixing a Comatose Clié

400

(2)

Fixing a Comatose Clié, Part Two

402

(1)

Avoiding Battery Problems

402

(1)

Fixing Scratched Screens

402

(1)

Fixing a Screen that No Longer Responds Properly

403

(1)

Resolving Hack Conflicts

404

(1)

Fixing a Clié that Won't "Wake Up" for Alarms

404

(1)

Beaming Problems

405

(1)

Dealing with a Handheld that No Longer HotSyncs

406

(2)

Solving Memory-Related HotSync Failure

407

(1)

Solving the Most Common HotSync Problems

407

(1)

Outlook HotSync Problems

408

(1)

Working with Windows 2000

408

(1)

Working with Windows XP

408

(1)

Managing Multiple Cliés or PCs

408

(1)

Two Cliés on a Single PC

409

(1)

Two PCs for a Single Clié

409

(1)

Upgrading from an Old Clié to a New One

409

(1)

Obtaining Service and Repairs

410

(1)

Obtaining Non-Warranty or Accident-Related Repairs

411

(1)

Other Sources for Help

411

(2)

Where to Find It

411

(2)

Index

413

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How to Do Everything with Your Sony CLIE

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