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Palm Treo 650 Device Spotlight

Setup - Part 2	Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:00 pm
As you may already know, I am setting up my Treo 650. In Part 1, I setup and installed the following applications: Beyond Contacts, Documents To Go, AvantGo, and ZLauncher. I selected these applications first because I knew they would take up the most memory. In addition, I have so many applications to install that I knew I would need ZLauncher in order to run applications from the external memory card. During Part 2, I installed the rest of the applications that I use. I have detailed some of the installations where there are some opportunities to save RAM (i.e. main memory on the device). For the Treo 650, there is only around 22 MB of RAM available on the device. The applications I installed are as follows... Note: There is probably more detail I could add to this page, so I will probably update this post accordingly as time passes. In addition, there may be some other software titles that I will install in the future that I would like to add. I am working on a user guide to simplify moving applications to your external memory card. Thank you. BibleReader+: This is an excellent Bible reading program for the Palm platform. There are several free versions (KJV and ASV), and I have purchased the NJKV version. I am looking at purchasing the NIV version that they have recently released. BibleReader+ and the different Bible versions can be installed on the external memory card. BugMe! Notepad: This is a powerful note taking application. Take notes in your own handwriting or with text. Jot quick notes as you go. Make a quick sketch, import a photo or map, or just have a little doodle. BugMe! Notepad captures what you draw directly on your handheld's screen, making note taking fast, easy and accurate. In addition, you can easily add an alarm to each note. This will need to be installed in RAM. Card Export II: This application gives your Treo 650 the same functionality as the Tungsten T5 and the LifeDrive. It allows your external memory card in your Treo 650 to act as an external USB memory key to your computer. This application can be installed on the external memory card without any problems. eReader Pro: If you want to carry books with you, the eReader software is essential. eReader Pro adds features not available in the free version, such as the use of additional fonts. These fonts are available as font packs. I use the Bell MT 18 font in the Agfa Monotype eBook Font Pack for Palm OS. The free version of eReader is very feature-rich and, of course, is free. Both versions can be installed on the external memory card as well as all the books that you purchase at eReader.com. FileZ: This is a free file manager for the Palm platform. This is a must have especially if you have an external memory card. In addition, it can be installed on the external memory card. Although this is free, I probably will consider the Resco File Explorer for the Palm platform. It has a lot more features that are probably worth the purchase price. Graffiti Anywhere: This software allows you to use Graffiti recognition system on the Treo 650 by using the entire screen as the input area. Since the Treo 650 has a keyboard, Graffiti Anywhere is one of the only ways to use Graffiti recognition system on the device. Of course, this can be used on other Palm devices. This application needs to be installed in RAM. Kinoma Player 3 EX: This is a powerful media application. You can listen to unprotected iTunes collections (AAC), share your digital photos, and watch MPEG-4 video. While the player works well by itself, it works even better with the Kinoma Producer. Kinoma Producer converts media on the desktop for playback on the handheld using Kinoma Player 3 EX. Kinoma Producer is the easiest way to get your video, music and photographs on your Palm devie. Turn your desktop digital media files into Kinoma and MPEG-4 movies for playback on almost any Palm device with Kinoma Player 3 EX. Note: There is a free Kinoma Player 3, but it does not play back MPEG-4 files. In addition, there are features such as screen rotation and screen scaling that are not included with the free player. Kinoma Player can be installed on the external memory card, but you will have to move it to your external memory card after you install it. You have to do this because you actually have to run an installer after you copy it to your device. Pocket Tunes Deluxe: This is an excellent MP3 player for the Palm platform. Not only can it play MP3 files, but it can play OGG, WAV, and WMV files as well. There are numerous other features, and it can be installed on the external memory card. However, there are limitations in doing so as described in the user guide. For users not interested in all the features of Pocket Tunes Deluxe, there is Pocket Tunes Basic. Pocket Tunes Basic lacks the following features: WMA support, crossfade, gapless playback, ShoutCast, and bookmarks. Repligo: This application gives Windows users a similar functionality to that of Adobe Acrobat. It gives you the ability to print any document to the Repligo format. Once you print the files