Palm
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I use the Palm as my calendar database and meeting reminder. I
sync new meeting data from Meeting Maker into the Palm. Some
kinds of Meeting Maker entries don't get sync'd into the Palm
because the Palm can't handle some kinds of recurring meetings as
they are defined by Meeting Maker. This means that I have to
periodically compare the Palm and Meeting Maker data visually. So
syncing the Palm to Meeting Maker is imperfect. Like all
things things Meeting Maker, it sucks but it's better than
nothing.
I do NOT sync meeting data from the Palm to
Meeting Maker, because in the past this has corrupted the
Meeting Maker database by creating multiple copies of some
meetings. If I enter a new meeting manually into the Palm, it
won't be in Meeting Maker unless I manually put it there. I
tend to have personal meetings and reminders in the Palm only.
So, I have to compare the Palm datebook to the Meeting Maker
datebook on a regular basis. Sigh.
I want the NETS Contacts database in the Palm.
Possible Strategies:
- Write a Perl script that converts the Contacts page into a .csv
file. Users "Import" the file into their Palm Desktop
(Windows) and then Sync.
Pros:
easy to write,
populates Palm Desktop Address book,
perhaps merges with existing Addresses
Cons:
doesn't work for Linux users,
doesn't delete old NETS entries
- Write a Perl script that converts the Contacts page into a .pdb
file. Users can then "Install" the file into the Palm from Jpilot
(Linux) or Palm Desktop (Windows).
Pros:
Works for Linux and Windows users
Cons:
blindly overwrites existing Address records
- Write a Perl script that replaces only the Contacts page
data into an existing .pdb file. Users pilot-xfer their
AddressDB file from their Palms into a Linux box, run the
program, and pilot-xfer the file back into their Palm.
Pros:
Cons:
doesn't work for Windows users
Possible resources:
Click
Prefs->
General->
Owner and fill in the screen.
Craig Ruff wrote it. Greg Woods gave him the
C code that implements the actual algorithm. A copy is in
the same directory as this web page. To get/install it:
cd ~/tmp
scp niwot:~cruff/src/keys.prc .
pilot-xfer --install keys.prc
Before it can be used, you have to install a
"shared secret" into the keys program. Greg Woods
supplies the shared secret, a sequence of 8 space-separated
3-digit numbers. To enter them into the Keys program on the
Palm, start Keys, click on the bar at the top of the screen,
then select "Set Secret" from the menu. After you've set
the shared secret, define a PIN by selecting "Set PIN" from
the menu.
For storing secrets like passwords.
See my Secret! webpage.
Jeff Custard beamed Frogger, Chess and Galaga onto my Palm.
Click on the Home icon, then pull-down All->Unfiled.
To make the Palm display small text-style icons instead of large
graphic-style icons, touch the Menu button in the
lower left of the screen, then Options in the top
center, then Preferences, then change
View By from Icons to
List.
Set the link speed
On the Palm, click Home, then
System, then Prefs, then
Connection, then Cradle/Cable,
then Edit, then Details. Change
the Speed to 9600 bps and the Flow
Ctl to Automatic.