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The Complete PalmPilot Guide (Paperback)

by Calvin O. Parker (Author)
2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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If you have a PalmPilot™ you know what all the buzz is about. This PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) from 3Com® has revolutionized the handheld computing market -- and it can revolutionize your life! To-do lists, email, daily and weekly calendars, basic spreadsheets, a memo pad, a calculator, your favorite computer game -- all this and more can reside on a pocket-size machine not much larger than a pack of playing cards.

But as handy as the PalmPilot is, there are a few things that dont come in the box -- namely information on all the things your PalmPilot can do and a slew of PalmPilot shareware. Thats where The Complete PalmPilot™ Guide comes in. Written by a PalmPilot devotee who maintains a PalmPilot FAQ Web site and two newsgroups, this guide provides essential tips and tricks that every PalmPilot user should know. My screen presses arent registering. What should I do? Ive just lost all my data on my PalmPilot -- now what? How do I perform a HotSync? Is the 1MB PalmPilot faster than the 512K version?

Youll find answers to these and dozens of other common (and not-so-common) PalmPilot questions in this handy guide.

Youll also get a thorough run-down and review of all the major commercial and shareware/freeware applications, and inside tips on installing and using these programs, as well as a CD-ROM containing over 140 shareware and freeware applications -- including games, productivity tools, spreadsheets, and more.

Make the most of this handy device with The Complete PalmPilot Guide! You Get Over 140 Shareware and Freeware Applications on the enclosed CD, including: Q-Mate -- a finance application thats compatible with Quicken Doc e-text reader -- an application that lets you read text of any size Klondike -- a solitaire card game J-File -- a shareware database application ReDo 2 -- program that allows you to create repeating To Dos Tricorder -- scan for intelligent life (just like they did on Star Trek)

About the Author
Calvin O. Parker is a database administrator with Sterling Software. He spent nine years working for the U.S. Air Force as a programmer and database administrator. Calvin, a PalmPilot™ devotee, maintains a Web site for PalmPilot users, and runs two PalmPilot newsgroups.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 337 pages
  • Publisher: MIS-Press; Book&Disc edition (November 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1558285865
  • ISBN-13: 978-1558285866
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,427,990 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Pretty basic and getting out of date..., July 3, 1998
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Potential readers should be aware of two facts about the first edition: (1) There is NO mention of the Palm III or O.S. 3; happily, much of what is true of the Palm Pilot carries over to the Palm III, but how is one to know what?; (2) Some 183 pages of the 320 pages of text (57% of the book!!) is devoted to descriptions of third party software. (3) In many cases SEVERAL versions of the shareware/freeware have come and gone since the version numbers mentioned in the text. More current information is readily available on the web. (4) Many problems in Chapter 4 (Troubleshooting...) refer to long dead versions of the operating system. [New problems await you ;)] In short, a ho-hum, sort of like reading about Lotus 1a, or WordPerfect 5.1, or dBaseII.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars An Incomplete Disappointment, July 27, 1999
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I purchased this book and was roundly disappointed by its muddy writing and neverending review of out-of-date software. I felt misled and humiliated for spending money on this book when most of what comprises the text can be found for free on the internet.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A very bacic book, January 5, 2000
The Complete Palm Pilot is a very simplistic manual that is written for a computer beginner using the Palm Pilot. It lacks detailed information on basic concepts including "graffiti" and other details that even a novice will need. A major part of the manual is devoted to a very basic descriptions of add-on programs. In summery, this book is too simple for even beginners and I do not recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginner Pilot enthusiasts
I was a little apprehensive about purchasing this book after reading the reviews here. I had just purchased a Palmpilot to replace my Zaurus and was looking for a comprehensive... Read more
Published on January 26, 1998 by Wayne Schulz

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting The Most Out of the PalmPilot Quickly!
I bought the book with the expectation that it would be a good reference. It is an excellent book if you are a "beginner" with the PalmPilot or have not read Calvin's... Read more
Published on December 16, 1997

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it
I was looking forward to Mr. Parker's book on the PalmPilot, the most useful PDA I have used. I was dissapointed. Read more
Published on December 7, 1997

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