The Athlete's Diary for Palm is available from Stevens Creek Software for $39.95. Stevens Creek has bundled the Palm version with the Windows or Mac software for $79.95.

Fundraising
As part of this commitment, I have to raise a minimum of $3,400 in donations. Right now, I'm using Arranger from Olive Branch Software (at http://www.olivebr.com/pilot.htm) to keep track of donations made or promised, and other fundraising ideas and commitments.

Figure K shows you how I've outlined everything I need to do to be ready for the ride.

FIGURE K

I organized my commitments into six categories.

As you can see, I broke up my commitments into six categories: Tasks, PalmPower Article, Donors, Potential Donors, Training, and Training Partners.

Arranger is very easy to use, and it keeps all of your information all in one place. For instance, if you schedule an event, you'd make a note of it in the Date Book. You can then import that appointment into Arranger.

If you come up with a great idea that you have to jot down before you forget, you can use the Memo field on your handheld. With Arranger, you can import those ideas and create outlines. You can also drag and drop your entries to prioritize them, as shown in Figure L.

FIGURE L

You can prioritize your entries by dragging and dropping them.

Arranger is available from Olive Branch Software for $19.

Conclusion
Since signing up for the Pallotta TeamWorks Canada->US AIDS Vaccine Ride, I've been able to use my Palm handheld and a few third-party programs to help me organize all of my tasks, whether it's keeping track of donations and sponsors, or how fast I'm riding during a particular ride.

Now here is where you come in. I'd like to ask you to donate to this worthy cause (tax-deductible, of course!). If every PalmPower reader donated $20, I'd meet that goal with donations to spare. Of course, if $20 is too steep, every bit helps. And, of course, if you can donate more, please do so. Feel free to pass this on to your friends, as well.

All you have to do is visit https://www.ecenroll.com/ECPTW2/SilverStream/Pages/ECEnrollDirectURL?participant=30331&eventcode=VXCN2001 and fill out the short form. Any and all help is appreciated.

Steve Niles is Senior Editor for ZATZ Publishing. He is also an independent filmmaker and freelance writer. For more information, visit http://www.sn-films.com.