[Palm Treo 750] nivuniko:
Here is my post on French

and here a quick translation :

Well, the step is again crossed. I say again because I had made an attempt with Ipaq a few years ago and had quickly made a return behind .

But this time Palm with Tréo (750) under WM5 help me to cross the river.

Here thus the report of my first steps of beginner under WM5.

I write this Post because I will have agreed to find some contribution for beginners.

Certain points will seem to you very basic and even useless but if I had had them under the hand that would have helped me a lot to begin.

Installation.

Relatively simple to install.

But a problem was obvious dice the beginning: how to recover my data managed by PalmDesktop (8 years of appointments and contacts).

Well I needed to invest . I bought PocketCopy from Chapura. Main issue at the beginning. The transfer of my appointments did not pass. An e-mail with the log to the support of Chapura and a very complete response in 12 hours which allowed me to solve it (I really recommand this support:) ), but sad to have to invest 25$ just for a one shot.

Until there all goes well but I very quickly realize that synchronization is not highly reliable . (very often my PC does not recognize any more my Tréo). After bad issues I downloaded ActiveSync V4.5 (it is the preceding one which is delivered out of standard) and since that seems more stable.

After the installation you have on your PC an application which opens when you connect the Tréo to the cable.

It is possible on a simple click to explore ithe Tréo (simpler than under PalmOs)

Two ways of installing a program:

•	downloading a exe file, while launching it on PC and while validating its installation on the PDA,

•	downloading a .CAB file, copy it in the MyDocument folder in the PDA and while launching it in the PDA (with the file explorer of the PDA)

First steps:

Dammed, why PalmOne did customise its Tréo without taking account of the advantages of ease of use of these past Tréo models? :eek:

Where are the icons? Where are the buttons which make it possible to telephone, to send a SMS in some clicks without stylus?

Well, very quickly learned how to appreciate the menu to start and the button X which closes the programs (or rather very often minimizes them) but at this stage I am still very disappointed. :mad:

Finally I quickly wanted to recreate me a Tréo 680 like.

To build me MY Tréo.

The calendar:

it is as bad as the one of PalmOs. Thus I wanted to choose a good PIM. I tested PocketInformant, Agenda Fusion 8.07, diary one, Agendus (never been able to install it). For the moment I retain PocketInformant.

Then I wanted to recreate me a true telephone keyboard with simple buttons (mute, wait, etc).

I found a track here. I then downloaded the excellent Memmaid :D program and all these accessories (I could recreate me menu with my own shortcuts and the possibility to simply make softreset (and hardware) without opening the small trap door which hides the button reset of which I fear brittleness).

With Memmaid I was able to unsinstall the standard phone’s functions of Tréo 750 in order to install anew Dialer which I have chosen here. Be careful the manipulations are a little it “hot” and you must all backup well before .Danger !!!

I maid so many manipulations of this kind that I completely crashed my Tréo 750 (no more telephone, no more synch). I have to make a complete reset (more than an Hardware Reset) (pressing lengthily on the red button + button reset then pad upwards)

All returned perfectly in the order. It is really well done.

Other customization:

There exists as a native a tool of assistance to the writing of the words which proposes at the end of some letters the appearance of words to be clicked. Quite practical except that the dictionary of words is incremented automatically even for not desired words (careful with the confidentiality) or with mis-spellt words. I found a small freeware very practical Dictionary Editor and well done to remove or add words.

Another point: it is not possible (or I did not find) to protect a note as under PalmOs what posed Pb to me to protect from the leading notes. I thus installed another small freeware well fact which manages and makes safe the significant data: cryptocard.

Here I am now. At your disposal for your questions.

Have a nice Sunday