| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. xxi |
| Get Started | |
| Welcome to Palm | p. 3 |
| What Makes Palm So Unique? | p. 5 |
| An Overview of the Hardware | p. 7 |
| The Palm Computing Models | p. 7 |
| The Handspring Models | p. 17 |
| The Sony Models | p. 18 |
| The Rest of the Models | p. 19 |
| Where to Find the Best Prices | p. 21 |
| Get to Know Your Palm Device | p. 25 |
| A Guided Tour of the Hardware | p. 26 |
| Using Your Palm Device for the First Time | p. 32 |
| Getting to Know the Operating System | p. 34 |
| Setting Palm Device Preferences | p. 39 |
| An Introduction to Palm Desktop | p. 44 |
| Synchronizing with Your Desktop Computer | p. 49 |
| Unpacking Your Palm | p. 50 |
| Installing the Desktop Software | p. 54 |
| Your First HotSync | p. 55 |
| HotSync as a Way of Life | p. 65 |
| HotSync Using a Notebook's IR Port | p. 66 |
| Get Information in and out of Your Palm | p. 71 |
| The Three Ways to Enter Data | p. 73 |
| Getting to Know Graffiti | p. 78 |
| Beam Data Between Palms | p. 87 |
| Installing New Software on Your Palm | p. 94 |
| Get Things Done | |
| The Date Book | p. 101 |
| View Your Appointments | p. 102 |
| Manage Your Day from the Agenda View | p. 108 |
| Create New Appointments | p. 110 |
| Work with Alarms | p. 116 |
| Work with the Palm Desktop | p. 119 |
| The Windows Date Book | p. 119 |
| Using Outlook | p. 123 |
| The Macintosh Date Book | p. 125 |
| The Address Book | p. 129 |
| View Your Addresses | p. 130 |
| Create New Entries | p. 133 |
| Assign Categories | p. 136 |
| Edit and Delete Addresses | p. 137 |
| Create and Beam Your Business Card | p. 137 |
| Work with the Palm Desktop | p. 138 |
| The Windows Address Book | p. 139 |
| Using Outlook | p. 142 |
| The Macintosh Address Book | p. 143 |
| The To Do List | p. 149 |
| View the To Do List | p. 150 |
| Create a To Do | p. 151 |
| Work with the List View | p. 153 |
| Delete Old To Dos | p. 157 |
| Share Your To Dos | p. 158 |
| Work with the Palm Desktop | p. 158 |
| The Windows To Do List | p. 159 |
| Using Outlook | p. 159 |
| The Macintosh Task List | p. 161 |
| The Memo Pad and Note Pad | p. 167 |
| The Last Button | p. 168 |
| Viewing the Memo Pad | p. 169 |
| Creating New Memos | p. 169 |
| Arranging Memos in the Memo List | p. 172 |
| Working with Your Memos | p. 174 |
| Working with Notes | p. 175 |
| Working in the Palm Desktop | p. 177 |
| The Windows Memo Pad | p. 177 |
| The Windows Note Pad | p. 180 |
| Using Outlook with the Palm | p. 180 |
| The Macintosh Note List | p. 181 |
| The Rest of the Palm OS Team | p. 187 |
| Palm Security | p. 188 |
| The Find Feature | p. 197 |
| The Calculator | p. 199 |
| The Mail Program | p. 201 |
| All About Expense | p. 202 |
| Getting Started with Expense | p. 203 |
| From Expense to Excel | p. 205 |
| Alternatives to Expense | p. 207 |
| Beyond the Box | |
| An Introduction to Palm OS 5 | p. 213 |
| What's New in OS 5 | p. 214 |
| Compatibility | p. 217 |
| Can I Upgrade to OS 5? | p. 217 |
| Are Older Palm Devices Useless? | p. 218 |
| Going on a Trip | p. 219 |
| Preparing Your Palm for the Road | p. 220 |
| Road Tips | p. 224 |
| Software to Bring Along | p. 226 |
| Wilderness Survival Tools | p. 235 |
| Working with Memory Media | p. 241 |
| It's in the Cards | p. 242 |
| What Price Memory? | p. 243 |
| Memory 101 | p. 244 |
