Marc Orchant, a great technology blogger for mobile office and Tablet PC subjects, a podcaster and a "storyteller" at VanDyke Software, has posted a very informative article about the software he especially likes on his Treo 650.
Here's what he write about the software:
"KeySuite (Chapura): The best Outlook companion for the Palm OS platform IMO. Even with the enhancements in the built-in Palm information manager apps, syncing to Outlook is critical to having everything on the Treo displayed just as it is on my Tablet PC and KeySuite does a great job of mapping to every Outlook filed and form I use on a daily basis.
"Splash Wallet (SplashData): Although I own the entire suite, the two applications I use on a daily basis are SplashID and SplashPhoto. SplashID is a password and personal information vault that encrypts all of my passwords, web accounts, bank information, etc. It has a great PC companion program so my personal data is always in sync between the Treo and the Tablet PC. SplashPhoto is a great image manager - there are many choices in this category but SplashPhoto meets my modest needs well.
"SplashBlog (SplashData): A great photo blogging app that includes in its license price a hosted photo blog. I can snap a picture, add a comment, and upload it to my photo blog in a matter of seconds.
"SnapperMail (Snapperfish, Ltd.): A great e-mail client with excellent usability and support for IMAP mail accounts. I particularly appreciate the “fat finger” mode that enlarges the text and provides a very wide scroll bar when I don’t feel like using the stylus.
"Resco Explorer (Resco): A “Swiss Army knife” for the Palm - file manager, zip manager, SD card manager, you name it - if it’s related to working with files on the Palm, Explorer can handle it.
"Note Studio (DogMelon Studios): A wiki on your Palm. I’ve noodled around with countless outliners, note takers, and other information capture tools but as I continue to become more “wikified” over time, the free-form linking I can do with a Palm-based wiki adds incredible value to my information capture while on the go. Note Studio has a great PC companion application that makes it quite easy to grab wiki content and transfer it to a mind map or other PC environment.
"Documents to Go Professional (DataViz): I use Office (duh). I need access to Word and Excel files (in particular) while on the go. Docs to Go does it right. One of the very first things I did after setting up the Treo was to upgrade to the Pro version. A small but very appreciated touch in this excellent suite is a utility that transfers the DTG applications to my SD card, freeing up precious internal memory for data.
"Bejeweled (Astraware): Simply the most addicting game of all time and a great way to amuse myself when standing in line at the bank or post office, airport, or anywhere else I need a diversion. Great game play and brilliant hi-res graphics.
"Card Backup (jkWare): Simple but vital - Card Backup lets me backup the contents of my Treo’s internal memory to an SD card. Great insurance."
Treo bugs
I'm a big fan of full featured cellular phones with rich operating systems, hundreds or, preferably, thousands of programs that may be downloaded, a good QWERTY keyboard and a camera. I've tested both the Treo 600 and the Treo 650.
Iike them both and the Treo 650 is significantly better than its predecessor. However, I find both models to be less reliable than other, less sophisticated cellular phones. Maybe it's things I've done, but the Treos lock up and crash more than other cellular phones I've used.
It doesn't keep me from recommending the Treos to people who need a jack-of-all-trades cellular phone. The 650 is a favorite of mine. But I do caution people to be aware of possible problems.
For more wireless software
If you like reading about software on cellular phones (or wireless and mobile computers in general), you've got to read Russell Beattie's weblog. Check out, for example, the software he has on his Nokia 6680.
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