Author Richard Siderits needed a way for his office PC to notify him in real time about what was going on when he was out of his office. He found the answer in an inexpensive but feature packed program called Gotcha that works with your standard desktop Web cam.

Dale and Dawna have taken a bit of break on the standard Keeping Score fair in this month’s column. With wireless data transfer rates finally becoming reasonable, Video On Demand technology, and more effective compression algorithms, mobile devices are transforming into fully equipped media centers. Given that it’s award season in Hollywood, this month has mobile media on the playbill.

Document portability is one of the foundations of mobile computing, but who wants to carry around five pounds of paper in addition to a laptop? That’s where the DocuPen R700 from Planon comes in. The DocuPen is a portable handheld scanner specifically designed to scan a full-width sheet of paper, yet remain portable enough to fit in your pocket. Read on to see what Senior Editor James Booth thinks of this pocket-sized page scanner.

Mobile ad-hoc networks are highly dynamic. In essence, the critical features of mobile ad-hoc networks can broadly be classified as Quantitative and Qualitative feature types. In this article, Contributing Editor Humayun Bakht presents a brief overview of some of the critical features of mobile ad-hoc networks.

In a previous We Got Game column, Senior Editor James Booth profiled a couple of older games that at one time were leading edge, but are now considered outdated. He feels these older games are perfect for taking your gaming on the road with your laptop. Now he’s back with a retro gaming redux, covering a couple of games that didn’t make the previous article due to length.

With solitaire being one of the most popular game genres for the Palm OS. Hundreds of choices exist, some utterly amazing, some utterly pathetic. In this edition of We Got Game, author David Silver covers PDAMill’s GameBox Solitaire and GameBox Solitaire II. Read on to find out where they rank on the scale.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to monitor live Internet video from different locations using your palm device? Author Richard Siderits can and does. In this Power Tip, he brings it all together for you, showing you how you too can wirelessly stream video to your handheld over a network.

The cost of healthcare is on the rise, and over 25% of U.S. citizens can’t afford healthcare coverage. Insurance companies and healthcare providers are looking for new ways to dramatically lower the cost of care while improving the overall quality of care. This month’s column focuses on two growing mobile solutions for the healthcare provider: mobile rounding and mobile charge capture.

When it comes to games, laptops don’t really come to mind do they? So I guess you’re at a loss when taking your gaming on the road. Or are you? Senior Editor James Booth thinks there are a lot of really great older games that can be played on laptops, so read on for a dose of retro gaming to go.

If, like author Heather Wardell, you thrive on games like The Sims or Rollercoaster Tycoon, you may find Fish Tycoon and Plant Tycoon to be just what you’ve been looking for. Plant Tycoon and Fish Tycoon bring the excitement of pets to your Palm or Pocket PC handheld. Created by LDW Software, both games are easy to learn, entertaining, and can be utterly addictive.