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Handspring Visor (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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Jeff Carlson's latest, "Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide", has proven to be an invaluable resource in my growing VQSG library. I am a convert - no more "dummies" or "morons" for me. The Visual QuickStart series as a whole presents technical material in clear, concise and intelligent fashion, without compromising the integrity of it's material with cartoons or remedial presentation.

Carlson does not fall short of the other respected titles in the Visual QuickStart series. For starters, "Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide" is very well-organized, making it appealing to those peck and hunt readers, or for those that may use the title as a reference book.

Carlson provides sufficient detail of the Palm OS, but unlike "Palm Organizers: VQSG", the author is able to delve into the idiosynchcrasies of only the Handspring Visor Family. Detailed tips and tricks are far beyond that which is contained in the user guide that comes with your new Visor handheld.

While no reference material can possibly tell you all of the things you can accomplish with your Handspring Visor, Carlson does a superb job of opening your eyes to the path of enlightenment that there's more out there besides your date book, address book, and memo pad. Heck - I'm still reeling that my stylus also has a screw driver and a hidden "tip" to help reset my Visor Deluxe.

Jeff Carlson does a great job in clear language of explaining the basic operations and synchronization of the Visor handheld. The VQS format is so clear; text on the outside column, graphics on the inside. Oddities like Palm OS 3.1 and 3.5 HotSync manager differences are treated with clarity without being confusing for the non-techie. No other book covers VisorPhone besides its user guide - this is a first. Buy this as the Getting Results guide for your handheld. There is a user guide with your Visor handheld but it tells you all the nitty gritty rather than telling you the useful stuff which Jeff Carlsons book does e.g. how to set up standalone email and what modems you can use. At [money], it is great value too. Bravo!

This book serves as a good primer for the Visor. The shame of it is, Handspring should have included something similar with it's product for free!