And I still have a problem with his statement about playing back audio on the Palm device. He made it sound like it was a standard thing, and it is not. If TealMovie will play back quality audio on my PalmVx without my buying any extra hardware, I'll buy it tomorrow, but I doubt very much that this is the case.

Again, thanks for the quick response,
Bob Pfeiffer

Thanks for the fix
The following two letters were written in response to the article, "How to use Palm Desktop v4.0 with your Handspring Visor" in the February issue of PalmPower at http://www.palmpower.com/issues/issue200102/visordesktop001.html.

Just read the new issue. I have both a Handspring and a Palm IIIxe, and your fix to get the Handspring working with the new desktop worked great!!!

Thanks!
Lou Solomon
Technical Manager
Intercounty Clearance Corp

Violated by pirates
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting something, but it seems that your "tip" is encouraging owners of Visors to violate the licensing terms set forth by Palm, Inc. Have you read the license that accompanies the downloading of the above software?

Your method may work, but I believe what you are offering here seems to be nothing more than an opportunity for software piracy.

Is Handspring making other arrangements for their customers?

Dave McLaughlin

Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz responds
Actually, I hadn't read the license agreement. Those things make me crazy. My first experience installing the Palm Desktop was when I pulled it off our server to test it, and it overwrote my Handspring Visor's HotSync Manager.

But I think you're going way overboard thinking that downloading the Palm Desktop for use with a Handspring device is encouraging software piracy. First, we're providing a critical fix for a possible problem. Second, you can't really use the Handspring device without the Palm Desktop (and that's how it's designed). Third, the product is available for public download. And fourth, if you happen to want to get license-happy, the license says, "The Software is licensed to be used on any personal computer and/or any Palm, Inc. product, provided that the Software is used only in connection with Palm, Inc. products."

Handspring users are running the Palm OS, which is certainly a Palm, Inc. product, and therefore it's certainly used in connection with Palm, Inc. products.

You did have an interesting approach, though.