Article archive for 1999 – Page 5

Friday, October 1, 1999

A guide to choosing the Palm device that’s right for you

There are lots of new products this month, some from Palm and some from Handspring, the intriguing new upstart. But which device should you buy? We’re pleased to introduce a new Technology Skeptic column by Kevin Quin. In it, Kevin helps our less technically inclined readers choose among the new devices. But even if you’re more of a technology expert, Kevin’s article’s a very useful and informative read.

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Friday, October 1, 1999

Analysis of Palm and Handspring announcements

All the cards are now on the table. We’ve seen the Palm and Handspring announcements that should take us much of the way through the end of the year. But what does it all mean? In this important article, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz puts the new announcements under his analytical microscope and puts it all into perspective. If you follow Palm Computing at all, you’ll want to read this article right now.

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Friday, October 1, 1999

A Palm III journal

When Greg McKinney bought his Palm III in May 1999, he decided to keep a journal online that contains notes, reviews, and his thoughts on using the Palm III. Check out our PalmPower Site of the Month for ideas on how to get more out of your favorite device.

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Friday, October 1, 1999

There’s none so blind as those who won’t see

Judith Tabron, the self-described "puppet dictator of academic technology at Brandeis University" has uncovered a wonderful science fiction short story that you can read on your Palm device. When you turn on your handy little electronic brain and read this story over your lunch or on the train, you’ll have too much fun to worry about the future.

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Friday, October 1, 1999

Palm announcements: the Palm Vx, better pricing, and more

We love it when we get to talk about the new goodies from Palm Computing. This month, Palm announced a new Palm V device, new and funky variations on the Palm IIIe, better pricing and more. To find out all about it, read this great article by our very own News Editor, Heather McDaniel.

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Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Important answers to Y2K questions

In five months, the 21st century will be upon us. The Y2K issue is something we’ve all become quite aware of. Since January is closing in on us at breakneck speed, we thought it time to bring you some exclusive Y2K tips from Kelly C Bourne, one of the country’s leading experts and the author of Year 2000 Solutions for Dummies.

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Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Capturing screen shots using Capture CE

Have you ever needed to capture a Windows CE screen shot? If you’ve ever wanted to write about Windows CE or post screen shots on a Web page, you need to know how to grab an image. In this helpful article, Frank McPherson shows you how a free program called Capture CE can help you out.

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Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Inside the world’s first mobile magazine network

On Tuesday, August 17, 1999, ZATZ:Pure Internet Publishing (that’s us!) and AvantGo, Inc. announced the availability of the world’s first mobile magazine network, available mutually through ZATZ.com and AvantGo.com. This is the first time that a complete network of magazines has been made available for mobile device users. In this article, we’ll take you through some of our experiences in setting up this capability, some of the design decisions we made, and some of the discoveries we made once the service went live. For you webmasters out there, this article will also help prepare you for implementing your own mobile delivery systems.

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Wednesday, September 1, 1999

The Brooks journal project

In August of 1999, one technical writer disappeared in the suburbs near San Jose, California while researching an article. A day later his Windows CE-based device was found

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Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Master dialup connections with DialupMaster

We all know that the process of getting connected to the Internet, actually dialing the phone, isn’t hard. But it can be a bit annoying. Contributing editor Dan Huber’s found a helpful, little program that gives you much more control over Remote Networking.

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