How to Do Everything with Your CLIE(TM),9780072226591

How to Do Everything with Your CLIE(TM)

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780072226591
ISBN10: 0072226595
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-11-25
Publisher(s): MCG (Manual)
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Summary

Tap the power and efficiency of handheld computing with this practical guide to one of today's hottest PDA devices available. This easy-to-follow book will show you how to get the most out of your exciting handheld computer, master its built-in applications, and discover numerous third-party software applications that enhance your overall CLIE experience.

Author Biography

Rick Broida is the founder and editor of Handheld Computing Dave Johnson is the author of two dozen books

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
PART I Getting Started
Welcome to CLIE
3(8)
A Brief History of Handhelds
4(1)
What's an Operating System?
5(1)
What Makes Handheld PCs so Great?
6(1)
An Overview of the Different CLIE Models
7(4)
What's Special about Sony's Handhelds
8(1)
Where to Find the Best Prices
9(1)
Where to Find It
10(1)
Getting to Know Your CLIE
11(26)
A Guided Tour of the Hardware
12(8)
The Screen
12(3)
The Buttons
15(2)
The Jog Dial Navigator
17(1)
The Back Button
18(1)
The Headphone Jack
18(1)
The Memory Stick Slot
19(1)
The Back of the CLIE
19(1)
The Infrared Port
19(1)
The Stylus
19(1)
Using Your CLIE for the First Time
20(3)
Charging the Battery
20(1)
The Welcome Screens
21(1)
The Graffiti Tutorial
22(1)
Getting to Know the Operating System
23(5)
The Icons
24(1)
The Menus
25(1)
The Applications Screen
25(3)
Setting CLIE Preferences
28(6)
Buttons
28(1)
Connection
29(1)
Date & Time
29(1)
Digitizer
29(1)
Formats
30(1)
General
30(1)
HiRes
31(1)
Jog
31(1)
Network
32(1)
Owner
32(1)
ShortCuts
33(1)
Web Clipping
34(1)
An Introduction to Palm Desktop
34(3)
What Is Palm Desktop?
34(1)
Where to Find It
35(2)
Introducing Your CLIE to the PC
37(20)
Charging Your Clie
38(1)
Installing the Desktop Software
39(3)
Installing Palm Desktop
39(2)
Installing the HotSync Cradle or Cable
41(1)
Configuring Intellisync
42(2)
Your First HotSync
44(8)
Pressing the HotSync Button
45(1)
Exploring the HotSync Manager
46(4)
Reading the HotSync Log
50(2)
HotSync as a Way of Life
52(5)
What HotSync Does to Files
52(2)
Where to Find It
54(3)
PART II Everyday Stuff With Your CLIE
Getting Information In and Out of Your CLIE
57(22)
The Five Ways to Enter Data
58(6)
Using Graffiti
59(2)
Using the Keyboards
61(1)
Using Palm Desktop
62(2)
Getting to Know Graffiti
64(8)
General Tips and Tricks for Graffiti
64(1)
Writing Letters and Numbers
65(2)
Capitalizing Letters
67(1)
Spaces, Backspaces, and Deleting Text
68(1)
Adding Punctuation
69(2)
Using Shortcuts
71(1)
Beaming Data Between PDAs
72(4)
How to Beam
73(3)
Installing New Software on Your CLIE
76(3)
Installing Shortcuts
76(1)
After the HotSync
77(1)
Removing Applications from the CLIE
77(2)
The Date Book
79(24)
Viewing Your Appointments
80(6)
Navigating the Day View
81(3)
Navigating the Week View
84(1)
Navigating the Month View
85(1)
Managing Your Day from the Agenda View
86(2)
Filtering Your To Dos
87(1)
The Agenda Zoom
87(1)
