PalmPower Magazine

PALMPOWER MAGAZINE - JUNE 2000

Palm on the farm
There are some jobs where a desktop computer just isn't practical. As a farmer, Dave Bennett has discovered that his Palm handheld is more than a mere organizer. It has become the primary source of all his computing needs. Using his own experiences as an example, he encourages everyone to abandon the security of the desk and cubicle. Only then will you get the most out of your Palm device, as well as your life.

Go online, go mobile, GoAmerica
Mobile Internet service is all the rage these days. Palm III users can now join the crowd, thanks to GoAmerica and the Novatel wireless Minstrel III modem. Greg McKinney reviews this powerful combination that allows you to get out from behind your desk and still enjoy the best of the Web.

Otter Box offers PDA protection
When manufacturers make grand assertions about their products, it's easy to take them at their word. Here at PalmPower, however, we aren't going to let them get away that easily. When Steve Niles set out to review the "waterproof, crush proof" Otter Box, he put the manufacturer's claims to the ultimate test.

Improve your life by tackling tolerations
In life, there are many things we simply tolerate. We could probably fix them, but instead, we just put up with them. However, those tolerations act as energy drains and time suckers. In this life changing article, Kimberly Bryant, a business and personal success coach, shares some ideas on how you can use your Palm device to divest yourself of these crippling tolerations.

Eyemodule turns your Visor into a digital camera
A picture's worth a thousand words, but is the new eyemodule digital camera for your Handspring Visor worth 150 bucks? Decide for yourself after you read Craig Bobchin's review of the new device that allows you to snap digital photos with your PDA.

Palm power for parents
As a wife, a mother, and a working woman, Denise Watkins has found her Palm device to be an invaluable tool in organizing the various aspects of her life. If you are a parent or a caregiver to a child or an elderly person while simultaneously trying to hold down a full-time job, Denise will show you how a Palm device can make your life a little easier, too.

Improve your Graffiti recognition with TealScript 2.21
If you're a doctor or just have handwriting like one, you might be having trouble getting Graffiti to recognize your character strokes. If so, you're not alone. Craig Bobchin faced a similar crisis until he discovered TealPoint's TealScript 2.21. In this article, he reviews the application that enhances and refines Graffiti's ability to read your chicken-scratch.

PALMPOWER SITE OF THE MONTH
Jolly good screen protectors
If annoying scratches and abrasions on your Palm device screen are making you say damn and blast, then you're in need of some good ways to keep your screen protected. In June's PalmPower Site of the Month, Steve Niles reviews a site full of helpful, creative tips from across the pond.

TECHNOLOGY SKEPTIC
Maps on your Palm device? Get lost!
PalmPower's resident technology skeptic has become lost in a gray void. At least according to the map he downloaded from MapBlast, that is. Both MapBlast and its better-known competitor, MapQuest, allow you to download maps and directions to your Palm device using AdvantGo. This month, Kevin Quin takes a critical look at these two Web sites that manage to lose both him and the entire Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

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