Acknowledgments | p. iv |
Introduction | p. xix |
Getting Started | |
Welcome to Visor | p. 3 |
What Makes the Visor So Unique? | p. 5 |
An Overview of the Visor Models | p. 8 |
A Common Thread: The Palm Operating System | p. 13 |
Visor Advantages | p. 13 |
Visor Limitations | p. 14 |
Where to Buy a Visor | p. 15 |
A Guided Tour of the Visor | p. 17 |
A Guided Tour of the Hardware | p. 18 |
Using Your Visor for the First Time | p. 25 |
Getting to Know the Operating System | p. 28 |
Setting Visor Preferences | p. 32 |
An Introduction to Palm Desktop | p. 37 |
Getting Set Up with Your PC or Macintosh | p. 41 |
Unpacking Your Visor | p. 42 |
Installing the Desktop Software | p. 44 |
Your First HotSync | p. 47 |
Keeping Data Synchronized | p. 56 |
HotSync Using a Notebook's IR Port | p. 58 |
Getting Information in and out of Your Visor | p. 63 |
The Three Ways to Enter Data | p. 64 |
Getting to Know Graffiti | p. 69 |
Beaming Data Between Palm OS Devices | p. 81 |
Working with the Palm Desktop for Windows | p. 93 |
Exploring with the Palm Desktop | p. 94 |
Managing Your Schedule with the Date Book | p. 97 |
Managing Your Contacts with the Address Book | p. 102 |
Tracking Tasks with the To Do List | p. 109 |
Taking Notes with the Memo Pad | p. 113 |
Restoring Deleted Data to Your Visor | p. 118 |
Using Outlook | p. 120 |
Upgrading to Palm Desktop 4.0 | p. 122 |
Working with Palm Desktop for Macintosh | p. 129 |
Date Book (aka Calendar) | p. 130 |
Address Book (aka Contact List) | p. 134 |
To Do List (aka Task List) | p. 138 |
Memo Pad (aka Note List) | p. 141 |
Getting Things Done | |
The Date Book | p. 151 |
Viewing Your Appointments | p. 152 |
Creating New Appointments | p. 161 |
Editing Your Appointments | p. 167 |
Working with Alarms | p. 168 |
Using the Date Book + | p. 171 |
The Address Book | p. 179 |
View Your Addresses | p. 180 |
Create New Entries | p. 187 |
Assign Categories and Privacy | p. 190 |
Edit and Delete Addresses | p. 192 |
Create and Beam Your Business Card | p. 193 |
The To Do List | p. 195 |
Viewing the To Do List | p. 196 |
Creating a To Do | p. 198 |
Changing Task Priority | p. 200 |
Working with the List View | p. 201 |
Deleting Old To Dos | p. 206 |
Sharing and Hiding Your To Dos | p. 207 |
The Memo Pad | p. 209 |
Viewing the Memo Pad | p. 210 |
Creating New Memos | p. 212 |
Arranging Memos in the Memo List | p. 215 |
Working with Your Memos | p. 217 |
Expense | p. 223 |
Getting Started with Expense | p. 224 |
From Expense to Excel | p. 230 |
Alternatives to Expense | p. 235 |
The Rest of the Palm OS Team | p. 239 |
Visor Security | p. 240 |
The Find Feature | p. 252 |
The Calculator | p. 255 |
CityTime | p. 259 |
The Mail Program | p. 261 |
Going on a Trip | p. 263 |
Preparing Your Visor for the Road | p. 264 |
Road Tips | p. 268 |
Software to Bring Along | p. 269 |
Wilderness Survival Tools | p. 281 |
E-Mail and the Internet | p. 285 |
An Introduction to the Palm Mail Program | p. 287 |
Setting Up the Palm Mail Program | p. 287 |
Third-Party E-Mail Programs | p. 301 |
Instant Messaging | p. 304 |
Turning Your Visor into a Web Browser | p. 306 |
Browsing with Your Visor | p. 308 |
Installing Apps from the Internet | p. 312 |
Channel Surfing with AvantGo | p. 314 |
All About MyPalm | p. 319 |
Springboard Expansion Modules | |
Communication and Wireless Modules | p. 327 |
An Introduction to Springboard Modules | p. 328 |
Modem Modules | p. 329 |
Phone Modules | p. 333 |
Connectivity Modules | p. 337 |
Game and Sport Modules | p. 339 |
Should You Buy Game/Sport Modules? | p. 340 |