to the Repligo format, you can view them on your Palm OS5 device using the Repligo reader. You can also view the same file on your desktop using the Repligo reader for Windows. Although the functionality is similar to Adobe Acrobat, Repligo is far superior than the Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS. By the way, if someone has already created a file in the Repligo format, you can view the file using the freely available Repligo Viewer. The viewer is available for other handheld platforms as well. This can be installed on the external memory card. ScreenShot5: This is an excellent screen capturing utility for the Palm platform. There are a host of options. In addition, you can save the captured screen image to your device or to an external memory card. In addition, there is a conduit available to transfer the captured screen images to your desktop in BMP, GIF, or JPG formats. It is a good idea to install this application in RAM. It evens tells you so when you try to run it from your external memory card. SmartList To Go: From DataViz, this is an excellent relational database for the Palm platform. Nothing comes close to this on any platform. This application synchronizes with the desktop, but it also synchronizes directly with Microsoft Access. The application needs to be installed in main memory, but all your databases can reside on the external memory card. Here is a DataViz support document describing database storage on an external memory card. SplashBlog: This a relatively new addition to the SplashData line of applications. While I have it installed, I really have not really used the application. I got it free at the 2005 PalmSource Mobile Summit, but it has great potential. Until I get an unlimited data plan with my Treo 650, I doubt I will explore the possibilities anytime soon. However, I have seen it in action, and it is very cool. If nothing else, check it out. This application is not included in SplashWallet. SplashID: This is a must-have application for me. SplashID safely and securely stores all of your personal identification information including user names, passwords, credit cards, calling cards, bank accounts, PINs, and more. Information is stored in a secure, encrypted format and is quickly accessible on a Palm OS handheld or Desktop computer with the included desktop software. Although this can be installed on the external memory card, it is not a good idea as it will not synchronize with the desktop software. I recommend keeping this application in RAM. This application is included in SplashWallet. SplashMoney: To be honest, I have not used this application. I user Pocket Quicken from Landware as mentioned above. However, it is a well-designed application to manage your finances on the go. It may very well meet your needs, and as I mentioned before, it is included in SplashWallet. As with SplashID, I recommend keeping this application in RAM. SplashPhoto: With a wife and three children, this application is great. SplashPhoto turns your Palm OS handheld into a mobile digital picture frame. Simply load your favorite images with the included desktop software and you're ready to view images while on the go. Images can be viewed by thumbnail, individually or in a slide show. I like it a lot more than the default software with my Treo 650. It also synchronizes with the desktop as well. Thus, I recommend keeping this application in RAM, especially since you maybe swapping different external memory cards in and out to view pictures from your digital camera (assuming it uses the same type of external memory card as your Palm device does). This application is included in SplashWallet. SplashShopper: Another excellent application for making any kind of shopping list and/or travel list. Very flexible, and it synchronizes with the desktop. As with the other SplashData applications, I recommend keeping this application in RAM. This application is included in SplashWallet. SplashWallet: This is a suite of applications including: SplashID, SplashMoney, SplashPhoto, and SplashShopper. These are all very useful applications. I have already gone into detail about each one, but you can purchase them all together and save some money. TCPMP: This is a free media player for the Palm OS 5 devices. It plays back a host of formats including AAC, AC3, AVI, MP3, MPC, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, and OGG. It is probably the most efficient media player on the market although not feature-rich enough to replace your favorite audio player just yet. For video, I highly recommend it. In addition, it can be installed on the external memory card if necessary. If you have different movies on different external memory cards, you might consider keeping it in RAM. Otherwise, you will need to install it on each external memory card that you use. Universal Wireless Keyboard Driver: Since I own the Universal Wireless Keyboard from PalmOne, this driver is a must. I have pictures of the keyboard in action on other devices. I plan on posting some pictures of it with my Treo 650 very soon. This applications needs to be installed in RAM and not to the external memory card.
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