Creating New Appointments
88(5)
Add Events
88(2)
Making Your Appointments Repeat
90(1)
Making an Appointment Private
91(1)
Editing Recurring Meetings
92(1)
Working with Alarms
93(2)
Setting Alarms for Specific Events
93(1)
Setting Alarms for Everything
94(1)
Importing Alarm Settings
95(1)
Controlling Your Alarm
95(1)
Working with Palm Desktop
95(3)
Using the Day View
95(1)
Editing Appointments
96(1)
Using the Week and Month Views
97(1)
Using Alarms on the Desktop
98(1)
Using Outlook
98(5)
Adding Appointments
98(2)
Tweaking Alarms for the CLIE
100(2)
Where to Find It
102(1)
The Address Book
103(18)
Viewing Your Addresses
104(3)
Viewing by Company Name
105(1)
Finding a Specific Name
106(1)
Viewing a Name
107(1)
Creating New Entries
107(7)
Using Multiple Phone Numbers
108(1)
Using Extra Fields
109(1)
Adding Pictures to the Address Book
109(5)
Assigning Categories
114(1)
Choosing a Category
114(1)
Editing and Deleting Addresses
114(1)
Creating and Beaming Your Business Card
115(1)
Working with Palm Desktop
116(4)
Creating and Editing Entries
117(1)
Importing Contacts Into Palm Desktop
118(2)
Using Outlook
120(1)
Where to Find It
120(1)
The To Do List
121(14)
Viewing the To Do List
122(1)
Creating a To Do
123(3)
Adding Some Details
124(2)
Working with the List View
126(4)
Changing the View Options
127(3)
Deleting Old To Dos
130(1)
Sharing Your To Dos
130(1)
Working with Palm Desktop
130(1)
The Windows To Do List
131(1)
Creating and Editing To Dos
132(1)
Using Outlook
132(3)
Understanding Task Priorities
133(2)
The Memo Pad
135(14)
Viewing the Memo Pad
136(1)
Creating New Memos
136(7)
Using Editing Tools
137(2)
Assigning Categories
139(1)
Arranging Memos in the Memo List
139(2)
Working with Your Memos
141(1)
Beaming Memos
142(1)
Making a Memo Private
142(1)
Deleting Memos
143(1)
Working in Palm Desktop
143(1)
The Palm Desktop Memo Pad
143(3)
Importing and Exporting Memos
144(2)
Using Outlook with the CLIE
146(1)
Quirks Between Outlook and CLIE
146(3)
Where to Find It
147(2)
The Rest of the Palm OS Team
149(22)
Palm Security
150(8)
Security 101
151(3)
Hiding and Masking Your Records
154(2)
Passwords on the Desktop
156(1)
Other Security Software
156(2)
The Find Feature
158(3)
How Find Works
160(1)
Third-Party Search Programs
160(1)
The Calculator
161(2)
Third-Party Calculators
161(2)
The Mail Program
163(1)
All about Expense
164(4)
Creating New Expense Items
164(1)
Modifying Expense Details
165(1)
From Expense to Excel
166(1)
Alternatives to Expense
166(2)
All the Other Goodies that Came with Your CLIE
168(3)
Where to Find It
169(2)
Going on a Trip
171(18)
Preparing Your CLIE for the Road
172(5)
Setting Up Your Data
173(2)
Real-Life Tragedy
175(1)
Staying Powered
176(1)
HotSyncing on the Go
176(1)
Road Tips
177(1)
Software to Bring Along
178(7)
Address and Date Book Enhancements
178(2)
Itinerary Tracking
180(1)
The Ultimate Alarm Clock
181(1)
Finding Your Way Around
182(3)
Wilderness Survival Tools
185(4)
Using Your CLIE as a Compass
185(2)
Finding Stars
187(1)
Reading Late at Night
187(1)
Where to Find It
187(2)
CLIE Communications
189(20)
An Overview of CLIE E-mail
190(11)
Working with the Palm Mail Program
191(7)
Working with CLIE Mail
198(2)
Sending Sketches and Drawings with RiteMail
