| Palm OS licensees decide which | | | | Memo pad - memos |
| applications are included on their Palm | | | | The Memo Pad can hold notes of up to |
| OS devices. Licensees can also customize | | | | 4,000 characters, keyed to |
| the applications. Below are some of the | | | | user-configurable categories. Memos are |
| most common PalmSource applications | | | | ordered in two ways: alphabetically, and |
| included with the Palm OS: | | | | manually (which allows the user to |
| Address book - contacts | | | | choose the order of the memos). Memo Pad |
| The Palm's Address program stores | | | | is for text, not for drawings. For this |
| contact information, keyed by any of | | | | reason, text in Memo Pad must be entered |
| several user-definable categories. | | | | using the Graffiti alphabet. |
| Entries are displayed and sorted in last | | | | Starting with the OS version 5.2.1 on |
| name, first name order (this can be | | | | Tungsten T3 and Tungsten E, PalmOne, |
| changed only to Company, Last Name | | | | Inc. released their own version of this |
| order). There are five slots for phone | | | | application, called Memos, and the limit |
| or e-mail, each of which may be | | | | has been increased to 32Kb. |
| designated Work, Home, Fax, Other, | | | | Note pad |
| E-mail, Main, Pager or Mobile (the slot | | | | Drawings 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 on | | | | one page; for more text, Memo Pad is the |
| Tungsten T3 and Tungsten E a customized | | | | better choice. There are three sizes of |
| version of this application was | | | | pen 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 |
| Blazer | | | | simple map. |
| Blazer is a web browser for Palm | | | | Note Pad appeared on most Palm PDAs |
| handhelds. The versions 1.0 and 2.0 run | | | | starting with Palm OS 4.0; certain PDAs |
| on Palm OS 3.1 or higher handhelds, but | | | | with previous versions of Palm OS did |
| they needed a proxy server which has | | | | not include this application, except |
| been shut down, so they can no longer be | | | | Palm m100 with OS 3.51. |
| used. Version 3.0 is used on the Treo | | | | To do list/tasks |
| 600 smartphone. The current version of | | | | Also referred to as Task list. |
| Blazer is Blazer 4.5, which is compliant | | | | This is a convenient place to create |
| with most major standards. It is | | | | personal reminders and prioritize the |
| generally bundled with newer smartphones | | | | things you have to do. |
| and newer Palm devices capable of | | | | Each To Do List item may also have: a |
| accessing the Internet. | | | | priority, categories (to organize and |
| Calculator | | | | view items in logical groups), attached |
| Calc turns the Palm into a standard | | | | Note (to add more description and |
| 4-function pocket calculator with three | | | | clarification of the task). |
| shades of purple and blue buttons | | | | To Do List item can be sorted by: due |
| contrasting with the two red clear | | | | date, priority or category. |
| buttons. It supports square root and | | | | Starting 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 a | | | | released their own version of this |
| running history of the calculations, | | | | application, called Tasks, in which |
| much like the paper-tape calculators | | | | alarms may be assigned to tasks, and can |
| that were once common. | | | | be made to repeat. |
| Starting in Palm OS v. 5.4 Garnet, the | | | | Palm photos |
| calculator has a menu option to switch | | | | The original PalmPilots did not include |
| to an advanced mode, which features | | | | a photo viewer. To fill this gap, in |
| several button layouts that pertain to | | | | 1997 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 - calendar | | | | programs have been released for Palm. |
| Date Book shows a daily or weekly | | | | As of 2006, most new Palm handhelds |
| schedule, or a simple monthly view. The | | | | include Palm Photos, which creates a |
| daily schedule has one line per hour, | | | | digital photo album used to view |
| between user-selected begin and end | | | | pictures on a Palm OS device. As with |
| times. Clicking on an empty line creates | | | | all the other photo programs, photos can |
| a new appointment. Empty lines are | | | | be 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 by | | | | separate 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 an | | | | each photo in the album will be shown |
| alarm, any number of minutes, hours or | | | | full screen. |
| days before it begins. These alarms | | | | Photos can be edited with the Palm |
| sound even when the unit is switched | | | | Photos PC software (Windows only), and |
| off. | | | | when the photos are transferred to the |
