How to Do Everything With Your Visor

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ISBN: 9780072193923 | 0072193921
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Copyright: 10/1/2001

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Enhance your Visor experience with this comprehensive, solutions-packed guide. Easy to follow and loaded with practical information, this resource will help you master built-in applications and become familiar with third-party tools, allowing you to get the most out of your handheld device. Ideal for both beginners and experienced users, this reference covers everything from basic set-up to advanced development tools that will allow you to create your own applications.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

xix

PART I Getting Started

Welcome to Visor

(14)

What Makes the Visor So Unique?

(3)

About Springboard Technology

(2)

An Overview of the Visor Models

(5)

The Springboard Modules We Really Want

(1)

Visor Models: An Overview

(1)

Visor Pro and Visor Neo

(1)

Visor Prism

(1)

Visor Edge

(2)

Visor Platinum

(1)

Visor Deluxe

(1)

Visor and Visor Solo

(1)

A Common Thread: The Palm Operating System

(1)

Visor Advantages

(1)

Visor Limitations

(1)

Where to Buy a Visor

(2)

A Guided Tour of the Visor

(24)

A Guided Tour of the Hardware

(7)

The Screen

(3)

The Buttons

(1)

The Back of the Visor

(1)

The Infrared Port

(1)

The Stylus

(1)

The Screen Cover

(1)

Using Your Visor for the First Time

(3)

Installing the Batteries (Visor, Visor Deluxe, Visor Platinum)

(1)

Charging the Batteries (Visor Edge, Visor Prism)

(1)

The Welcome Screens

(1)

The Graffiti Tutorial

(1)

The Pros and Cons of Graffiti

(1)

Getting to Know the Operating System

(4)

The Icons

(1)

The Menus

(1)

The Applications Screen

(2)

Setting Visor Preferences

(5)

Buttons

(1)

Connection

(1)

Digitizer

(1)

Formats

(1)

General

(1)

Network

(1)

Owner

(1)

ShortCuts

(1)

An Introduction to Palm Desktop

(4)

What Is Palm Desktop?

(4)

Getting Set Up with Your PC or Macintosh

(22)

Unpacking Your Visor

(2)

Accessing the Instruction Manual

(1)

Installing the HotSync Cradle

(1)

Installing the Desktop Software

(3)

Troubleshooting the USB Port

(2)

Setting Up Palm Desktop

(1)

Your First HotSync

(9)

Exploring the HotSync Manager

(4)

What's a Conduit?

(2)

Pressing the HotSync Button

(1)

HotSync with a Cable

(1)

Reading the HotSync Log

(1)

Keeping Data Synchronized

(2)

HotSync Using a Notebook's IR Port

(5)

Prepping the Notebook

(1)

Who Needs a Laptop?

(2)

Configuring the HotSync Manager

(1)

Performing the HotSync

(2)

Getting Information in and out of Your Visor

(30)

The Three Ways to Enter Data

(5)

Using Graffiti

(1)

Using the Onscreen Keyboard

(1)

Using Palm Desktop

(2)

Getting to Know Graffiti

(12)

General Tips and Tricks for Graffiti

(1)

Writing Letters and Numbers

(2)

Capitalizing Letters

(1)

The Hardest Characters

(2)

Spaces, Backspaces, and Deleting Text

(1)

Adding Punctuation

(1)

Using Shortcuts

(3)

The Command Bar

(1)

Getting Help with Graffiti

(1)

Beaming Data Between Palm OS Devices

(12)

How to Beam

(2)

To Accept or Not to Accept

(1)

Selecting Items for Beaming

(2)

Installing New Software on Your Visor

(1)

If You Have No Friends

(1)

Install Tool Shortcuts in Windows

(1)

Prepping Applications for Installation

(1)

After the HotSync

(1)

Removing Applications from the Visor

(2)

Working with the Palm Desktop for Windows

(36)

Exploring with the Palm Desktop

(3)

Configuring the Palm Desktop

(1)

Managing Your Schedule with the Date Book

(5)

