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Built-in applications for Palm OS

Palm OS licensees decide whichMemo pad - memos
applications are included on their PalmThe Memo Pad can hold notes of up to
OS devices. Licensees can also customize4,000 characters, keyed to
the applications. Below are some of theuser-configurable categories. Memos are
most common PalmSource applicationsordered in two ways: alphabetically, and
included with the Palm OS:manually (which allows the user to
Address book - contactschoose the order of the memos). Memo Pad
The Palm's Address program storesis for text, not for drawings. For this
contact information, keyed by any ofreason, text in Memo Pad must be entered
several user-definable categories.using the Graffiti alphabet.
Entries are displayed and sorted in lastStarting with the OS version 5.2.1 on
name, first name order (this can beTungsten T3 and Tungsten E, PalmOne,
changed only to Company, Last NameInc. released their own version of this
order). There are five slots for phoneapplication, called Memos, and the limit
or e-mail, each of which may behas been increased to 32Kb.
designated Work, Home, Fax, Other,Note pad
E-mail, Main, Pager or Mobile (the slotDrawings go in Note Pad. With neat
designations cannot be changed).handwriting, about 10 words will fit on
Starting with the OS version 5.2.1 onone page; for more text, Memo Pad is the
Tungsten T3 and Tungsten E a customizedbetter choice. There are three sizes of
version of this application waspen width, plus an eraser and a
released, not developed by PalmSource,background color change feature in some
but by PalmOne, called Contacts.models. It is possible to draw a very
Blazersimple map.
Blazer is a web browser for PalmNote Pad appeared on most Palm PDAs
handhelds. The versions 1.0 and 2.0 runstarting with Palm OS 4.0; certain PDAs
on Palm OS 3.1 or higher handhelds, butwith previous versions of Palm OS did
they needed a proxy server which hasnot include this application, except
been shut down, so they can no longer bePalm m100 with OS 3.51.
used. Version 3.0 is used on the TreoTo do list/tasks
600 smartphone. The current version ofAlso referred to as Task list.
Blazer is Blazer 4.5, which is compliantThis is a convenient place to create
with most major standards. It ispersonal reminders and prioritize the
generally bundled with newer smartphonesthings you have to do.
and newer Palm devices capable ofEach To Do List item may also have: a
accessing the Internet.priority, categories (to organize and
Calculatorview items in logical groups), attached
Calc turns the Palm into a standardNote (to add more description and
4-function pocket calculator with threeclarification of the task).
shades of purple and blue buttonsTo Do List item can be sorted by: due
contrasting with the two red cleardate, priority or category.
buttons. It supports square root andStarting with the OS version 5.2.1 on
percent keys and has one memory.Tungsten T3 and Tungsten E PalmOne, Inc.
It also has an option to display areleased their own version of this
running history of the calculations,application, called Tasks, in which
much like the paper-tape calculatorsalarms may be assigned to tasks, and can
that were once common.be made to repeat.
Starting in Palm OS v. 5.4 Garnet, thePalm photos
calculator has a menu option to switchThe original PalmPilots did not include
to an advanced mode, which featuresa photo viewer. To fill this gap, in
several button layouts that pertain to1997 Art Dahm created Image Viewer III,
specific jobs. These modes include:one of the first and most popular
Math, Trig, Finance, Logic, Statistics,independent consumer applications for
Weight/Tmp, Length, Area, and Volume.Palm. Since then, at least a dozen photo
Date book - calendarprograms have been released for Palm.
Date Book shows a daily or weeklyAs of 2006, most new Palm handhelds
schedule, or a simple monthly view. Theinclude Palm Photos, which creates a
daily schedule has one line per hour,digital photo album used to view
between user-selected begin and endpictures on a Palm OS device. As with
times. Clicking on an empty line createsall the other photo programs, photos can
a new appointment. Empty lines arebe beamed to other mobile devices. Each
crowded out by actual appointments,photo can be labeled and organized into
whose start and stop times are shown byseparate photo albums. A slideshow can
default bracketed in the left margin.also be shown for a specific album, and
An appointment can be heralded by aneach photo in the album will be shown
alarm, any number of minutes, hours orfull screen.
days before it begins. These alarmsPhotos can be edited with the Palm
sound even when the unit is switchedPhotos PC software (Windows only), and
off.when the photos are transferred to the
Appointments can recur in a specifiedhandheld they will contain all changes
number of days, weeks, months or yearsmade to the photo.
