My Treo 600 is getting a bit long in the tooth, however reports from friends that have the Treo 650 suggest that waiting for the next Treo might be a good idea. Eric just got a Blackberry and he seems initially excited about it. Are there any other great PDA/phones1 out there I should be…
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For the last 5 years or so I’ve been in search of the best way to take notes, record ideas, keep track of my tasks (yes, this is why Tasks was originally created), etc. I won’t keep you in suspense, I still don’t have a perfect solution. Here are some of the things I’ve used…
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After I got the Quarter-Moon bag, I started carrying my Treo in the bag instead of on my belt. I didn’t want it to get damaged, so I looked around for the first time at the various play-through cases available. I ended up buying the Covertec case. The good: The styling and fit (see below)…
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I got an Overland Equipment Quarter Moon bag (olive/sage) for Christmas, and it’s proven to be the best gear bag I’ve had so far. It can happily hold my digital camera, iPod, GameBoy, Treo and keyboard, wallet, keys, gloves, sunglasses, etc. and still feel pretty compact. As an added bonus, the Dell 700m just fits…
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I’ve released version 1.7 of the WordPress Mobile Edition. This fixes up a few things that should make it work better in WordPress 1.2. Download the zip file from my WordPress page. I’ve checked in the code to the WP Plugins Source Code Repository, and added the older WordPress 1.0 compatible code in a wp_1.0…
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After I discovered the joy of Bluetooth last week, I started looking for ways that I could take advantage of it’s capabilities. My ideal scenario would be to have Bluetooth in my Treo and be able to sync over Bluetooth with my PowerBook and also use the Treo as a modem for those times when…
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I finally got a chance to see first-hand how cool Bluetooth is. My cohorts here each have Bluetooth enabled cell phones and I borrowed a connection to steal some bandwidth in a meeting today. I also used it to send a few files over, PowerBook to PowerBook. It appears that the Sony Ericsson T608 is…
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I’m writing this on the Treo 600 Portable Keyboard I got last week. The Treo’s built-in keyboard is great for quick responses and such (much better than graffiti), but there is no substitute for a touch-type-able keyboard. I had one of the original Palm V folding keyboards several years ago and used it to keep…
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All users of my WP Mobile plugin should grab this new version. The old version didn’t properly filter out unapproved comments. This is probably why my site has been getting linked to by second-hand comment spammers recently. UPDATE – download fixed @ 2:42pm MST
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I bought a ‘lifetime upgrades’ license of SnapperMail over a year ago and have used it as my e-mail client on my Treo. I evaluated all of the Palm e-mail clients I could get my hands on (I think 5 or 6) and at the time, SnapperMail was hands down the best of the bunch.…
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One of the things that jumped out at me when I saw the initial Treo 600 specs was that microphone input could be accessed by software. I knew the Treo 600 didn’t come with a voice recorder, but I thought one would appear pretty quickly. I just ran across SoundRec, which does indeed add voice…
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I stopped by Radio Shack this afternoon to pick up a random cable. While I was checking out, the fellow there asked what cell service I had and if I was happy with it. I told him I had Sprint and that my only complaint was that the coverage was weak in a few areas.…
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I got an SMS (Sprint’s version) on my Treo 600 telling me I should go to http://sprintpcs.com/treo600/ and update my phone. Two things struck me when I got there: The page was unstyled and this message was at the top of the screen: Note: Because you are using an outdated browser, you may only view…
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The Handspring Treo is a great tool. It is the best PDA I’ve used hands down, a list that includes 2 Newtons and 4 other Palm devices. On this page, I’ve listed some of the things that I’ve done to make the Treo a more useful tool for me. General Tips To find the person…
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When I’m talking on the Treo 600, I am occasionally interrupted by data alerts. I have had both incoming SMS messages and SnapperMail email alerts occur while I’m actively in a conversation and the call keeps going. I thought the Treo 600 wasn’t capable of data and voice at the same time… has anyone else…