Re: PDA downloads
<<In a message dated 11/23/04 12:01:43 AM, Mike Maurice writes:
A PDA to be used with a GPS implies that the antenna must be located where
it can get a signal and the display must be located where you can see that.
The Garmin unit apparently has provision for an external antenna. It is a
little expensive for my tastes, but it runs the PALM operating system and
there are many useful tools which are freeware(free software) and which I
have become fond of.
Adobe Reader for Palm OS.
AT&T access number finder. Phone access codes to and from foreign countries.
ATool. A palm status info program.
Eudora. Email.
Eudora Web, web browser.
Flags. Color pictures of country flags of the world.
Outdoor Navigator.
S Morse. A Morse Code tutor and trainer.
SignalFlag. Color pictures of the signal flags.
Tide Tool.
All these toys/tools will run on most any PALM operating system PDA.>>
Mike,
Do you have any URLs where you can download the freeware versions of these
tools?
Larry Z
LRZeitlin@aol.com
At 09:50 AM 11/23/04 -0500, you wrote:
Mike,
Do you have any URLs where you can download the freeware versions of these
tools?
You want the latest versions, which are sometimes on the developers web
site. But, you can start tracking them down by just putting the name of the
PDA tool into the google search engine. You might add the word "freeware"
to the search strings.
There are several major web sites that specialize in freeware, once you hit
them you will find most of this stuff.
They usually have a link to the developers web site where you can download
the latest version.
If you want to do a general search try: "freeware" "PDA" "PALM"
I don't think I have found all the useful PDA tools but there is quite a
bit of freeware and then there is a LOT of shareware and low cost stuff to
choose from.
This is my favorite URL:
http://www.freewarepalm.com/communication/communication.shtml
Mike
Capt. Mike Maurice
Tualatin(Portland), Oregon
All these toys/tools will run on most any PALM operating
system PDA.
Do you have any URLs where you can download the freeware
versions of these tools?
The standard place for all Palm software is www.palmgear.com. Every
developer I know puts their stuff there.
www.handango.com is another popular place for PDA software. This includes
Pocket PC and Smartphone platforms too.
By the way, I finally got my hands on a Windows Mobile for Smartphone device
after having only used emulators for the last year. This is an incredible
platform. I'm really excited about it. My Audiovox SMT5600 cost only $169
and is a full PDA + cell phone in a normal cell phone size (it's really
pocket sized). The hardware blows me away. I haven't been this impressed
with a handheld device like this for a very long time. It connects with GPS
devices perfectly.
If anyone is interested in learning more about these new types of
Smartphones, email me and I'll forward you an article that I just wrote with
loads of screen shots.
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Jeffrey Siegel
M/V aCappella
DeFever 53PH
W1ACA/WDB4350
Castine, Maine
Tuesday, November 23, 2004, 6:50:13 AM, LRZeitlin wrote:
Lac> <<In a message dated 11/23/04 12:01:43 AM, Mike Maurice writes:
It is a
little expensive for my tastes, but it runs the PALM operating system and
there are many useful tools which are freeware(free software) and which I have become fond of.
Tide Tool.
All these toys/tools will run on most any PALM operating system PDA.>>
Lac> Mike,
Lac> Do you have any URLs where you can download the freeware versions of these
Lac> tools?
Tide Tool for the Palm is available from http://www.toolworks.com/bilofsky/tidetool/
This is related to XTide - versions of XTide for many platforms are available through http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/ports.html
A Windows port of XTide, WXTide, is available on my GPS site.
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Lien Hwa 28 (AKA Polaris 30) "Sea Spray"
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