E-Book and Reference Modules | p. 347 |
Merriam-Webster Dictionary | p. 348 |
Holy Bible, King James Version | p. 351 |
Medical Reference | p. 351 |
Pocket Recipes | p. 352 |
Star Trek BookPak | p. 353 |
Multimedia Modules | p. 355 |
Take Pictures with the eyemodule2 | p. 356 |
Control Your Home Entertainment System with OmniRemote | p. 360 |
Voice Recorders | p. 366 |
Where to Find It | p. 371 |
Productivity Tools | p. 373 |
PowerPoint on Your Visor | p. 374 |
Heavy-Duty Calculators for the Visor | p. 376 |
Travel and Leisure Modules | p. 379 |
Audible Advisor | p. 380 |
CitySync | p. 382 |
5-Language European Translator | p. 382 |
GPS | p. 383 |
Memory and Backup Modules | p. 387 |
Adding Memory to Your Visor | p. 388 |
Backing Up Your Visor | p. 398 |
Beyond the Box | |
The Portable Office | p. 405 |
Building the Perfect Beast | p. 406 |
Working with Documents | p. 407 |
Tracking Data with Spreadsheets and Databases | p. 415 |
Printing from Your Visor | p. 422 |
HackMaster and Other Utilities | p. 427 |
HackMaster | p. 428 |
Other Utilities | p. 434 |
Visor Antivirus Utilities | p. 441 |
Creating Your Own Palm Programs | p. 442 |
Making Your Visor Run Faster | p. 443 |
Time and Money Management | p. 445 |
Managing Your Money with the Visor | p. 446 |
Streamlining Your Day with Time-Management Tools | p. 455 |
Playing Games | p. 459 |
Turning Your Visor into a Game Machine | p. 460 |
Installing the Bundled Games | p. 465 |
Playing IR Games | p. 467 |
Playing Text Adventures | p. 471 |
Using the Visor as Dice | p. 474 |
Games Worth Trying | p. 477 |
Turning Your Visor into a Game Boy | p. 488 |
Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives | p. 491 |
Overlays: Wallpaper for the Graffiti Area | p. 492 |
Graffiti Replacements: A Software Solution | p. 497 |
Keys, Please | p. 499 |
Giving Graffiti a Helping Hand | p. 500 |
E-book Libraries, Photo Albums, and Movies | p. 507 |
Building a Library of E-Books | p. 509 |
Building an Electronic Photo Album | p. 515 |
Watching Movies on Your Visor (Sort Of) | p. 522 |
Creativity Software: Paint, Compose, and Organize | p. 525 |
Painting on the Visor | p. 526 |
Drawing on the Visor | p. 531 |
Outlining Your Ideas | p. 533 |
Animating Images | p. 535 |
Capturing Screenshots of the Visor Display | p. 538 |
Making Music on the Visor | p. 538 |
Cases, Keyboards, and Other Accessories | p. 549 |
Pick a Case, Any Case | p. 550 |
The Stylus Decision | p. 551 |
Keyboards | p. 552 |
Protect Your Screen | p. 554 |
Add More Memory | p. 555 |
Recharge Your Visor's Batteries on the Road | p. 556 |
Mount Your Visor in Your Car | p. 556 |
Problems and Repairs | p. 559 |
Cure Visor Problems with a Reset | p. 561 |
Avoid Battery Problems | p. 562 |
Prevent Scratched Screens | p. 564 |
Fix a Screen that No Longer Responds Properly | p. 565 |
Reclaim Memory for Software and Data | p. 565 |
Resolve HackMaster Conflicts | p. 567 |
Fix a Visor that Won't "Wake Up" for Alarms | p. 568 |
Deal with a Visor that Will No Longer HotSync | p. 569 |
Beaming Problems | p. 569 |
Fixing Problems on Your Desktop | p. 570 |
Back Up Your Visor | p. 570 |
Solve HotSync Problems | p. 570 |
Outlook HotSync Problems | p. 573 |
Work with Windows 2000 | p. 573 |
Manage Multiple Visors or PCs | p. 574 |
Other Issues | p. 575 |
Obtain Service and Repairs | p. 576 |
Obtain Non-Warranty or Accident-Related Repairs | p. 576 |
Find Technical Support on the Web | p. 576 |
Upgrade from an Old Visor to a New One | p. 577 |
Index | p. 579 |
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