Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. I. This Is Your PalmPilot Speaking. 1. The 3 X 5-Inch Powerhouse PalmPilot Basics The Stylus, Screen, and Light Battery Notes The Lineup of Models Executive Tip Summary. 2. Setup and Guided Tour Setting Up Your Palmtop A Ten-Minute Tour Executive Tip Summary. 3. Typing Without a Keyboard Graffiti: The Sure-Fire Alphabet The Onscreen Keyboard Graffiti Alternatives Doc Files ShortCuts: Little Strokes for Big Words The PalmPilot as Word Processor Executive Tip Summary. 4. The Four Primary Programs The Date Book The Address Book The To Do List The Memo Pad Executive Tip Summary. 5. The Other Built-In Programs Calculator Giraffe The Memory/Info Screen Security Expense Mail HotSync iMessenger and Clipper The 3Com Games Collection Executive Tip Summary. II. Palm Meets PC. 6. HotSync, Step by Step Getting Ready to HotSync Performing a Local HotSync Specialized HotSyncs Mastering the User -Named Folders HotSync by Modem Syncing with Your Favorite Windows Programs Network HotSyncs Executive Tip Summary. 7. Installing New Palm Programs Installing Add-On Programs Executive Tip Summary. 8. Palm Desktop: Windows Palm Desktop Overview Date Book Address Book To Do Memo Pad Expense Archived Records Profiles and File Linking: Standardized Data, Multiple PalmPilots Executive Tip Summary 9. Palm Desktop: Macintosh The Story of Palm Desktop Controlling Palm Desktop Date Book (Calendar) Address Book (Contact List) To Do List ( Task List) Memo Pad (Note List) Expense Module Attachments and Notes HotSync Manager One Mac, Multiple PalmPilots More Macintosh Conduits The Palm Extras Executive Tip Summary. III. The Undiscovered PalmPilot. 10. PalmPilot: The Electronic Book About Doc Reading E-books Scrolling Jumping Around in Your Document Editing with SmartDoc Where to Get Doc Books Making Your Own E-books Executive Tip Summary. 11. The Secret Multimedia World Photos on the PalmPilot Painting and Drawing Music on the PalmPilot Executive Tip Summary. 12. Database and Number Crunching Palm Database Software Spreadsheet Software Executive Tip Summary IV. The PalmPilot Online. 13. Email Anywhere The Two Routes to Email Getting Email from Your PC Getting Email Directly from the Internet Closing the Connection America Online Executive Tip Summary. 14. The Web in Your Palm The Principles of Palm Web Browsing Setting Up the PalmPilot for Web Browsing ProxiWeb ( Top Gun Wingman) HandWeb pdQbrowser AvantGo How to Make Your Web Site Palm-Friendly Executive Tip Summary. 15. Paging, Faxing, Printing, and Beaming Paging Faxing Mobile WinFax Printing Beaming Executive Tip Summary. 16 Palm VII: Wireless Email, Wireless Web Palm VII: The Hardware Palm VII: The Service Palm VII: The Software Wireless Web: Clipper Executive Tip Summary V.Troubleshooting and Upgrading. 17. Troubleshooting What to Do When Disaster Strikes The Importance of Resetting Graffiti-Recognition Problems HotSync Problems Palm Desktop Problems in Windows Macintosh: Problems with the MacPac 2 Software Troubles on the PalmPilot Hardware Troubles Understanding Palm Memory Battery Management Executive Tip Summary. 18. The Palm Family, Model by Model First Generation: Pilot 1000, Pilot 5000 Scond Generation: PalmPilot Personal, PalmPilot Professional Fourth Genration: Palm IIIx, IIIe, and Palm V Fifth Generation: Palm VII Memory Upgrades Executive Tip Summary VI. Appendixes A. 100 Programs Worth Knowing About B. PalmPilot Accessories C. Piloteers in Cyberspace D. Writing A Palm VII Query Application (PQA) E. Unix, Linux, and Palm F. About the CD-ROM Index

About the Author

David Pogue, a Yale grad and former Broadway conductor, writes the Computer Press Association award-winning back-page column for Macworld magazine. He's the author or coauthor of 15 computer, humor, and music books, including , Macs for Dummies, Opera for Dummies, Classical Music for Dummies, Magic for Dummies, Macworld Mac Secrets, Hard Drive (a novel), The Microsloth Joke Book, and Tales from the Tech Line. Mia Farrow, Carly Simon, Harry Connick, Jr., and Stephen Sondheim are among his computer students. He's a frequent presenter in the Palm Computing booth at national trade shows. Pogue's Web page is www.davidpogue.com; email is david@pogueman.com.

Reviews

As of this writing, Pogue's is just about the only book available on Palms, and though it will reward primarily beginners, experienced users can glean plenty of new tips as well. Detailing all the models currently available, the book ranges from Graffiti to web surfing to music composition. The book is well written, the CD-ROM has lots of goodies, and the audience is growing: not only are there many Palm users out there already, but people will want to read this book to decide whether to buy one or not.