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What readers want (continued)
The main thing Kimbo Mundy wants is synchronization between multiple desktop PCs, and ideally, it should work across firewalls. Bob Irwin would like to see an accessory device for checking the IR (Infrared) functionality of a device (both send and receive).
Patrick Salvi believes there are a set of Hack utilities that should by now be standard in the Palm OS, such as X-Master (at http://linkesoft.com/english/xmaster/), SwitchHack (at http://www.deskfree.com/SwitchHack.html), and MiddleCaps and Case ToggleHack (at http://www.di.uminho.pt/~rco/pilot.html). He'd also like to see a standard Daylight Saving time change function, international clock and alarm, a small document reader like CspotRun (at http://www.32768.com/bill/palmos/cspotrun/), and added security at document level. He also thinks the Address Book would be easier to use if it was to allow for relationships/links between people, and the To Do application could be enhanced with cascading tasks.
Jackie Stepek wants to see instant chat capabilities with other Palm OS users in the same room. She'd also like the ability to assign more categories, nested categories for notes and contacts, and longer names for the categories.
Finally, to aid southpaws, Ric Donato would like to see the ability to move the slide bar to the left side of the screen.
There are some really cool ideas out there. Thank you to everyone who participated. If you've got your own ideas to contribute, you can visit the PowerBoards at http://powerboards.zatz.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@@.ee6ff17 to speak your mind!
Product availability and resources
For the PowerBoards topic, "Features you'd like to see in the next Palm OS," visit http://powerboards.zatz.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@@.ee6ff17.
For more information on Documents To Go, visit http://www.dataviz.com.
For more information on X-Master, visit http://linkesoft.com/english/xmaster/.
For more information on SwitchHack, visit http://www.deskfree.com/SwitchHack.html.
For more information on MiddleCaps and Case ToggleHack, visit http://www.di.uminho.pt/~rco/pilot.html.
For more information on CspotRun, visit http://www.32768.com/bill/palmos/cspotrun/.
For more information on Palm handhelds, visit http://www.palm.com.
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Stephen Vance is a Contributing Editor for Computing Unplugged Magazine. His Web site is located at http://www.vance.com. He can be reached at steve@vance.com.
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