Handspring Visor (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

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The popularity of "palmtop" computing devices is soaring thanks in part to the popularity of the Handspring Visor line of expandable handhelds. Sales of new products such as the Visor Prism, Visor Platinum, and Visor Deluxe outstrip those of cell phones and personal computers in some corners of the country. Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide introduces the complete Visor line, showing readers how to use the operating system, basic modules (address book, date book, memo pad, to-do list), and advanced features.The book covers every feature and facet of Handspring's devices from entering text and sketches, to managing schedules, using databases, spreadsheets, personal finance programs and games. It also addresses the Springboard modules that convert Visors into cell phones, GPS systems, pagers, and MP3 audio players.

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Handspring Visor: VQS

Your Handspring Visor is more than just a digital phone book, so exploit the possibilities. While there are many books on the Palm OS, Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide is one of the very few devoted exclusively to the Visor. It's your guide to the handheld world, from the simple--managing appointments and tracking tasks--to the sublime--connecting to the Internet and using the Visor as a cellular phone to make calls on the go.

If you're new to the world of handhelds, start with the basics: working with the Visor's operating system, the Palm OS, and its input language, Graffiti. Then move on to practical, step-by-step sections on how to integrate the Visor into your daily life. Handspring Visor: VQS takes you far beyond what you'll find in the manual. Learn not only how to use the Date Book, for example, but also strategies for improving your time-management skills. And with the Visor, you never need be out of touch. There's an entire section on how to access the Internet wirelessly, using a variety of snap-on modems and wireless networking modules. The book covers the most up-to-date Handspring Visor models, including the sleek Visor Edge and the color Visor Prism, plus expansion modules like GPS receivers, MP3 players, digital cameras, gaming devices, and the ultra-convenient Visor Phone.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education; 1st edition (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201745798
• ISBN-13: 978-0201745795
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,841,734 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent addition to your VQSG Library, September 18, 2001

By	FreefFreefieFreefinatorFreeforAllFreeferoni "... (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great title in the Visual Quickstart series, July 30, 2001

By A Customer

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Starting Point, May 6, 2002

By	Navyvet "navyvet" (Griswold, Connecticut United States) - See all my reviews

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!