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7th-12th May 2002 News Archive

12/05/2002 The 'Pilot' Edition of the Clie World Magazine is now available in 2 formats- iSilo and Palm Doc. If you want to download your copy just click the 'Clie Monthly Magazine' image in the main banner.

12/05/2002 PalmUser has an interesting offer available for new subscribers to their quite wonderful magazine- "Subscribe to PalmUser magazine NOW and get up to TWO FREE ISSUES! If you subscribe to PalmUser magazine between now and May 31 you'll receive a FREE issue added to your subscription, or TWO free issues if you order our PalmUser Special Pack! Also, customers in the USA and Canada can now order via our TOLL FREE 800 number - Go to http://www.palmtop.co.uk/palmuser/index.htm and click on 'Subscribe' for full details. "

12/05/2002 Thanks to Brian Emick for sending in details of a new application that has been posted at Clie Source which will help you to 'skin' the Graffiti area of the NR70 series. more details

12/05/2002 LEDhead is a program that simulates the classic electronic LED (light emitting diode) based handheld games of the 70's. Now you can relive the excitement of your childhood years all over again! more details

11/05/2002 Thanks to Katia Shabanova from iambic for sending me the following message from iambic president, Vidal: "I would like to offer an apology for offending people by registering datebk4.com and datebk5.com. This practice was not in keeping with our standards, and we are currently reviewing our marketing methods. We can not estimate how long it will take for the register.com to unregister the domains but we started the process of relinquishing ownership of the two domains on May 9, 2002. iambic is looking forward to getting back to the business of making excellent software and regaining the customer satisfaction we've enjoyed for nearly a decade." The words 'better late than never' spring to mind but I think it may be time to let iambic's actions in the future decide how they are to be judged. What I don't agree with is the actions of some people who have added reviews to PalmGear slating the Action Names product when they have given it fantastic reviews in the past- stick with slating the company if they have done wrong (the product is still pretty good). It will take time for many of us to forgive iambic (myself included) but let's wait and see what the future holds.

11/05/2002 Thanks to Eric So for mentioning the Targus PDA Mouse which is now available for $19.99. Completely eliminates the need for a Stylus, PDA Mouse allows for full cursor control, Easy to install! Simply press the PDA Mouse onto your PDA, Perfect add on for any keyboard – Targus Stowaway or Targus ThumbPad (Can also be used alone without a keyboard) Activates all commands and menus with your finger Use your finger for cursor control. Compatible will all Sony PDA's. more details

11/05/2002 Still working VERY hard on the 'Clie World Magazine'- doing my best to get the 'pilot' issue out tomorrow.

11/05/2002 The quite wonderful MegaWiki has been updated to version 5.3- 10 new features added. more details

11/05/2002 AcidImage v1.2b4 has been released- updates include Now works on Handera 330 with a few rough edges Added "Lock Edges When Panning" option Fixed color mapping for 8-bit PGP images (recently broken) Show PGP images from NR70V camera Update corner tool positions to match Silk position, even when hidden Fixed Legal Info screen bug when Silk is minimized in file view (was erasing entire screen, not refreshing afterwards) Fixed menu hiding (could cause freeze under OS 3.5) more details

10/05/2002 Clie Source has a very interesting thread running at the moment which give instructions on how to'skin' the virtual graffiti area of the NR70's. Thanks to Brian Emick for the information. more details

10/05/2002 321Contact has now been released with 'full' support for Clie hi-res screens! I have been trying it for a few days and it's excellent- well worth a look. more details

10/05/2002 VoxClock v0.1b has been made available- Speaks the current time using the Sony Clie's enhanced audio capabilities. NOTE: VoxClock will ONLY work on a Clie model T615C or T415. No other devices possess the required audio chipset. more details

09/05/2002 All recent iambic news items have now been removed from Clie World. The URL's www.datebk4.com and www.datebk5.htm have now been directed to a blank screen, it would be a nice gesture to redirect to Pimlico Software, the creators of DateBk. (certain items removed pending further investigation)