200(1)
Accessing America Online
201(1)
An Overview of CLIE Web Browsing
201(5)
The Browsers
202(1)
Channel Surfing with AvantGo
203(3)
Connecting Your CLIE to a Cell Phone for E-mail and Web Browsing
206(1)
Another Way to Go Wireless: WiFi
207(1)
All about Bluetooth
208(1)
Where to Find It
208(1)
Your CLIE as a Total PC Replacement
209(14)
Building the Perfect Beast
210(2)
Dealing with Documents
212(7)
Using an Office Suite
212(2)
Transferring Documents Between the CLIE and Desktop
214(2)
Working with Documents and Spreadsheets
216(1)
Charts and Graphs on the CLIE
217(1)
Adobe Acrobat on the CLIE
218(1)
Printing from Your CLIE
219(4)
Infrared Printers for Your CLIE
219(1)
Bluetooth Printing
220(1)
Where to Find It
221(2)
Hacks and Other Utilities
223(20)
X-Master
224(6)
What X-Master Does
225(1)
How to Use It
225(2)
Important Notes about X-Master
227(1)
The World's Greatest Hacks
227(3)
Other Utilities
230(5)
``Free'' Extra Memory with JackFlash
230(2)
Backup Utilities
232(2)
Extending the Clipboard with Clipper
234(1)
Removing Duplicate Entries with UnDupe
234(1)
Managing (and Beaming!) Your Files with Filez
234(1)
The Wonderful World of Launchers
235(3)
A Few of Our Favorite Launchers
236(2)
CLIE Antivirus Utilities
238(1)
Creating Your Own CLIE Programs
238(1)
Making Your CLIE Run Faster
239(1)
Souping Up Your NR or NX with Graffiti Skins
240(3)
What about the Status Bar?
241(1)
Where to Find It
242(1)
Time and Money Management
243(12)
Managing Your Money with the CLIE
244(6)
Keeping Up to Date with Quicken
244(2)
Using Other Cash Management Tools
246(1)
Streamlining Your Day with Other Financial Tools
247(2)
Tracking Your Investment Portfolio
249(1)
Streamlining Your Day
250(5)
Outlining Your Ideas
252(1)
Where to Find It
253(2)
Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives
255(12)
Overlays: Wallpaper for the Graffiti Area
256(4)
How Overlays Work
257(3)
Graffiti Replacements: A Software Solution
260(1)
Keys, Please
260(2)
QWERTY, Meet Fitaly
260(1)
Keyboard Hack
261(1)
Giving Graffiti a Helping Hand
262(5)
Was This the Word You Were Looking For?
263(1)
Goodbye, Graffiti Area!
264(1)
Graffiti, Your Way
265(1)
Where to Find It
266(1)
Showing Digital Photos and Movies on Your CLIE
267(14)
Taking Pictures on a CLIE
268(5)
Configuring Your Camera
268(2)
Prepping Your Photos for the PC
270(3)
Watching Movies on Your CLIE
273(3)
Build an Electronic Photo Album
276(5)
Choosing Photo-Viewing Software
277(1)
Where to Find It
278(3)
PART III The CLIE Multimedia Experience
Painting and Drawing on Your CLIE
281(12)
Painting on the CLIE
282(6)
Doodling with CLIE Paint
283(3)
Other Painting Programs
286(2)
Collaborating on a Sketch
288(1)
Capturing Screenshots of the CLIE Display
289(4)
Where to Find It
291(2)
Music and CLIE Audio
293(16)
Listening to MP3s on Your CLIE
294(5)
Playing Music with AudioPlayer
296(1)
Play Modes
297(1)
Checking Your Memory Stick's Memory
298(1)
Managing MP3s
299(1)
Making Music on the CLIE
300(5)
Metronome and Drumming Software
300(2)
Portable Music Lessons
302(1)
Tools for Musicians
303(1)
Music Annotation and Recording
303(2)
Adding Sounds to the CLIE's Alarms
305(4)
Getting Prefabbed Alarm Tunes
305(1)
Converting Songs
306(2)
Managing Songs on Your CLIE
