Archive for February, 2006:
the death of palm os
jkontherun points out an article in pcmagazine that suggests that the death of the palm operating system is not far away.
“The Palm OS has not been updated in several years, something that is usually a death knell for mobile devices as users are always clamoring for new features. The infamous Palm OS 6 (Cobalt) has never seen the light of a PDA screen, a fact that has rankled Palm enthusiasts”
Read more here
treo 650/700 extended battery
Are you feeling you would like your battery to last longer on your treo? I know I am. There might be some hope.
I found this via jkontherun
“ This Extended Battery provides approximately 33% longer talk and standby time than the battery that initially ships with the Treo 650 and 700w. For a modest price, you’re gaining considerably longer device usability. For those on the go without access to an external charging alternative, this is the answer. For those on the go without access to an external charging alternative, this is the answer. It keeps your Treo going throughout the day even with very heavy phone and data use.”
Read more at Mobility Today
ipods at 7 Eleven
Gadget Lounge points out that they have started selling ipods at 7 eleven in Japan and has the photo to prove it. wow!
“Apple previously announced that they would be selling iPods at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan, and now we have the first photo.
The display includes the 1 GB Shuffle, 2 GB and 4 GB Nano, and a 30 GB Video iPod, along with some iTunes Music Store gift cards.”
Read more at Gadget Lounge here
remote calendars
This open source software looks very interesting.
“RemoteCalendars is a COM-.NET Add-in for Outlook 2003, written in C#. After installing this plugin, every Outlook user should be able to subscribe, reload and delete a generic remote iCalendar (RFC 2445) from Outlook 2003.’
Download from here
(via Calendar Swamp)
links for 2006-02-14
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SMS messaging and GPRS access to databases
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Palm revolt - update your pda gui
Palm Addict points out an interesting program that will improve the appearance of your palm pda – and lets face it the palm operating system look is visually needing an update.
Palm Revolt
“This program is intended for improving Palm OS appearance. The PalmRevolt completely replaces the Palm OS interface and allows your Palm to look like Windows XP, Mac OS X or like an another fantastic OS!
- Replaces almost all parts of the Palm OS interface
- Limited support for one-hand navigation for devices which had no such feature earlier (Tungsten|T, Tungsten|T3 etc.)
- Supports one-hand navigation on new Palms
- Supports Palm OS 5 HiRes and HiRes+ screens
- Memory Stick/MMC/SD support”
Download from here
autohotkey
This is an interesting piece of software. I use activewords but this is a few utility that may help those on a tight budget to do a similar thing.
AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can:
- Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.
- Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey.
- Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing “btw” can automatically produce “by the way”.
- Create custom data entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for details.
- Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
- Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.
- Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities.
- Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don’t have AutoHotkey installed.
Download from here
Microsoft OneCare Live Beta 2
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Zdnet has an article about the new Microsoft offering to help counter spyware and other nasties. “Microsoft has opened testing of its all-in-one technical support service for Windows XP SP2, known as OneCare Live Beta 2, to the general public. At least, it has in the US: as for the rest of us, a Microsoft spokesperson says that the company plans to ‘begin rolling out the service in beta for other countries beyond the US within the next year’. |
The OneCare service includes Microsoft antivirus protection, a two-way firewall (Windows XP SP2 currently provides only one-way protection), anti-spyware protection and diagnostic care, such as performing defragmentation and file cleanup — all available remotely. If you run a home business or want your home desktop to receive 24/7 technical support, OneCare may be the personal IT department option for you. But Microsoft is not alone: Symantec plans to offer a similar service — code-named Genesys — by the autumn of 2006.”
Read the full article here
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