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Palm FAQs

First before I start answering FAQs (and before you start asking them), there are a few places you should know about before you start asking questions. You will most likely find the answers to your questions there. I am not trying to duplicate or compete with Calvin's FAQ list (heck, his site is my first link) but I just want to send people to some good resources. Maybe Calvin will "buy me out." Who knows?

Probably the most straightforward for questions site is the PalmPilot FAQ by Calvin O. Parker. This site's raison d'etre is to answer questions about the PalmPilot hardware, software, and Palm-related chats and other miscellany. It is not officially from Palm, but everybody knows about it and goes there.

At the PalmPilot FAQ site, you can also find information about the weekly PalmPilot chats, Sundays

Another common question is whether or not there is software for a certain purpose, like expense tracking or travel tracking. PalmGear HQ is a great repository for PalmPilot software.

PGHQ also has "Doc files" or data files that aren't applications but information in Pilot readable format. There is another site that specializes in this called MemoWare. They also have J-File/HanDBase/MobileDB/etc. databases. There is also a site called Palmtastik that carries files for travelers, such as TealMeal (restaurant selector) DB's or city guides.

Sometimes, however, a piece of software is not posted to PGHQ. One way I have stumbled onto software is through the PalmPilot WebRing. Go to any major PalmPilot site and find the WebRing buttons. Just keep hitting the buttons (Bookmark the Random link and keep it handy.). You could stumble onto some goodies that are not listed in PGHQ.

Another information source is the archive of the major PalmPilot mailing list run by Tracy Reed and hosted at Ultraviolet.org. Chances are that your topic has come up and this may help twofold because the posts to the list may contain balanced product feature comparisons (something that a software program's web page rarely has). This also helps to keep a discussion from happening twice. After finding the desired thread, perhaps a new angle may spark discussion.

Some other sites of interest (sorry, no fancy copy):

Palm OS Devices - what are the differences?

Palmstation - Post an article about a news item, ro software, or web site. Participate in a poll.

Palmac - web site and e-mail discussion list for people who use Palm and Macintosh together.

Slashdot - "News for Nerds"...Intel, Linux, Star Wars, Pilot....

 

• Are you having trouble with Graffiti?

Here is a page full of symptoms, diagnoses, and cures for various problems with PalmPilot/PalmIII screens.

 

 

 

So that's it for me... Now it's your turn. Ask a question and I'll post it with my answer.