| Memory 102 | p. 248 |
| Handheld Communications | p. 249 |
| Wireless PDAs | p. 251 |
| Connecting Other Handhelds | p. 257 |
| Introduction to Web Clipping | p. 261 |
| Introduction to MultiMail SE | p. 263 |
| Introduction to the Palm Mail Program | p. 264 |
| Setting Up the Palm Mail Program | p. 264 |
| Accessing America Online | p. 277 |
| Web Browsing with the Palm | p. 278 |
| Surfing Limitations | p. 278 |
| Channel Surf with AvantGo | p. 279 |
| All About Bluetooth | p. 283 |
| Your Palm as a PC Replacement | p. 285 |
| Building the Perfect Beast | p. 286 |
| Dealing with Documents | p. 288 |
| Printing from Your Palm | p. 296 |
| Hacks and Other Utilities | p. 301 |
| X-Master | p. 302 |
| Other Utilities | p. 308 |
| The Wonderful World of Launchers | p. 312 |
| Palm Antivirus Utilities | p. 314 |
| Create Your Own Palm Programs | p. 315 |
| Make Your Palm Device Run Faster | p. 316 |
| Time and Money Management | p. 319 |
| Manage Your Money with the Palm | p. 320 |
| Streamline Your Day with Time Management Tools | p. 326 |
| Playing Games | p. 329 |
| Turning Your Palm into a Game Machine | p. 330 |
| Installing the Bundled Games | p. 335 |
| Playing IR Games | p. 337 |
| Playing Text Adventures | p. 337 |
| Using the Palm as Dice | p. 340 |
| The Universe of Palm Games | p. 340 |
| Turn Your Palm into a Game Boy | p. 343 |
| Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives | p. 347 |
| Overlays: Wallpaper for the Graffiti Area | p. 348 |
| Graffiti Replacements: A Software Solution | p. 353 |
| Keys, Please | p. 354 |
| Give Graffiti a Helping Hand | p. 356 |
| The Great Handheld Multimedia Machine | p. 361 |
| Build a Library of E-Books | p. 362 |
| Free E-Books and E-Books for Sale | p. 364 |
| Make Your Own E-Books | p. 367 |
| Build an Electronic Photo Album | p. 367 |
| Choosing a Photo-Viewing Software | p. 368 |
| Watch Movies on Your Palm Device (Sort of) | p. 371 |
| Paint on the Palm | p. 371 |
| Collaborate on a Sketch | p. 373 |
| Outline Your Ideas | p. 375 |
| Capture Screenshots of the Palm Display | p. 377 |
| Make Music on the Palm | p. 378 |
| Accessories and Upgrades | p. 387 |
| Pick a Case, Any Case | p. 388 |
| The Stylus Decision | p. 391 |
| Keyboards | p. 392 |
| Protect Your Screen | p. 395 |
| Add More Memory | p. 395 |
| Navigate the World with a GPS Receiver | p. 397 |
| Connect Your Serial HotSync Cradle to a USB Port | p. 398 |
| Recharge Your Palm's Batteries While on the Road | p. 398 |
| Mount Your Palm Device in Your Car (or Golf Cart) | p. 399 |
| Recovering Lost Handhelds | p. 401 |
| Problems and Solutions | p. 403 |
| Cure Palm Problems with a Reset | p. 405 |
| Avoid Battery Problems | p. 406 |
| Fix Scratched Screens | p. 408 |
| Fix a Screen That No Longer Responds Properly | p. 408 |
| Reclaim Memory for Software and Data | p. 409 |
| Resolve Hack Conflicts | p. 411 |
| Fix a Palm that Won't "Wake Up" for Alarms | p. 411 |
| Beaming Problems | p. 412 |
| The Date Won't Advance | p. 412 |
| Deal with a Handheld that Will No Longer HotSync | p. 413 |
| Manage Multiple Palms or PCs | p. 419 |
| Obtain Service and Repairs | p. 420 |
| Obtain Nonwarranty or Accident-Related Repairs | p. 420 |
| Other Sources for Help | p. 421 |
| Upgrades | p. 421 |
| Index | p. 423 |
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