Using the Day View

(3)

Using the Week and Month Views

100

(2)

Managing Your Contacts with the Address Book

102

(7)

Viewing Address Book Entries

102

(1)

Creating and Editing Entries

103

(1)

Importing Contacts into the Palm Desktop

104

(2)

Using Addresses in Other Applications

106

(3)

Tracking Tasks with the To do List

109

(4)

Viewing Your To Dos

109

(1)

Creating and Editing To Dos

110

(1)

Using To Dos in Other Applications

110

(1)

Turning To Dos into Appointments

110

(3)

Taking Notes with the Memo Pad

113

(5)

Viewing Your Memo Pad

113

(1)

Creating and Editing Memos

114

(1)

Importing Text Files

115

(2)

Using Memos in Other Applications

117

(1)

Restoring Deleted Data to Your Visor

118

(2)

Using Outlook

120

(2)

Outlook Peculiarities

120

(2)

Upgrading to Palm Desktop 4.0

122

(7)

Palm Desktop or Outlook?

122

(1)

Downloading and Installing

123

(1)

What's New in Palm Desktop 4.0?

123

(6)

Working with Palm Desktop for Macintosh

129

(22)

Date Book (Aka Calendar)

130

(4)

Using the Daily View

131

(1)

Using the Weekly and Monthly Views

132

(2)

Address Book (aka Contact List)

134

(4)

Sorting and Filtering Your Contacts

136

(2)

To Do List ( aka Task List)

138

(3)

Creating and Editing Tasks

138

(2)

Sorting and Filtering Your Tasks

140

(1)

Memo Pad (aka Note List)

141

(10)

Creating and Editing Notes

141

(1)

A Better To Do List

142

(1)

Attaching Notes

143

(2)

Sorting and Filtering Your Notes

145

(6)

PART II Getting Things Done

The Date Book

151

(28)

Viewing Your Appointments

152

(9)

Navigating the Day View

153

(5)

Navigating the Week View

158

(1)

Navigating the Month View

159

(2)

Creating New Appointments

161

(6)

Adding Timed Events

161

(1)

A Closer Look at the Set Time Dialog Box

162

(1)

Adding Untimed Events

162

(1)

Make a Date

163

(1)

Making Your Appointments Repeat

164

(1)

Adding a Long Note

165

(1)

Making an Appointment Private

166

(1)

The Best Sci-Fi

166

(1)

Editing Your Appointments

167

(1)

Editing Recurring Meetings

167

(1)

Deleting Old Appointments

168

(1)

Working with Alarms

168

(3)

Setting Alarms for Specific Events

168

(1)

Setting Alarms for Everything

169

(1)

Picking Your Own Alarm Sound

169

(1)

Importing Alarm Settings

170

(1)

Controlling Your Alarm

171

(1)

Using the Date Book +

171

(8)

Navigating the Week View with Text

172

(1)

Navigating the Year View

172

(1)

Navigating the List View

173

(1)

Using Integrated To Dos

174

(1)

Using Floating Events

175

(1)

Using the Journal

176

(1)

Adding Events from a Template

177

(2)

The Address Book

179

(16)

View Your Addresses

180

(7)

View by Company Name

182

(1)

One-Handed Fast Lookup

183

(2)

Find a Specific Name

185

(1)

View a Name

186

(1)

Create New Entries

187

(3)

Use Multiple Phone Numbers

188

(1)

Use Extra Fields

188

(1)

Add a Long Note

189

(1)

Assign Categories and Privacy

190

(2)

Choose a Category

191

(1)

Make a Name Private

191

(1)

Edit and Delete Addresses

192

(1)

Create and Beam Your Business Card

193

(2)

Business Card Advice

194

(1)

The To Do List

195

(14)

Viewing the To Do List

196

(2)

Creating a To Do

198

(2)

Adding Details to the To Do

198

(2)

Adding Notes to a Task

200

(1)

Changing Task Priority

200

(1)

To Do or Appointment?

