Friday Tech Briefing
Timely Info for Power Users and
Stanford's Technology Support Community

Robin McClish
ITSS Technology Training Services

Using Palm Devices at Stanford

Palm OS Handheld Devices:

Palm/Handspring

Handera

Dana

Palm OS, Windows OS & Others

A pretty good list of them all (this is a retail outlet...you should
go to the manufacturers site for full details)

Operating Systems (an incomplete list)

Palm OS - operating system for Palm and Handspring devices
Window CE - embedded operating system for a variety of handheld and other devices
and more

Software:

HandsHigh
- Slap
- Memo PLUS
- ThoughtManager - organizes your ideas and notes into outlines and checklists
- ToDo PLUS - take control of your task list
- Trip Deluxe - track mileage for auto trips
- PhoneLog - track your phone calls
- AirMiles - track your frequent flyer miles
Mobimate
- PhoneMate - Graphical interface to address book
- WorldMate - Conversions for currencies, time, rates, clothing sizes, and much more.
- DateMate - Manage birthdays, events, and occasions by adding features to your calendar
- Handscape Pro - powerful replacement for the application launcher
UltraSoft
- Brainforest
  - manage projects, action items, checklists, ideas, and to-do
StreetFinder (Rand McNally)

Some of Robin's Favorite Software:

UnDupe -- clears out duplicate entries after synching
Filemaker Mobile -- FileMaker on your Palm
MobileDB -- Databases
SplashWallet -- (ID, Shopper, Photo, Money, Clock)
Documents To Go -- open Word, Excel, and other files on your Palm.
PalmPrint -- printing from your Palm
MyName -- What is your (user) name
HandyShopper -- list manager extradinaire -- particularly for shopping lists.

Top Download Sites

Palm Software

Version Tracker (sw for Palm OS. Mac & Windows)
Handango (sw for all handhelds)
Palm Gear HQ (sw for Palm OS,
Palm news & headlines)
Tucows (sw for all handhelds)
ZDNet (handheld comparisons)

Check these sites for the software mentioned at left as well as thousands of other titles! If you have an interest, there is likely to be Palm software that addresses it.

eBooks

Palm Digital Media (was Peanut Press)
Simon Says (Simon Schuster)
Awe-Struck (books)
Memoware (books and literature)
- eBook Primer (all you need to know about eBooks)

Databases

MobileDB (HandMark)

Other Interesting Information:

PDAs Lost or Stolen -- insurance for PDAs
Securing PDAs (press release)

Stanford-Specific

Stanford School of Medicine - Palm Project - information for med school users of the Palm

Mailing Lists:

Stanford Palm Pilot User Group

subscribe by sending mail to: stanfordpalmpilot-subscribe@groups.yahoo.com

Stanford Palm Users

subscribe by sending mail to: majordomo@lists.stanford.edu
with the message: subscribe palmusers

Note: These mailing lists seem to be inactive at this time. So, start using them!

© 2001 Stanford University
Created: 3/16/01, Updated: December 5, 2003 11:09 AM
Disclaimer: This information was prepared for a TGIF presentation. The resources and information provided may or may not be useful to those not attending the presentation and may or may not be kept up-to-date. Thank you!