Posted Saturday, May 20, 2000 10:58:57 AM PST
by Ryan
I've received a few accounts of quality issues with the
Palm IIIc case. Read on for more details. If I get a significant response on this issue I will try to contact Palm for their position on this matter. -Ryan
Mark Ressa writes...
Seems there are a significant number of IIIc's developing cracked rear cases. Personally I've had one such case and it looks as if my second IIIc is developing cracks as well. Not sure what Palm's position is on this as I've read that several people have paid Palm $100 to repair. Clearly Palm should cover these repairs free of charge and should announce cognizance of the problem.
Posted Friday, May 19, 2000 3:27:36 PM PST
by Ryan
A company called
Red Gorilla is offering a pretty good deal on a Palm IIIe. If you
sign-up and purchase a year of their "Go Pack" (a web based time and expense tracking service), they will give you a new Palm IIIe with free shipping, no taxes, and no strings. Or if you already have a Palm or don't want a IIIe they will give you a $125 gift certificate for use at Handango!
Posted Thursday, May 18, 2000 9:40:31 AM PST
by Ryan
Thanks to E London for pointing out this
Palm article on the Washington Post. In the "E-Life special", the author extols the many conveniences of Palm organizers. If you know someone who is considering purchasing a Palm send him or her this article and they'll be hooked :)
Posted Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:22:01 AM PST
by Justin Nolan
KCPUG will hold our May meeting this Saturday, May 20th at 10:00am. Our presenter will be Raj Mitra KCPUG director. We will be demoing the Palm III GPS attachment from Randy McNally. Also we will be reviewing Datebook 4, Actioneer, and Life Balance.
As usual we will have give away. Our meetings are for new and experienced users of the Palm platform. For more information please visit the Kansas City Palm User Group web site.
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:32:50 AM PST
by Ed
Handspring
announced today that it would sell 10 million common shares priced at $19 to $22 a share during its initial public offering, the date for which has not yet been announced. They plan to use the $190.2 million for for general corporate purposes, including working capital. They have asked Nasdaq to be listed under the symbol "HAND".
In a related story, during an interview with the German site GNN.de, Worldwide PR Manager for Handspring Allen Bush promised French and Spanish Visors by the end of this year. He went on to say that Handspring is working on new Visors with color displays and wireless internet access, though no dates for release of these products were mentioned.
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:25:52 AM PST
by Ed
In
this article in the SJ Mercury News, Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of worldwide product marketing, said Apple isn't working on a PDA at all. "We are focused on the personal computer space, not the handheld space, and that's that. I hate to use these words, but there's nothing going on.''
Conspiracy theorists could point out that Apple always denies that they are working on anything until it is released but it was rumored they were going to announce the device at this week's developer's conference and this statement doesn't bode well for that.
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:14:05 AM PST
by Ed
Teredia is offering a free Minstrel III wireless modem when you sign a two year unlimited access service contract at $44.95. You can get the same price for a one year contract but you have to provide your own modem. Currently the service is only available in the northeast U.S. but the company promises more coverage area soon.
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2000 7:45:42 AM PST
by Ed
Over the years, millions have been inspired by the
amazing tale of Mike the Headless Chicken. Now you can take part in this saga by owning the "
Mike the Headless eChicken" virtual pet for the Palm OS. You will need to feed and care for Mike and he will reward you with love and occasional chicken jokes and poetry. I swear to God I'm not making this up.
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2000 12:42:20 PM PST
by Ed
Sony's newly-appointed president Kunitake Ando
revealed Monday that they will release a PDA running the Palm OS in September.
Update: According to c|net, the PDA that Sony will release this Fall will be color, use memory sticks, have the same wireless capabilities as the Palm VII, and be amazingly cheap at less than $200.
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2000 8:20:05 AM PST
by Ed
Microsoft
announced Monday that it is adding additional security to Outlook to restrict the spread of viruses as e-mail attachments. One of the changes means that the user will have to manually approve all access to their address book. According to a statement released by Microsoft, "Users will have to provide approval for legitimate uses of Outlook automation such as Palm or Pocket PC synchronization -- this will no longer be a 'hands-off' process (users will have to click yes on a dialog box before synchronization takes place)."
Thanks to PDABuzz for the link.
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2000 6:02:24 AM PST
by Vladimir Campos
Good news for Portuguese Language Palm users! The Brazilian website "PalmBR" now has its own AvantGo Channel. Its already available for download at AvantGo website or PalmBR website, located at:
http://www.palmbr.com
[SAME AS ABOVE - IN PORTUGUESE] Uma boa notícia para os usuários Palm de língua Portuguesa! O website PalmBR acaba de inaugurar um canal AvantGo em Português. Para adicionar o canal, utilize o endereço http://www.palmbr.com
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2000 6:01:37 AM PST
by Ed
GoAmerica, a wireless ISP and reseller of the Minstrel III, has
announced that it will add to its wireless services Certicom's
elliptic curve cryptography, a type of public key cryptography.
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