Monthly Archives: November 2005

Palm Problems: Pt 2: Digitizer Fixes

(Last revised and updated July 16 2009) Jump to: Do a soft reset first Determine what is touching the screen Preventative screen maintenance Clean edge of the screen Tighten the screws on the device Disable hacks Install current updates and … Continue reading

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Palm Problems: Pt 1: Reset Loops, Crashes

(Last updated Nov 24, 2008) Sometime in the future (if you haven’t experienced a crash already, you’re quite lucky if you haven’t, btw), you will experience a crash in the Palm. It can be due to software conflicts between the … Continue reading

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Dynamic Memory Heap And Why It’s Important

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) If you are a major gamer who loves to play emulator type games, or Astraware games like Bejeweled 2 or other graphics intensive games you probably already know about dynamic heap memory and that many … Continue reading

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Putting It All Together: Pt 10: Expand Your Alarm Collection

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) This is part ten of the Putting it all together series. If you haven’t read part one, please check it out here. Sorry if this series ended up being much longer than I had anticipated. … Continue reading

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Putting It All Together: Pt 9: Optimizing Battery Life (II)

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) This is part nine of Putting it all together series and the second part of Optimizing battery life. To read part one of Putting it all together click here. To read the first part of … Continue reading

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Putting It All Together: Pt 8: Optimizing Battery Life (I)

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) This is part 8 of the Putting it all together series. If you haven’t read part one, please check it out here Battery life is an important part of the Palm and unfortunately, many of … Continue reading

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Putting It All Together: Pt 7: Security Programs

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) Again, I want to take a moment to thank Sammy McLoughlin for mentioning my blog on his ever so popular Palm Addicts site. It’s such an honor to be repeatedly mentioned by Sammy and I … Continue reading

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Putting It All Together: Pt 6: Protecting Your New Investment

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) This is part six of the Putting it all together series. If you haven’t read part one, please read it here. Jump to: Cases Send back to Palm for repair Extended Warranty Screen Repair Repair … Continue reading

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Putting It All Together: Pt 5 : Backup Your Palm Just In Case

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) This is part five of the Putting it all together series. If you haven’t read part one, you can read it here. In this part, I will be discussing several third party backup program solutions. … Continue reading

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Putting It all Together: Pt 4: Restoring From Your Backup Folder

(Last edited Feb 29, 2008) This is part four of the Putting it all together series. If you haven’t read part one, you can read it here. In this part, I will be discussing several third party backup program solutions. … Continue reading

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Putting It All together: Pt 3: The Power Of The Expansion SD Card

(Last edited Feb 27, 2008) This is part three of the Putting it all together series. If you haven’t read part one, please check it out here The power of the expansion card slot (SDIO): more storage for running programs … Continue reading

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Putting it all together: Pt 2: Removing Palm programs

(Last edited Feb 27, 2008) I just want to take a brief moment to acknowledge and thank The Palmdoc Chronicles for mentioning my blog on their site and adding a link to their blogroll. If you’re in the medical profession, … Continue reading

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Putting it all together: Pt 1: How to get started with a Palm

(Last edited Feb 27, 2008) Before I start on the topic of this posting, I would like to take a moment to remind everyone that today, November 11th, is Rememberance Day (in Canada) or Veterans Day (in USA). In Canada, … Continue reading

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The Hotsync Application: Pt 3: The Screens

(Last edited Feb 27, 2008) Screenshots of the Hotsync Application Here’s some screenshots of the Hotsync application to provide you with the various menu options available. The Options menu: Modem Sync Prefs, LAN Sync Prefs, Primary PC Setup, Conduit Setup, … Continue reading

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The Hotsync application: Pt 2: install Palm programs

(Last edited Feb 27, 2008) In this second part, we will be discussing how to install a Palm program via Hotsync. Installing a Palm program via Hotsync Aside from synchronizing data between the Palm and the computer, another important task … Continue reading

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