Memory usage
PalmPilot users, especially those with the PalmPilot Personal Edition, may be concerned about memory usage. The Image Viewer software takes up only 32 K and smaller images (approximately 200x200 pixels) will typically use 7-10k of memory. A very large 620x380 image, however, can use 50k. Most PalmPilot Professional users will have no difficulty loading the software and five to ten images. Image information can be retrieved from the Image Details window in the Image View Software.

Conclusion and ideas
Besides having the ability to display photos of your friends and family, there are many practical uses for image display on the PalmPilot. Maps, especially those created on line at services such as MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com), can be stored on the PalmPilot, with driving directions attached as a note, as shown in Figure C. Those in sales could maintain a fairly comprehensive range of product images on their PalmPilots. Real estate agents could upload pictures of houses they plan to show to clients.

FIGURE C

Look at this great map!

And for those who cannot get by without Microsoft PowerPoint, quite effective mini-PowerPoint presentations can be created as long as the screen size is limited to the 160 by 160. This will probably result in presentations that contain a title and four bulleted items or a title and one graphic, as you can see in Figure D.

FIGURE D


This is what mini-PowerPoint presentation would look like. Roll over picture for a larger image.

Jeff Carlson is the author of Palm Organizers Visual QuickStart Guide, available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201700638/tidbitselectro00A/. Jeff is the Managing Editor of TidBITS at http://www.tidbits.com. He can be reached at jeff@necoffee.com.