PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide
PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide, Second Edition Mastering Palm Organizers from Pilot 1000 to Palm VII By David Pogue
May 2000
Pages: 620

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Table of Contents

  1. This Is Your PalmPilot Speaking

    1. Chapter 1 The 3 × 5-Inch Powerhouse

      1. PalmPilot Basics
      2. The Stylus, Screen, and Light
      3. Battery Notes
      4. The Lineup of Models
      5. Executive Tip Summary

    2. Chapter 2 Setup and Guided Tour

      1. Setting Up Your Palmtop
      2. A Ten-Minute Tour
      3. Executive Tip Summary

    3. Chapter 3 Typing Without a Keyboard

      1. Graffiti: The Sure-Fire Alphabet
      2. The Onscreen Keyboard
      3. Graffiti Alternatives
      4. The GoType Keyboard
      5. Doc Files
      6. ShortCuts: Little Strokes for Big Words
      7. The PalmPilot as Word Processor
      8. Executive Tip Summary

    4. Chapter 4 The Four Primary Programs

      1. The Date Book
      2. The Address Book
      3. The To Do List
      4. The Memo Pad
      5. Executive Tip Summary

    5. Chapter 5 The Other Built-In Programs

      1. Calculator
      2. Giraffe
      3. The Memory/Info Screen
      4. Security
      5. Expense
      6. Mail
      7. HotSync
      8. iMessenger and Clipper
      9. The 3Com Games Collection
      10. Executive Tip Summary

  2. Palm Meets PC

    1. Chapter 6 HotSync, Step by Step

      1. Getting Ready to HotSync
      2. Performing a Local HotSync
      3. Specialized HotSyncs
      4. Mastering the User-Named Folders
      5. HotSync by Modem
      6. Syncing with Your Favorite Windows Programs
      7. Network HotSyncs
      8. Executive Tip Summary

    2. Chapter 7 Installing New Palm Programs

      1. Installing Add-On Programs
      2. Executive Tip Summary

    3. Chapter 8 Palm Desktop: Windows

      1. Palm Desktop Overview
      2. Date Book
      3. Address Book
      4. To Do
      5. Memo Pad
      6. Expense
      7. Archived Records
      8. Profiles and File Linking: Standardized Data, Multiple PalmPilots
      9. Executive Tip Summary

    4. Chapter 9 Palm Desktop: Macintosh

      1. The Story of Palm Desktop
      2. Controlling Palm Desktop
      3. Date Book (Calendar)
      4. Address Book (Contact List)
      5. To Do List ( Task List)
      6. Memo Pad (Note List)
      7. Expense Module
      8. Attachments and Notes
      9. HotSync Manager
      10. One Mac, Multiple PalmPilots
      11. More Macintosh Conduits
      12. The Palm Extras
      13. Executive Tip Summary

  3. The Undiscovered PalmPilot

    1. Chapter 10 PalmPilot: The Electronic Book

      1. About Doc
      2. Reading E-books
      3. Scrolling
      4. Jumping Around in Your Document
      5. Editing with SmartDoc
      6. Where to Get Doc Books
      7. Making Your Own E-books
      8. Executive Tip Summary

    2. Chapter 11 The Secret Multimedia World

      1. Photos on the PalmPilot
      2. Painting and Drawing
      3. Music on the PalmPilot
      4. Executive Tip Summary

    3. Chapter 12 Database and Number Crunching

      1. Palm Database Software
      2. Spreadsheet Software
      3. Executive Tip Summary

  4. The PalmPilot Online

    1. Chapter 13 Email Anywhere

      1. The Two Routes to Email
      2. Getting Email from Your PC
      3. Getting Email Directly from the Internet
      4. Closing the Connection
      5. America Online
      6. Executive Tip Summary

    2. Chapter 14 The Web in Your Palm

      1. The Principles of Palm Web Browsing
      2. Setting Up the PalmPilot for Web Browsing
      3. ProxiWeb (Top Gun Wingman)
      4. HandWeb
      5. pdQbrowser
      6. AvantGo
      7. How to Make Your Web Site Palm-Friendly
      8. Executive Tip Summary

    3. Chapter 15 Paging, Faxing, Printing, and Beaming

      1. Paging
      2. Faxing
      3. Mobile WinFax
      4. Printing
      5. Beaming
      6. Executive Tip Summary

    4. Chapter 16 Palm VII: Wireless Email, Wireless Web

      1. Palm VII: The Hardware
      2. Palm VII: The Service
      3. Palm VII: The Software
      4. Wireless Web: Clipper
      5. Executive Tip Summary

  5. Troubleshooting and Upgrading

    1. Chapter 17 Troubleshooting

      1. What to Do When Disaster Strikes
      2. The Importance of Resetting
      3. Graffiti-Recognition Problems
      4. HotSync Problems
      5. Palm Desktop Problems in Windows
      6. Macintosh: Problems with the MacPac 2
      7. Software Troubles on the PalmPilot
      8. Hardware Troubles
      9. Understanding Palm Memory
      10. Battery Management
      11. Executive Tip Summary

    2. Chapter 18 The Palm Family, Model by Model

      1. First Generation: Pilot 1000, Pilot 5000
      2. Second Generation: PalmPilot Personal, PalmPilot Professional
      3. Third Generation: Palm III and Palm Clones
      4. Fourth Generation: Palm IIIx and Palm V
      5. Fifth Generation: Palm VII
      6. Memory Upgrades
      7. Executive Tip Summary

  6. Appendixes

    1. Appendix A 100 Programs Worth Knowing About

      1. How to Use This Appendix

    2. Appendix B PalmPilot Accessories

      1. 3Com Attachments
      2. Other Attachments
      3. Screen Protection and Stylus Replacements
      4. Carrying Cases

    3. Appendix C Piloteers in Cyberspace

      1. Electronic Newsletters

    4. Appendix D Writing a Palm VII Query Application (PQA)

      1. General Procedure
      2. Three Kinds of PQA
      3. Step 1: Create the HTML Document
      4. Step 2: Run QABuilder
      5. Conclusion

    5. Appendix E Unix, Linux, and Palm

      1. Desktop Alternatives
      2. The pilot-link Package
      3. Installation Directions and "Gotchas"
      4. KPilot
      5. PilotManager
      6. gnome-pilot
      7. Other Tools and Software
      8. Where to Go from Here

  1. Appendix F Graffiti Quick Reference

    1. Alphanumeric

    2. Punctuation

    3. Extended Punctuation

    4. Accented Characters

  2. Colophon

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