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... and thank you for visiting the latest installment of the FO handheld newsletter! Note that we now have a wireless PalmOS version of this newsletter as well. See the newsletter links below for more about the wireless version. Latest FO News We are offering a special on our handheld/LAN Inventory system, which now includes custom programming -- which is provided to help you to integrate foInventory within your infrastructure. Click here if you have
an interest in these inventory applications.
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User Tips
 Q & AQuestion: Is there a way to completely clear (wipe the programs from) a Palm Pilot? Answer: Yes. You can remove everything that you have installed to the Palm and basically reset it to the same state as it was, when it came out of the box. To do this, push the recessed reset button in the back of the Palm while holding down the power button at the same time. When you see the Palm logo display, let go of the power button. You will then be asked whether you want to delete all data y/n (?). Answering yes to this will erase all programs and (Really) reset your Palm. This Really will clear off all of the programs and data, so make sure that you hotsync before doing so, in case you change your mind. Software Chrome 1.1
(http://www.twinkletwinkle.com) Normally, something like the following application would usually cause gray hair for us. (There's nothing like a support phone call from someone who has just changed the color of their text and their background to the same color!). But, Chrome is a nice little tool that allows you to set colors, and grayscale for any handheld running PalmOS 3.5+. Changing the text color will change it everywhere -- even for the text of icons within the launcher. So be careful about what you change, and where you change it!
Chrome 1.1 - Color Picker InfoSync 
(http://168.143.172.74)This is a useful PocketPC information site, with topics ranging from tips through tools. The following is an example of the content found on this site, discussing Microsoft's cleartype technology on differing size PocketPC screens: "It's time set the record straight about the screens on the new Pocket PC 2002 devices. A lot of people look at the 3.8 inch size of the screen on the iPAQ and assume it must be more readable than the 3.5 inch screen on the Jornada or the Casio Cassiopeia E-200. As it turns out, this is a faulty assumption. Bigger does not always mean better. The Jornada and Casio screens are far more readable. Part of this is the fact that the Jornada and Casio screens, while smaller, are the same 240x320 pixels as the iPAQ, meaning that the pixels themselves are smaller and closer together, increasing effective resolution. " PocketPC Passion
(http://www.pocketpcpassion.com)Another excellent PocketPC user's site, with links, price break info, sales, etc. Included here are links to the current PocketPC SDK. Conduits (http://conduits.com/)This site contains a tool Peacemaker Pro 1.2 for WinCE devices, to easily beam and receive information from many other devices, including Palm Pilots. Peacemaker supports Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002, Palm-size PC, Handheld PC, and HPC 2000. |
Development Tips Sites with Real Content for Developers
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NOTE: From time-to-time, we come upon smaller ($500-$10,000) jobs that we outsource under our project management. If you are a developer working with the PalmOS, PocketPC or WAP/WML phone development, and are interested in receiving work-at-home RFPs from us for these types of jobs, please see (http://www.fo.com/jobs-sign-up.htm).
Dot Dot TIPS The following are unofficial, but now lightly documented DOT commands for the Palm. These enable special functions, primarily for use by developers. shortcut = write the loop character.  DOT = tap twice.
Freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net/browse/223/)Freshmeat is a repository for open source code. This IS a Good place to visit. The Palm section is a relatively new addition; mostly because the open source folks struggle with providing free source for a relatively closed platform (such as the PalmOS). However, the vast user acceptance of Palm Pilots has weakened the Freshmeat folks; and, there are now 80+ unique projects available here to download. Each project has source code as well as a compiled binary version. Some of the projects include:
Romeo (http://romeo.sourceforge.net/)This one is for serious developers (or those who don't mind throwing away their Palm Pilot if it stops working). Romeo allows you to directly alter the ROM image to remove the default applications or add applications of your own. This is useful if you are selling both the hardware units and your applications, and want the users to run only your set of apps. Proceed with caution on this one. Start by reading the cautions in their accompanying FAQ. Reducing the Size of PRCs (http://fsinfo.cs.uni-sb.de/~roquas/fopra/GNU_Pilot_SDK.html)This is a good, but older FAQ, containing tips on how to reduce the size of Palm exectuables. Some of the tips include:
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Related Events
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Microsoft Portrait(http://research.microsoft.com/~jiangli/portrait/)
This is one that you might want to keep an eye on. Portrait 1.8 is video conferencing software that runs on LANs, dialup networks, and wireless networks with bandwidths as low as 9.6 kbs. Hardware Resellers We are authorized resellers of Palm, Handspring and Handera hardware devices. We are also partners with Pumatech, selling Satellite Forms, Enterprise Intellisync products as well as integrated solutions using these tools.  If you would like specific pricing on any of these items, please contact us. |
Affiliates
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This section continues our process of highlighting one of our partnering-program affiliates. We believe that you will find the skills and services offered by our select partners to be of as much value to you, as they are to us.
The FO affliate covered in this issue is PUMATECH (http://www.pumatech.com), a PalmOS tool vendor, from San Jose, CA and Nashua, NH USA. Pumatech was added as a FO partner in October 2001. 
Pumatech
More information about the FO partnering program can be found at http://www.fo.com/partnering-info.htm. |
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