Visor! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (With CD-ROM) [Paperback]

Neil J. Salkind (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2000

Visor uses the Palm Operating System and provides the same functionality as PalmPilot. This text provides information on topics specific to the Visor. The accompanying CD-ROM contains more than 100 freeware, shareware, and trial versions of the best programs available for the Palm OS.

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; 1st edition (April 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782127827
• ISBN-13: 978-0782127829
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,953,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Neil J. Salkind received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in the Institute for Child Study and has been a faculty member at the University of Kansas for 33 years. He has published over 80 professional papers, and is the author of several college level textbooks including Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, Theories of Human Development and Tests and Measurements for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests and Measurements. He was editor of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography for 13 years and also works as a literary agent for Studio B. When he's not typing away, he enjoys reading, collecting signed first editions, cooking, competitive Masters swimming, chocolate in almost any form and working on vintage Volvos and living with Leni.

Customer Reviews

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Visor, I didn't know you could do that, May 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Visor! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

Having just bought a Visor PDA, I was looking for assistance in learning its many features. I was disappointed to find out that that is not what this book is about. However it is a definite positive addition to this little computer. It is mostly a glossary of different applications for your Visor,many of which are included with an accompanying CD. It shows how to access info from the web and download it. There are over 100 web addresses listed, costs, and a review of what each does. That alone will save time and memory, plus the included CD's (1) programs make the cost of this book definitely worth having from the start with a new PDA.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ALTHOUGH ALL OF THIS INFO IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE SOME MIGHT..., September 4, 2000

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T. Reinhardt "olivia lee" (east coast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Visor! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

FIND THAT HAVING IT IN ALL IN ONE PLACE A CONVENIENCE. Truthfully I found most of this information independant of this book while searching for various PDA downlaods. That made me a little discouraged about having had spent the money for this book. This book also comes with a CD but again...with downloadable programs the CD is redundant. The book also doesn't tell if the program is FREEWARE or SHAREWARE which personally I think is VERY VERY important. I am a new user and trying to stay with totally free software applications at the moment. Also for as big as this book is I think there could have been many, many, many many more programs included!!! I don't know how the softwear was picked but I do know that while checking a visor site for incompatable software some of this software was reported incompatable. Now this is only reports by some users and not all are confirmed....but it was enough to give me pause. In anycase.... if you want a book on USING your visor this IS NOT IT! Try "VISOR for DUMMIES". If you want links to software for your visor try the handspring.com website. If it is easier for you to have it in one book with a CD included this maybe a good resourse for you but honesty I don't think this book was a very good bargin.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Visor Software Catalog FOR SALE!, August 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Visor! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

This book was highly disapointing. As I quickly became aware, the contents are nothing more than brief synopsis of various shareware and freeware programs available for the Visor. That's it! No substance....just sales!