308(1)
Where to Find It
308(1)
The CLIE as a Remote Control
309(8)
Sony's Remote Software: CLIE Remote Commander
311(2)
Other Remote Control Programs
313(1)
Turning Your CLIE Into a TV Guide
314(3)
Where to Find It
315(2)
Playing Games
317(18)
Turning Your CLIE Into a Game Machine
318(4)
Controlling the CLIE's Game Volume
318(1)
Enabling Beaming
319(1)
Installing Games
320(1)
Game Controller Peripherals
320(2)
Installing the Bundled Games
322(1)
Two-Player Infrared Games
322(1)
Playing Text Adventures
323(4)
Unlocking Interactive Fiction Files
324(3)
Finding Interactive Fiction Titles
327(1)
Using the CLIE as a Pair of Dice
327(1)
The Universe of CLIE Games
327(5)
Card and Board Games
329(1)
Puzzle Games
330(1)
Arcade-Style Games
330(1)
Strategy and Role-Playing Games
331(1)
Sports Games
331(1)
Turning Your CLIE Into a Game Boy
332(3)
Where to Find It
334(1)
Reading E-Books
335(10)
A Brief History of E-Books
336(4)
Choosing a Doc Viewer
337(1)
All About Mobipocket
338(1)
Making Room for the Books
339(1)
Free E-Books and E-Books for Sale
340(3)
Finding Free Stuff
341(1)
Finding Commercial Stuff
342(1)
Other Sources for Contemporary E-Books
342(1)
Making Your Own E-Books
343(2)
Where to Find It
344(1)
Making the Most of Memory Sticks
345(14)
It's in the Cards
346(2)
What Price Memory?
348(1)
What Is MagicGate?
348(1)
Memory 101
349(8)
Working with Memory Cards
349(3)
Access a Memory Stick from Your PC
352(2)
Accessing a Memory Stick from Your CLIE
354(2)
Automatically Running Programs Stored on a Memory Stick
356(1)
Memory 102
357(1)
Memory Stick Backups
358(1)
Where to Find It
358(1)
Accessories and Upgrades
359(14)
Pick a Case, Any Case
360(2)
The Stylus Decision
362(1)
Keyboards
363(3)
Full-Size Keyboards
363(2)
Thumb-Style Keyboards
365(1)
Protecting Your Screen
366(1)
WriteRight
366(1)
PDA Screen Protectors
366(1)
Adding More Memory
366(1)
Navigating the World with a GPS Receiver
367(1)
Recharging Your CLIE's Batteries While on the Road
368(2)
The Cool Way to Recharge
368(2)
Mounting Your CLIE in Your Car
370(1)
Recovering Lost Handhelds
370(3)
Sony's Accessories
371(1)
Where to Find It
372(1)
APPENDIX A Troubleshooting and Problem Solving 373(14)
Cure CLIE Problems with a Reset
374(2)
Just What Is a ``Crash,'' Anyway?
374(1)
Different Ways to Reset a CLIE
375(1)
Fixing a CLIE that Appears to Be Dead
376(1)
Fixing a Comatose CLIE
376(1)
Avoiding Battery Problems
377(1)
Fixing Scratched Screens
378(1)
Fixing a Screen that No Longer Responds Properly
378(1)
Resolving Hack Conflicts
378(1)
Fixing a CLIE that Won't ``Wake Up'' for Alarms
379(1)
Beaming Problems
380(1)
Dealing with a Handheld that No Longer HotSyncs
380(3)
Solving Memory-Related HotSync Failure
381(1)
Solving the Most Common HotSync Problems
381(1)
Outlook HotSync Problems
382(1)
Working with Windows 2000
382(1)
Working with Windows XP
383(1)
Managing Multiple CLIEs or PCs
383(1)
Two CLIEs on a Single PC
383(1)
Two PCs for a Single CLIE
384(1)
Upgrading from an Old CLIE to a New One
384(1)
Obtaining Service and Repairs
385(1)
Obtaining Non-Warranty or Accident-Related Repairs
385(1)
Other Sources for Help
385(1)
Where to Find It
386(1)
Index 387

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