Category: Treo

Updated my Treo 680 to software 2.11

Finally got around to installing the 2.11 update released in December. The coolest new addition is the instant messaging application which allows you to connect to Yahoo, AOL, and Microsoft IM networks. I haven't played with it...

GadgetsPalmTreo

My new PocketPC – sort of

Someday I'm probably going to take the plunge and replace my Treo 650 with some kind of Windows Mobile device, since the Windows Mobile devices always seem to have more features like 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a nice amount of...

GadgetsPalmTreo

Treo 650 with short antenna from TreoAntenna.com

As previously mentioned, my Treo 650 antenna broke and for the past week I've been using it with an improvised antenna using an alligator clip. My short antenna from TreoAntenna.com arrived the other day. It only took 5 minutes...

GadgetsPalmTreo

Treo 650 improvised antenna

A few days ago, my Treo 650 fell on to pavement and the antenna snapped off. I ordered a new short antenna from TreoAntenna.com but in the meantime, I've managed to get good reception by clipping an alligator clip with a short...

GadgetsGeneralPalmTreo

Treo busted!

Well unfortunately last night, my Treo 650 fell out of my jacket pocket on to the pavement. The battery cover and battery went flying - no big deal as that's happened before and it's easily put back. The bigger problem is that...

PalmTreo

PalmPDF

PalmPDF is a pretty impressive Palm program. It's based on Xpdf and it allows you to view PDF files on a devices running Palm OS 5.x. Here's a screenshot of me using it on my Treo 650:...

MacPalmTreo

Treo and Mac Conduit Manager crashes: a workaround

For a while I've been getting this Conduit Manager crash when trying to sync my Treo 650 with my PowerBook. This is really annoying, because the Treo gets stuck in the HotSync (pressing "Cancel" doesn't work) and I have to do a...