| Appointments can recur in a specified | | | | handheld they will contain all changes |
| number of days, weeks, months or years | | | | made to the photo. |
| -- and can contain notes. | | | | The Palm Photos software is available in |
| Starting with the OS version 5.2.1 on | | | | the Zire 71, Tungsten C, Tungsten E, |
| Tungsten T3, Tungsten E, Palm Inc. | | | | Tungsten T2, Tungsten T3 and several |
| released their own version of this | | | | others. Palm Z22 uses a lite version of |
| application, called Calendar. It allows | | | | SplashPhoto. |
| categorisation of events, as well as | | | | With Palm OS 5.28 (Zire 72), Palm Photos |
| coloured categories and featuring a | | | | has been replaced by the Media |
| summary screen similar to that found on | | | | application, which also manages and |
| Windows Mobile devices. | | | | displays video files and edits photos. |
| It is possible to export the Palm | | | | Voice recording |
| datebook to the iCalendar format thanks | | | | Some models feature the ability to make |
| to the KDE program named KPilot, under | | | | voice recordings which are synced using |
| Linux. | | | | the Voice conduit and can be viewed |
| Expense | | | | under Mac OS with the Voice Memo |
| The Expense application allows a user to | | | | application which is part of the Palm |
| track common business expenses. No | | | | Desktop Suite. |
| totals are calculated on the Palm. The | | | | At present, most models do not have |
| user must sync with a host computer and | | | | Voice Memo capability. This list of Palm |
| view the expense data in a worksheet | | | | products shows which current models have |
| (templates for Microsoft Excel are | | | | Voice Memo: The Treo 700p, LifeDrive, |
| supplied). NOTE: Not included on all | | | | Tungsten "T"(T2, T3, but not the T5, |
| Palm OS devices. | | | | etc.), and Zire 72 models. Palm's Treo |
| HotSync | | | | 700w also includes voice recording, but |
| The HotSync application provides | | | | this device runs Windows Mobile. |
| integration with the user's PC. Usually | | | | Preferences |
| activated by a press of the physical | | | | Also referred to as Prefs. Preferences |
| HotSync button on the Palm's cradle (a | | | | works as a second launcher allowing the |
| dock station), this application | | | | user 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 made | | | | default and new preference panels can be |
| on the PC or the handheld to both | | | | added just like any other application. |
| devices. | | | | Preference panels allow users to manage |
| In addition to the conduits provided by | | | | a number of setting including Graffiti |
| the licensee, developers can create | | | | settings, sound settings, text |
| their own conduits for integration with | | | | shortcuts, network settings and the |
| other Palm OS applications and desktop | | | | system time. |
| products. For example, a time tracking | | | | Security |
| package could provide a conduit to | | | | The Security application (which is a |
| communicate information between Palm OS | | | | panel on newer Palm OS devices) allows |
| and Windows executables. | | | | users to specify a password needed to |
| A Backup conduit included with the | | | | display 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 Palm | | | | automatic lock down time or inactivity |
| OS device. This allows users to hard | | | | threshold. On the PC, only Palm Desktop |
| reset their Palm -- thus, clearing all | | | | honors this password but other PC |
| of the data -- with few noticeable | | | | programs can view everything--in other |
| consequences. This also allows users to | | | | words, all the data protected by this |
| migrate to new Palm devices of the same | | | | password can be seen by anyone opening |
| Palm OS version, a feature that is | | | | the .dat files using a text editor or |
| helpful to those who lose or damage | | | | word processor. While it may be tempting |
| their device. | | | | to use this as an excuse to switch to |
| Some models of Palm keep their data | | | | Microsoft 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 save | | | | password instantly; this is unproven |
| the contents of memory in low battery | | | | however, and not in everyone's |
| situations by not "turning on," leaving | | | | experience. |
| a "dead" handheld for an extended period | | | | When using Palm devices in secure |
| of time can cause this reserve power to | | | | environments there are two primary |
| be used up and the contents of storage | | | | concerns: |
| memory to be lost. Some later Palms use | | | | Data on the Palm can be retrieved if the |
| NVRAM or microdrive for storage. | | | | Palm is lost or stolen. |