200

(1)

Friends Are a Chore

200

(1)

Working with the List View

201

(5)

Changing the View Options

203

(3)

Deleting Old To Dos

206

(1)

Where's All the Color?

206

(1)

Sharing and Hiding Your To Dos

207

(2)

A Better To Do List

208

(1)

The Memo Pad

209

(14)

Viewing the Memo Pad

210

(2)

Creating New Memos

212

(3)

Using the Editing Tools

212

(1)

Assigning Categories

213

(1)

Memo Pad Assistants

213

(1)

Adding a Phone Number

214

(1)

Arranging Memos in the Memo List

215

(2)

Peering into Madness: Dave and Rick's Memos

215

(2)

Working with Your Memos

217

(6)

Blank Lines for Emphasis

217

(1)

Beaming Memos

218

(1)

Making a Memo Private

218

(1)

Deleting Memos

219

(1)

Cool Things to Do with the Memo Pad

220

(1)

Where to Find It

221

(2)

Expense

223

(16)

Getting Started with Expense

224

(6)

Creating New Expense Items

225

(1)

Modifying Expense Details

226

(3)

Managing Expenses and Purging Records

229

(1)

I Wish I Were

229

(1)

From Expense to Excel

230

(5)

Making the Transfer

230

(1)

Expense and the Macintosh

231

(4)

Alternatives to Expense

235

(4)

AnyExpense

235

(1)

ExpenseDirector

235

(1)

ExpensePlus

236

(1)

ExpenzPro

237

(1)

Quicken ExpensAble

237

(1)

Where to Find It

238

(1)

The Rest of the Palm OS Team

239

(24)

Visor Security

240

(12)

Security 101

241

(1)

Working with Passwords

241

(1)

Security in Different Versions of the Palm OS

242

(1)

The Lost Password Button

243

(1)

Hiding and Masking Your Records

244

(2)

Passwords on the Desktop

246

(3)

Other Security Options

249

(3)

The Find Feature

252

(3)

How It Works

253

(1)

Running a Search

254

(1)

Our Top Five Favorite TV Shows

254

(1)

Third-Party Search Programs

255

(1)

The Calculator

255

(4)

Advanced Mode

256

(1)

Third-Party Calculators

257

(2)

City Time

259

(2)

Setting Your Home City

260

(1)

Setting Display Times

260

(1)

Sunrise and Sunset Information

260

(1)

The Mail Program

261

(2)

How to Decide If You Should Use Mail

261

(1)

Where to Find It

262

(1)

Did You Know?

262

(1)

Going on a Trip

263

(22)

Preparing Your Visor for the Road

264

(4)

Setting Up Your Data

265

(1)

Have a Backup Plan

266

(1)

Getting the Hardware Ready

267

(1)

Real-Life Tragedy

267

(1)

Staying Powered

268

(1)

Road Tips

268

(1)

Software to Bring Along

269

(12)

Address and Date Book Enhancements

269

(6)

Itinerary Tracker

275

(1)

The Ultimate Alarm Clock

275

(2)

Finding Your Way Around

277

(4)

Wilderness Survival Tools

281

(4)

Navigating with Your Visor

281

(1)

Using Your Visor as a Compass

281

(1)

What Is GPS?

282

(1)

Finding Stars

283

(1)

Reading Late at Night

284

(1)

Where to Find It

284

(1)

E-Mail and the Internet

285

(42)

An Introduction to the Palm Mail Program

287

(1)

Setting Up the Palm Mail Program

287

(14)

Which Desktop E-Mail Programs Does Mail Support?