09/05/2002 If you are using MegaLauncher Robert Eaton has released 2 new skins to brighten up your Clie screen- the 'ClieButton' skin is stunning and is now firmly sat as my default skin for this excellent program. more details

09/05/2002 Thanks to Cezarex for emailing details of an update to upIRC (the internet chat client for Palm OS) which now includes the following- Added - Support for the Sony CLIÉ hi-res screen Added - Option for appending shortcut text to input field Added - Documentation in DOC format (upirc_pdoc.pdb) Fixed - Crash on exit when run from a Springboard Flash module more details

09/05/2002 After the week I have had at work and the antics of a certain software house this week this new program, Anger Buster 1.0.0, could prove useful- A tool that can help you in reducing the build up stress in your mind before it gets worse. It will also help you in reaching an optimal relaxation level more details

SORT IT OUT!!! 08/05/2002 You may seen some of the complaints on the various PDA discussion sites- PDABuzz, Clie Source etc. concerning the fact that if you click www.datebk4.com or www.datebk5.com you will be redirected to iambic's Action Names software page. Many people believe this behaviour to be unethical and if you want to have your say please visit the Clie World Forum and leave your email address. I will be sending a petition to iambic tomorrow detailing people's opinions. more details

08/05/2002 Palm Tipsheet 30 has been released- features this month include a comprehensive review of the Handspring Trio 180, alternatives to AvantGo and even Clie World gets a mention! more details

08/05/2002 Here's an interesting program- it's called CryptoPad 4.09 and is a MemoPad replacement that uses the Blowfish encryption algorithm to allow for encryption of arbitrary length data with a password of up to 448 bits. more details

08/05/2002 PilotColumns has been updated to version 1.22 which gives the option of adding custom backgrounds. Above are two that are available at Xavier's site (I really like the one on the left!) more details

08/05/2002 I have received an excellent article from Bolaji Ayorinde for the magazine giving a 'day in the life' snapshot of a Clie in the medical profession. If you would like to submit a 'day in the life' type article of how you use your PDA on a daily basis please email me.

08/05/2002 Thanks to Brian Emick for pointing out a new review of the NR70V at PalmInfoCenter- it's quite comprehensive and the impressions are very good with a final rating of 4.5 out of 5 more details

07/05/2002 Thanks to Brian Emick for letting me know that SilverScreen 2.6 has at last been released! New features include New Small Icon View for Sony Users, High Resolution support!, Misc Bug Fixes for all users more details

07/05/2002 Japser van Buuren has sent in an email detailing the release of Datebook 5- the list of new features are too many to mention here so I have set up this page detailing everything (thanks to Jasper for the info). The zip file is available in the 'more details' link more details

07/05/2002 The news articles for the past 6 days have been archived- they can be located via the 'News Archives' button in the top banner. There are a total of 26 articles in this archive.

This Weeks Competition 07/05/2002 This weeks competition is back to basics again- the best news submissions, hints & tips or content for the Clie World Magazine will win any Palm program up to a value of $20.00. Closing Date: 13/05/2002.

07/05/2002 A new page has been set up with some basic steps to producing your own Audio Player Skins. more details

07/05/2002 PgmrCalc v1.0 has been released- it's a replacement for the included Palm OS calculator for programmers. It supports hexadecimal, decimal, octal and binary number bases and can perform boolean operations. It has color support, including color calculator keys and an anti-aliased display. A light version is also available with basic black & white graphics, which takes up less space on your handheld. A Windows version of PgrmCalc with similar functionality is also available. more details

07/05/2002 SplashShopper has been updated to v2.0 with the following new features- Added the ability to assign an item to multiple stores and track per-store prices Import/Export Copy/Paste Items between Users on Desktop No Stylus Mode Global Find Update QuickList Smarter sorting on custom fields with numbers and dates in them More Total calculation options (Completed, Uncompleted, etc.) Tax option Decimal support in Qty field Sort All/Need tabs separately Sort completed Items at bottom preference Printing on OS X Bug fixes. Thanks to Clark Fralick for the information. more details