If you want to use Lotus Notes or Netscape Communicator with your Palm, you must download the utilities from the Web first. Below this section you can check whether the appropriate conduits are available. Hotsync - How to Synchronize Data Put the Palm in the cradle, which is also a kind of docking station and battery charger. Verify that the serial cable is connected to the correct COM port on the PC or notebook. Tap on the 'HotSync' button in the Palm menu.
Advanced users can also choose the infrared option.
We do not recommend it for beginners, however. Both the PC and the Palm display the current progress of the HotSync data synchronization. The picture above shows the Windows program. The very first data synchronization required some patience. Because of the slow transfer rate of the serial interface we waited 5 minutes for all data to synchronize.