How to Do Everything with Your Visor [Paperback]

Rick Broida (Author), Dave Johnson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072126965 | ISBN-13: 978-0072126969 | Publication Date: September 8, 2000

-- Handheld computer sales are growing at 30% annual rate. Market projections are for 32.5 million units by 2003
-- The only book to treat the Handspring Visor as the primary subject
-- Foreword by respected guru Jeff Hawkins, inventor of both the PalmPilot and the Visor
-- Covers the expansion slot for wireless communication, MP3 playback, global positioning and digital photography

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Get the most out of your new Visor™ or Visor™ Deluxe with this comprehensive, solutions-packed guidebook. Easy to follow and loaded with practical information, this resource will help you master built-in applications and become familiar with third-party tools, enhancing your Visor experience. Learn to use all the new features--including the Springboard™ slot, which expands functionality to include wireless communication, MP3 playback, digital photography, and more. Ideal for both beginners and experienced handheld users, this reference covers everything from basic set-up to advanced development tools that will allow you to create your own applications. Written by the authors of the best-selling title, How to Do Everything with Your Palm™ Handheld, this book offers you complete coverage of this popular handheld device!

Inside, learn to: *Set up and configure your Visor or Visor Deluxe *Share data between your Palm Desktop and Windows/Macintosh applications *Prepare your Visor for travel *Surf the Web, manage multiple mailboxes, send and receive faxes, and print documents *Install and play interactive games *View photos, download music, and install reference and e-book modules *Troubleshoot common problems *Manage multiple Visors and multiple computers

About the Author

Rick Broida (Commerce Twp., MI) is a freelance writer/editor specialising in mobile technology. He is the founder and former editor of Handheld Computing Magazine and a regular contributor to Computer Shopper, FamilyPC, and ZDNet. Dave Johnson (Colorado Springs, CO) is a technology journalist who writes about mobile technology for magazines such as Information Week, Wired, and Small Business Computing. He is the author of 15 books. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 517 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/OsborneMedia (September 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072126965
• ISBN-13: 978-0072126969
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,254,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best Visor book!, November 6, 2000

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T. Reinhardt "olivia lee" (east coast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your Visor (Paperback)

This is all the information that should be included when you buy your visor! Most companies now package help files on computers and do not include written documentation. I suppose it is cheaper. But shame on them! This is what should be included with the purchase... I had my visor for a few months and this booked helped me with things I didn't know. Excellent information written in a pleasing, even humorous, manner equals a very thourough readable book. I would go so far to say that this is indispensable. I have the book... the dummies guide to the visor and while that was helpful this is much more so. The book for visors "i didnt know you could do that.." is not helpful at all. It is mostly a list of shareware links that are easy to find on the internet or in the two books i meantioned above. Save yourself some wondering and scratching your head...if you have the visor....buy this book!

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book helps a lot!, October 27, 2000

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Carol Alaniz (near Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your Visor (Paperback)

In a bookstore, I read the other book about learning the Handspring Visor, but I liked this one better. It's laid out better and is easier to understand. I love my Visor, but I felt that I did not know enough about it to get the most out of it. Looking around on the CD that was packed with the Visor was really not any help. I wanted to get into the 'guts' of this little computer, and with this book I have.

Only an hour after I bought this book, I had put in my personal info. and set up my Visor in a way that, if lost, someone turning it on would see only one screen--with my personal info, (name, phone number, etc) so that I could get the Visor back in my hands. If I hadn't bought this book, I wouldn't know this. I also learned that the times of the cities in 'City Time' were all wrong for the area of the the country I live in. I decided to set my local city to NYC and the time zones automatically reset. I learned how to set up new categories in most of the files making the Visor work for me, instead of my having to put things in pre-defined files. These few things are just the beginning of what can be done with the Visor. The book also lists some cool Palm apps I'm planning to try. I wish though, that the software had been rated by the authors so I could quickly decide which apps to try and which ones to skip. For this omission, I give the book 4 stars.

In all, a very well-written book which I consider an investment in my Visor. If you are even a little confused about using your Visor, buy this book and make your Visor work more efficiently for you!

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should replace the manual..., December 11, 2000

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Michael (Charleston, SC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your Visor (Paperback)

Especially since there is no real manual with the Visor, only the PDF document, this should replace it. The authors are both witty and informative. And the information is exactly what is needed for the new owner of a Handspring Visor. My only wish would be that this book be included in the box when you buy a new Visor.