Because Palm recently introduced a low-cost color device, their new m130 handheld, we feel it’s important to showcase some interesting applications. Although we originally ran this article last year, it’s still interesting — and now relevant to a wider audience. There’s a very prolific developer named Vince Lee who’s written a whole bunch of wonderful software. Last year, he figured out how get video clips to play on handhelds (including synchronized sound). In this PalmPower Classic (updated and re-edited for this issue), you can learn about the potential applications of this technology and get some tips on how to best take advantage of TealMovie, his cool software.

In this edition of Letters to the Editor, a reader writes in wondering where to find one of our past product reviews. If you’ve been looking for the lowdown on all the Palm OS products that have been released over the years, read on.

Contributing Editor Steve Niles has chosen FreePlay PDA as April’s PalmPower Product of the Month. This online software evaluation service allows you to try out a piece of Palm OS software via an Internet-based demonstration before you make the commitment to buy.

HexCon, from developer Jason Goldman, is a game of skill in which you command a fleet of warships against an enemy fleet of similar spacecraft. Steve Niles shares an entertaining review of this fun, fast-paced Palm OS strategy game.

Looking to waste time or waste aliens? Senior Technical Editor Claire Pieterek has been doing some serious gaming with two fun diversions from Global Star Software. Check out these cool reviews of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, and Austin Powers Pinball. Yeah, baby!

If your trusty Palm OS computer breaks, don’t just throw it away. If you’re handy, you can fix it yourself at a reasonable price. Before you run out and spend too much on a new device, be sure to read this article.

Claire Pieterek reviews Parallel Design’s Personality Pack for the Palm m505, which adds a bit of style to your favorite enterprise tool while protecting it from on-the-job hazards.

In December we featured an article that took a look at the type of hardware you need to make your Palm handheld wireless. In this edition of Letters to the Editor, two readers share their opinions on how best to connect your handheld to email and the Internet.

Contributing Editor Steve Niles has selected Simplicity for Mobile Servers as PalmPower’s Enterprise Edition Product of the Month. The rapid application development software makes it easy to program midlets and servlets in a J2ME and J2EE Java Enterprise Environment.

Palm, Inc., its partners, and third-party developers made a number of exciting announcements of interest to the enterprise market during the PalmSource Conference and Expo 2002. Contributing Editor Steve Niles tells you all about the major releases in this must-read article.