Hello Gadgeteers. I’ve been a little busy lately and haven’t written on this page. I’m working on a couple reviews that should be posted within the week. Look for a comparison review of database programs for the PalmPilot and a review of Delorme’s Earthmate GPS system for the PalmPilot or laptop.
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-11-11 Read More
Program Requirements: Device: All Palm OS PDAs 19K free for driver or 15K free for hackmaster version of driver Landware’s GoType! keyboard is the answer to many Piloteer’s wishes. Finally a compact touch typeable keyboard that doesn’t require any special cables to use and works with both the PalmPilot and Palm III. The GoType! keyboard
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Ever since we saw the first mysterious clear cased PalmPilot, we have all lusted after them. Come on, don’t deny it! Unfortunately, the only way to get one was to be a software developer or to know someone on the inside. Well, now it’s not as hard to get your greedy little paws on the
Clear Palm III Case Review Read More
11/04/98 If there is any doubt that I’m a total gadget/computer maniac, read on 🙂 This weekend I bought a new guitar (Collings 0002-H). As soon as I got home, I started looking for guitar programs for my Palm III and PC. I wasn’t content to just play my new guitar, I had to also
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-11-04 Read More
10/28/98 A couple people responded to my question the other day about female gadgeteers. Check out their comments… It is interesting that the respondents were all male. I’ve still not heard from any women on this subject.
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-10-28 Read More
I just received a Pilot clip on modem the other day. I loaded Proxiweb on it. Proxiweb is an EXCELLENT web browser for the PalmPilot / Palm III. This software is very fast even at 14.4k. I think it’s faster than my 400mhz Dell desktop and 56k modem! These guys should write a PC browser!
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-10-27 Read More
PDA Panache seems to put out some of the best PDA styli around. They’ve just come out with a few new offerings that I’m sure you’ll be interested in checking out. I’ve already posted a review of their new Casio E series styli for the Casio Palm size PC so I won’t be including it
PDA Panache Styli Review Read More
10/24/98 I started wondering today why women in general aren’t Gadgeteers. Why is that? Am I the only true female Gadgeteer? Send me an email if you are one or disagree with me.
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-10-24 Read More
10/22/98 Guess what showed up in my mailbox yesterday? The Earthmate Delorme GPS receiver that works with Palm OS PDAs! I can’t wait to start playing with it. Look for a review of it and a mapping software review roundup soon. Found out that Money Manager (one of my software picks) is now commercial. You
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-10-22 Read More
The Pilot Armor case by Okmik Productions is an all aluminum case for the PalmPilot or Palm III. This is a new version of their first case which was called the Angel case. The Armor case comes in several brilliant anodized colors including black, red, blue, green, violet, orange, brown, yellow and clear (silver). I
Ever wish you could easily hotsync your PalmPilot with the cradle while it is still in a case? Well, thanks to a new product called The Bridge, you can. The Bridge is a cradle extender made by Midwest PCB Designs and available for purchase at PalmPilotGear H.Q. The idea was created by Don Damiani who
10/20/98 I received several nifty gadgets in the mail recently. Look for reviews of PDA Panache’s latest stylus offerings (one of them even has a laser pointer!), Vista Imaging’s webcam, the CVideo-Mail Pro webcam, and the PDA Pocket PalmPilot beltcase. I just switched from using the AutoPoint+ 3in1 stylus to the new Trio-1 stylus from
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-10-20 Read More
One of the latest products to come from PDA Panache is a replacement stylus for the Casio E10 (or E11) Palm size PC. This stylus comes in two variations. A black chrome and a silver chrome model.Like all the other styli that PDA Panache carries, they include a screen safe bright orange tip. This
Casio E10/11 PDA Panache Stylus Review Read More
I decided to start this new page because I am frequently asked what gear I personally use. The left side of this page will have a constantly updating list of the things I use everyday. If I’ve written a review of the product, I’ll hyperlink it so you can click on it. If not, I’ll
Julie’s Gear Diary – 1998-10-18 Read More
What is one feature that we love most about Palm OS PDAs? Customization! If there is a feature we don’t like about the Pilot, then chances are someone has written a program that fixes what we don’t like. Third party application launcher programs are one such feature that has fixed what we don’t like about
Application Launchers for Palm OS PDAs Review Read More
Program Requirements: Desktop: 486 or Pentium with 8meg of RAM running Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 (NT users require docking station) 15mb free disk space Franklin has released their next generation REX device. This new version is called the REX Pro. What’s different in this new version? The REX Pro now has a data
Program Requirements: Device: Compatible with SH3 and MIPS Palm size PCs. Needs 74k of RAM. SockOut by Field Software is a Breakout style game for your Palm size PC. You use your stylus to control a paddle at the bottom of the screen which keeps the ball in play. The object of the game is
Hello, my name is Julie Strietelmeier, and I am a couch potato. There, I’ve said it…whew… I feel better. Yes, it’s true, I like nothing better than sitting home on the weekend watching movies and tv shows that I’ve taped during the week while being at work. When the mini satellite dishes came out, I
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What makes the Palm OS PDAs so great is that virtually everything about them software-wise can be modified via 3rd party add-ons, or replacements. The T9 keyboard by Tegic Communications is one such program. The T9 keyboard replaces the built in QWERTY style keyboard. The T9 (which stands for “Text on 9 keys”) product isn’t
The WinCam.Live Internet Camera System by StarDot Technologies is a fully automated webcam. This isn’t one of those little webcams that you use to do video chat through Microsoft NetMeeting or other such programs. WinCam.Live is more suited although not limited to surveillance type work. This product can be easily configured to take a picture