num_pages: 620
description: 3Com's PalmPilot is the world's bestselling hand-held computer platform. In three years its 16 models from 5 different manufacturers have captured 80 percent of the palmtop market. About the size of a playing card Palm devices are lightweight (under 6 ounces) offering two-month battery life handwriting recognition Internet connectivity and a touch-screen display. Above all these devices are fast and elegantly designed. The Ultimate Guide was an instant classic when it debuted in 1998 becoming and remaining the bestselling Palm book (and a top ten title among all computer books) every month since. Dense with previously undocumented information this newly updated bible for Palm users delivers hundreds of timesaving tips and surprising tricks plus a CD-ROM containing over 3100 Palm programs. The second edition offers exclusive insider coverage of all models including 1999's Palm IIIx Palm V laser-equipped Symbol 1500 and the revolutionary wireless Palm VII.The book is divided into five The Ultimate Guide 2nd Edition is the most comprehensive Palm-platform book yet written. With the cooperation of Palm Computing and 3Com bestselling computer-book author David Pogue succinctly answers every conceivable question unlocks Palm features most users never suspected and radiates the fun passion and sense of community shared by Piloteers the world over. The enclosed CD-ROM (for Windows 9x NT and the Macintosh) is a disc-based version of the #1 Palm-software Web site palmcentral.com offering over 3100 programs organized in a searchable sortable database catalog with auto-install features and web links. The Ultimate Guide is the essential guide for the PalmPilot owner.
language: English
title: PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide: Mastering Palm Organizers from Pilot 1000 to Palm VII
publisher: O'Reilly Media