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How to Do Everything with Your Palm Handheld

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ISBN-10: 0072191007

ISBN-13: 9780072191004

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Dave Johnson, Rick Broida

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This text offers a friendly, solutions-oriented approach to working with all of the different Palm OS models, including the new Visor from Handspring and the PDQ Palm phone.
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Book details

List price: $26.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Get Started
Welcome to Palm
Understanding Palm Handhelds
The Guts of the Machine
Where to Find the Best Prices
Get to Know Your Palm Device
Taking a Guided Tour of the Hardware
Using Your Palm Device for the First Time
Getting to Know the Operating System
Setting Palm Device Preferences
Introducing Palm Desktop
Get Set Up with Your PC
Unpacking Your Palm
Installing the Desktop Software
Performing Your First HotSync
HotSyncing as a Way of Life
Installing and HotSyncing More Than One Palm
Using a Notebook's IR Port to HotSync
Get Information In and Out of Your Palm
Three Different Ways to Enter Data
Getting to Know Graffiti
Beaming Data Between Palms
Installing New Software on Your Palm
Working with Memory Cards
Get Things Done
The Date Book
Viewing Your Appointments
Managing Your Day from the Agenda View
Creating New Appointments
Working with Alarms
Working with the Palm Desktop
Using the Windows Date Book
Using Outlook
Using the Macintosh Date Book
The Address Book
Viewing Your Addresses
Creating New Entries
Assigning Categories
Editing and Deleting Addresses
Creating and Beaming Your Business Card
Working with the Palm Desktop
The Windows Address Book
Using Outlook
The Macintosh Address Book
The To Do List, Memo Pad, and Note Pad
Viewing the To Do List
Creating a To Do
Working with the List View
Deleting Old To Dos
Using To Dos in Palm Desktop
Using To Dos in Outlook
Using the Macintosh To Do List
Using the Memo Pad and Note Pad
Creating New Memos
Arranging Memos in the Memo List
Working with Notes
Using Notes and Memos in Palm Desktop
Using the Windows Memo Pad
Using the Windows Note Pad
Using Memo Pad in Outlook
Creating Memos on Macintoshes
The Rest of the Palm OS Team
Palm Security
The Find Feature
The Calculator
The Mail Program
Expense Management
Going on a Trip
Preparing Your Palm for the Road
Road Tips
Software to Bring Along
PDA Survival Tools
Unwire Your Palm
Wireless PDAs
Connecting Other Handhelds
Introduction to Web Clipping
E-Mail and Your Palm
Accessing America Online
Web Browsing with the Palm
Channel Surfing with AvantGo
All About Bluetooth
Beyond the Box
Your Palm as a PC Replacement
Building the Perfect Beast
Dealing with Documents
Printing from Your Palm
Hacks and Other Handy Utilities
X-Master
OS 5 Hacks
Other Utilities
The Wonderful World of Launchers
Palm Anti-Virus Utilities
Creating Your Own Palm Programs
Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives
Playing Games
Prepping Your Palm for Gaming
A Few (Dozen) of Our Favorite Games
Two-Player Infrared Games
Playing Text Adventures
Using the Palm as a Pair of Dice
The Handheld Multimedia Machine
Building a Library of E-Books
Free E-Books and E-Books for Sale
Making Your Own E-Books
Taking Pictures with Your Palm
Building an Electronic Photo Album
Watching Movies on Your PDA
Painting on the Palm
Collaborating on a Sketch
Capturing Screenshots of the Palm Display
Listening to MP3s on Your Palm
Making Music on the Palm
Accessories and Upgrades
Pick a Case, Any Case
The Stylus Decision
Keyboards
Protecting Your Screen
Navigating the World with a GPS Receiver
Turning Your PDA into a Camera
Magnifying Your PDA Screen
Recharging Your Batteries While Traveling
Mounting Your Palm Device in Your Car (or Golf Cart)
Recovering Lost Handhelds
Problems and Solutions
Curing Most Problems with a Reset
Avoiding Battery Problems
Fixing Scratched Screens
Fixing a Screen That No Longer Responds Properly
Resolving Hack Conflicts
Fixing a Palm That Won't "Wake Up" for Alarms
Curing Beaming Problems
The Date Won't Advance
Dealing with a Handheld That Will No Longer HotSync
Outlook HotSync Problems
Working with Windows 2000
Working with Windows NT 4.0
Working with Windows XP
Managing Multiple Palms or PCs
Upgrades
Obtaining Service and Repairs
Other Sources for Help
Index