288

(1)

Palm Mail and HotSync Manager

288

(1)

Configuring Mail Settings on the Visor

289

(3)

The Relationship Between Visor and Desktop

292

(1)

Mail's Mailboxes

292

(3)

Composing New Messages

295

(2)

Viewing Messages

297

(1)

Replying To and Forwarding Messages

298

(1)

Mail's Other Options

299

(1)

Putting Palm Mail on Steroids

300

(1)

Third-Party E-Mail Programs

301

(3)

Accessing America Online

301

(1)

Accessing Internet Service Providers

302

(2)

Instant Messaging

304

(2)

Working with Yahoo! Messenger

305

(1)

Turning Your Visor into a Web Browser

306

(2)

Getting Started

306

(1)

Configuring Your Internet Service Provider

306

(2)

Choosing a Web Browser

308

(1)

Browsing with Your Visor

308

(4)

Using a Web Browser

308

(1)

Working with Bookmarks

309

(3)

Installing Apps from the Internet

312

(2)

Downloading PQAs

314

(1)

Channel Surfing with AvantGo

314

(5)

Setting Up AvantGo

315

(1)

Editing Your Channel Content

316

(1)

Using AvantGo

316

(3)

All About MyPalm

319

(8)

How to Sign Up for MyPalm

320

(3)

Where to Find It

323

(4)

PART III Springboard Expansion Modules

Communication and Wireless Modules

327

(12)

An Introduction to Springboard Modules

328

(1)

Modem Modules

329

(4)

Landline Modems

330

(1)

Wireless Modems

331

(1)

Are You Covered?

332

(1)

Phone Modules

333

(4)

The Cellular Connection

334

(1)

Cell Phone Modules --- Growing on Trees

335

(1)

Turning the Visor into a Cordless Phone

336

(1)

The Springboard Debate

336

(1)

Connectivity Modules

337

(2)

Where to Find It

338

(1)

Game and Sport Modules

339

(8)

Should You Buy Game/Sport Modules?

340

(7)

All About Springboard Modules

340

(1)

IntelliGolf

341

(1)

Pocket Chess Deluxe 2.5 Special Edition

342

(1)

Pocket Express Entertainment Pack

342

(1)

Our Favorite Games

343

(1)

Step Keeper

344

(1)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf

344

(1)

V-Rally Championship Edition

345

(1)

Where to Find It

346

(1)

E-Book and Reference Modules

347

(8)

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

348

(3)

All About Springboard Modules

348

(1)

Using the Merriam-Webster Dictionary

349

(2)

Holy Bible, King James Version

351

(1)

Medical Reference

351

(1)

Pocket Recipes

352

(1)

Dave TV

352

(1)

Star Trek Book Pak

353

(2)

Where to Find It

354

(1)

Multimedia Modules

355

(18)

Take Pictures with the eyemodule2

356

(4)

All about Springboard Modules

356

(2)

View Pictures Stored on Your Visor

358

(1)

Display Pictures on the PC

359

(1)

Control Your Home Entertainment System with Omni Remote

360

(6)

Tour Omni Remote

362

(1)

Train Existing Buttons

363

(1)

Create Custom Remotes

364

(1)

Listen to Music with an MP3 Player Module

365

(1)

Worth Another Visor?

365

(1)

Voice Recorders

366

(5)

Using the Total Recall

367

(2)

Using the my-Vox Digital Voice Recorder Module

369

(2)

Where to Find It

371

(2)

Productivity Tools

373

(6)

PowerPoint on Your Visor

374

(2)

All About Springboard Modules

375

(1)

Heavy-Duty Calculators for the Visor

376

(3)

On a Module?

377

(1)

The Need for Better Batteries

377

(1)

Where to Find It

378

(1)

Travel and Leisure Modules

379

(8)

Audible Advisor

380

(2)

All about Springboard Modules

380

(2)

CitySync

382

(1)

5-Language European Translator

382

(1)

GPS

383

(4)

Where to Find It

385

(1)

GPS Scavenger Hunts

385

(2)

Memory and Backup Modules

387

(18)

Adding Memory to Your Visor

388

(10)

Understanding Module Memory

388

(1)

All about Springboard Modules

388

(1)

An Overview of the Different Memory Modules

389

(2)

Installing Your Memory Module

391

(1)

Using File Mover

391

(6)

Maintaining Your Memory Module

397

(1)

Backing Up Your Visor

398

(7)

Copying Data to the Backup Module

398

(2)

