The Palm device’s built-in applications are all most users need, but we don’t all qualify as "most users." If you’ve ever wished you could view your schedule and to-do items on the same screen, display individual events in different type styles, or link records between applications, it’s time to jump out of the "most users" category and dive into Pimlico Software’s DateBk4 with PalmPower contributing editor Jeff Carlson.

Sometimes the best solution to a new high-tech problem is to recycle ideas from outdated technology. Back in the early days of personal computing, a device called an acoustic coupler was used to transfer data over analog phone lines. With the advent of the Internet, email, and the Palm handheld computer, the good ol’ coupler is back, and it’s better than ever. Contributing Editor Jason Perlow gives you the skinny.

There are a number of virtual wallet programs in the Windows CE marketplace. These programs allow you to store replicas of the items you carry in your physical wallet, such as your credit cards, bankcards, memberships, and even your photos. In addition, they allow you to store other important information, such as those pesky serial numbers and registration IDs for all your software programs. Furthermore, most of these programs are fully configurable, so you can modify the program to meet your personal data needs. In this article, Contributing Editor Clifford Brooks checks out MediaWallet, the latest offering from Applian Technologies, Inc.

It’s a little known fact that one of our favorite Contributing Editors, Dan Huber, is in his junior year in high school. It’s hard to believe, because his writing is so professional. This month, Dan takes on a topic near and dear to his heart: the affordability of Windows CE devices for students. If you’re a student, a parent, or want to reach this incredibly valuable demographic, you should read Dan’s article.

This month, bSQUARE’s Andrew Tucker takes a look at a hidden feature that should be of interest to all users of Hewlett Packard (HP) Jornada H/PCs and H/PC Pros. It shows you how to create an OK button in the title bar of your dialog box; how to test for the existence of a file on your Windows CE device even if it’s in ROM; and how to get a listview to select a whole row at a time instead of just the first column.

This year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show) was huge, the biggest contributing editor Mark Moeller has seen, with many interesting new products displayed. Three new Auto PCs and one new peripheral were demonstrated at the show. All of the new systems feature faster processors, bigger screens, MP3 playback, and more advanced user interfaces. However, each of the companies has focused on different areas, giving the consumer a really nice choice in feature sets. Read this article to learn more about each of these new Auto PC marvels.

Here at ZATZ, we’ve been fortunate enough to attract four wonderful Senior Technical Editors, Richard Echeandia, Claire Pieterek, Jason Perlow, and Dan Velasco. In this month’s editorial, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz explains the role of Senior Technical Editor and just how these four key people help to make the journal a success. Whether you’ve ever wondered what Senior Technical Editors do, or you’ve just been concerned with growing your own career, you owe it to yourself to read this article.

If you’re a fan of fan fiction, you’ll want to read Steve Papp’s article on You Want Fries with That?, Windows CE Power’s site of the month for February.

Go ahead, admit it — your Palm organizer can be FUN. It’s great for games, or for tracking your favorite sports teams. However, the purpose of this article isn’t to tell you how to have fun with your Palm organizer. The purpose of this article is to help you realize the potential of what your Palm organizer is really all about — greatly enhancing your business-related productivity. Here Samuel Brandwein tells you how to increase your productivity on your Palm device, and still enjoy it.

In this installment of letters to the editor, a Visor customer is left forlorn, a reader reminds us of one of those tips that’s an "oldie but a goodie", and a new PalmPower fan is born.