-- and can contain notes.The Palm Photos software is available in
Starting with the OS version 5.2.1 onthe Zire 71, Tungsten C, Tungsten E,
Tungsten T3, Tungsten E, Palm Inc.Tungsten T2, Tungsten T3 and several
released their own version of thisothers. Palm Z22 uses a lite version of
application, called Calendar. It allowsSplashPhoto.
categorisation of events, as well asWith Palm OS 5.28 (Zire 72), Palm Photos
coloured categories and featuring ahas been replaced by the Media
summary screen similar to that found onapplication, which also manages and
Windows Mobile devices.displays video files and edits photos.
It is possible to export the PalmVoice recording
datebook to the iCalendar format thanksSome models feature the ability to make
to the KDE program named KPilot, undervoice recordings which are synced using
Linux.the Voice conduit and can be viewed
Expenseunder Mac OS with the Voice Memo
The Expense application allows a user toapplication which is part of the Palm
track common business expenses. NoDesktop Suite.
totals are calculated on the Palm. TheAt present, most models do not have
user must sync with a host computer andVoice Memo capability. This list of Palm
view the expense data in a worksheetproducts shows which current models have
(templates for Microsoft Excel areVoice Memo: The Treo 700p, LifeDrive,
supplied). NOTE: Not included on allTungsten "T"(T2, T3, but not the T5,
Palm OS devices.etc.), and Zire 72 models. Palm's Treo
HotSync700w also includes voice recording, but
The HotSync application providesthis device runs Windows Mobile.
integration with the user's PC. UsuallyPreferences
activated by a press of the physicalAlso referred to as Prefs. Preferences
HotSync button on the Palm's cradle (aworks as a second launcher allowing the
dock station), this applicationuser to launch program files with the
communicates with various conduits on'panl' type. Palm OS contains
the desktop PC to install software,approximately 15 preference panels by
backup databases, or merge changes madedefault and new preference panels can be
on the PC or the handheld to bothadded just like any other application.
devices.Preference panels allow users to manage
In addition to the conduits provided bya number of setting including Graffiti
the licensee, developers can createsettings, sound settings, text
their own conduits for integration withshortcuts, network settings and the
other Palm OS applications and desktopsystem time.
products. For example, a time trackingSecurity
package could provide a conduit toThe Security application (which is a
communicate information between Palm OSpanel on newer Palm OS devices) allows
and Windows executables.users to specify a password needed to
A Backup conduit included with thedisplay hidden records and unlock the
HotSync software backs up (and restores,device when locked, as well as setup an
if necessary) most of the data on a Palmautomatic lock down time or inactivity
OS device. This allows users to hardthreshold. On the PC, only Palm Desktop
reset their Palm -- thus, clearing allhonors this password but other PC
of the data -- with few noticeableprograms can view everything--in other
consequences. This also allows users towords, all the data protected by this
migrate to new Palm devices of the samepassword can be seen by anyone opening
Palm OS version, a feature that isthe .dat files using a text editor or
helpful to those who lose or damageword processor. While it may be tempting
their device.to use this as an excuse to switch to
Some models of Palm keep their dataMicrosoft Outlook, some people say
storage in volatile memory and require"password recovery" programs can analzye
constant power to maintain their memory.Outlook .PST files to reveal the
Although these handhelds attempt to savepassword instantly; this is unproven
the contents of memory in low batteryhowever, and not in everyone's
situations by not "turning on," leavingexperience.
a "dead" handheld for an extended periodWhen using Palm devices in secure
of time can cause this reserve power toenvironments there are two primary
be used up and the contents of storageconcerns:
memory to be lost. Some later Palms useData on the Palm can be retrieved if the
NVRAM or microdrive for storage.Palm is lost or stolen.



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