Restoring Data from the Backup Module

400

(1)

Where to Find It

401

(4)

PART IV Beyond the Box

The Portable Office

405

(22)

Building the Perfect Beast

406

(1)

Working with Documents

407

(8)

Editing Documents with Documents To Go

408

(1)

Top Ten Reasons to Use a Visor

408

(1)

Understanding the Doc Format

409

(2)

Editing in Documents To Go

411

(1)

Creating Documents with WordSmith

412

(2)

More Choices

414

(1)

Tracking Data with Spreadsheets and Databases

415

(7)

Working with Spreadsheets

415

(5)

Finding Databases for the Visor

420

(1)

Charts and Graphs on the Visor

420

(2)

FileMaker on the Visor

422

(1)

Printing from Your Visor

422

(5)

Printing to an Infrared Printer

424

(1)

Printing to a Parallel or Serial Printer

424

(1)

What Is IrDA?

424

(1)

Where to Find It

425

(1)

Printers for Your Pocket

426

(1)

HackMaster and Other Utilities

427

(18)

HackMaster

428

(6)

What HackMaster Does

428

(1)

Where to Get It

429

(1)

How to Use It

429

(2)

Important Notes about HackMaster

431

(1)

World's Greatest Hacks

431

(3)

Other Utilities

434

(7)

BackupBuddy

435

(3)

Clock-Synchronization Utilities

438

(1)

Launchers

438

(2)

BeamBox

440

(1)

Clipper

441

(1)

UnDupe

441

(1)

Visor Antivirus Utilities

441

(1)

Creating Your Own Palm Programs

442

(1)

Making Your Visor Run Faster

443

(2)

Where to Find It

444

(1)

Time and Money Management

445

(14)

Managing Your Money with the Visor

446

(9)

Keep Up to Date with Quicken

446

(1)

Rock Bands to Live By

447

(2)

Using Other Cash-Management Tools

449

(1)

Streamlining Your Day with Other Financial Tools

450

(2)

Convenient Tip Calculations

452

(1)

Tracking Your Investment Portfolio

453

(2)

Streamlining Your Day with Time-Management Tools

455

(4)

Where to Find It

458

(1)

Playing Games

459

(32)

Turning Your Visor into a Game Machine

460

(5)

Controlling the Visor's Game Sound

461

(1)

Enabling Beaming

461

(1)

Installing Games

462

(1)

Controlling the Games

462

(3)

Installing the Bundled Games

465

(2)

Looking Professional

465

(2)

Playing IR Games

467

(4)

About Color

468

(3)

Playing Text Adventures

471

(3)

Enabling Interactive Fiction Files

471

(3)

Finding Interactive Fiction Titles

474

(1)

Using the Visor as Dice

474

(3)

Sports and Your Visor

476

(1)

Games Worth Trying

477

(11)

Card and Board Games

477

(3)

Puzzle Games

480

(2)

Arcade-Style Games

482

(3)

Action-Strategy Games

485

(3)

Turning Your Visor into a Game Boy

488

(3)

Where to Find It

490

(1)

Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives

491

(16)

Overlays: Wallpaper for the Graffiti Area

492

(5)

How Overlays Work

493

(4)

Graffiti Replacements: A Software Solution

497

(2)

Our Favorite Graffiti Aids

498

(1)

Keys, Please

499

(1)

QWERTY, Meet Fitaly

499

(1)

Hacks

500

(1)

Giving Graffiti a Helping Hand

500

(7)

Was This the Word You Were Looking For?

501

(2)

Goodbye, Graffiti Area!

503

(2)

Graffiti, Your Way

505

(1)

Where to Find It

506

(1)

E-book Libraries, Photo Albums, and Movies

507

(18)

An E-Book Love Affair

508

(1)

Building a Library of E-Books

509

(6)

Free E-books and E-books for Sale

510

(1)

Our Favorite E-Books

510

(5)

Building an Electronic Photo Album

515

(7)

Understanding Electronic Images

516

(1)

Putting Your Photos in an ``Album To Go''

516

(4)

Other Image Viewers

520

(2)

Watching Movies on Your Visor (Sort Of)

522

(3)

Where to Find It

523

(2)

Creativity Software: Paint, Compose, and Organize

525

(24)

Painting on the Visor

526

(5)

Painting with TealPaint

527

(1)

The Great Color Debate

528

(1)

Doodling with Diddle

529

(1)

Collaborating on a Sketch

530

(1)

Drawing on the Visor

531

(2)

Emailing Your Drawings Wirelessly

532

(1)

Outlining Your Ideas

533

(2)

Animating Images

535

(3)

Animating with Flip

535

(2)

Experimenting with Fractals

537

(1)

Capturing Screenshots of the Visor Display

538

(1)

Making Music on the Visor

538

(11)

Metronome and Drumming Software

539

(1)

Portable Music Lessons

540

(2)

Tools for Musicians

542

(1)

Music Annotation and Recording

543

(2)

Play MP3s

545

(1)

Manage MP3s

545

(1)

Use the Visor as a MIDI Controller

546

(1)

What Is MIDI?

546

(1)

Where to Find It

547

(2)

Cases, Keyboards, and Other Accessories

549

(10)

Pick a Case, Any Case

550

(1)

The Stylus Decision

551

(1)

Keyboards

552

(2)

PDA Pocket Keyboard

552

(1)

Stowaway Keyboard

553

(1)

Protect Your Screen

554

(1)

WriteRight

554

(1)

Our Favorite Accessories

554

(1)

Add More Memory

555

(1)

Recharge Your Visor's Batteries on the Road

556

(1)

The Tech Center Labs Emergency Charger

556

(1)

The iBIZ Pocket Charger

556

(1)

Mount Your Visor in Your Car

556

(3)

Dave Takes the 16MB Plunge

556

(1)

The Electric Fuel Instant Power Charger

557

(1)

Where to Find It

558

(1)

Problems and Repairs

559

(20)

Cure Visor Problems with a Reset

561

(1)

What Is a ``Crash,'' Anyway?

561

(1)

Ways to Reset a Visor

561

(1)

Avoid Battery Problems

562

(2)

Keep Em Fresh

563

(1)

Swap `Em Quick

563

(1)

Maximize Battery Life

564

(1)

Emergency Rescue for Rechargeable Visors

564

(1)

Prevent Scratched Screens

564

(1)

Killed by a Capacitor

564

(1)

Fix a Screen that No Longer Responds Properly

565

(1)

Reclaim Memory for Software and Data

565

(2)

Solving Memory-Related HotSync Failure

566

(1)

How to Delete

566

(1)

What to Delete

567

(1)

Resolve HackMaster Conflicts

567

(1)

Fix a Visor that Won't ``Wake Up'' for Alarms

568

(1)

Deal with a Visor that Will No Longer HotSync

569

(1)

Beaming Problems

569

(1)

The Last Chapter

569

(1)

Fixing Problems on Your Desktop

570

(1)

Back Up Your Visor

570

(1)

Solve HotSync Problems

570

(3)

Troublesome USB Ports

571

(1)

Troubleshoot HotSync Glitches

571

(1)

Solve the Most Common HotSync Problems

572

(1)

Outlook HotSync Problems

573

(1)

Work with Windows 2000

573

(1)

Manage Multiple Visors or PCs

574

(1)

Two Visors on a Single PC

574

(1)

Two PCs for a Single Visor

574

(1)

Other Issues

575

(1)

Using the HotSync Manager After Windows Has Crashed

575

(1)

Fix a Broken Conduit

575

(1)

Upgrade the Palm Software

575

(1)

Obtain Service and Repairs

576

(1)

Obtain Non-Warranty or Accident-Related Repairs

576

(1)

Handspring's Extended Warranty Plan

576

(1)

Find Technical Support on the Web

576

(1)

Upgrade from an Old Visor to a New One

577

(2)

Where to Find It

578

(1)

Index

579

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