Operation Gadget

Category: Software

  • Why Are The Operation Gadget Sidebars Out of Alignment?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few Operation Gadget readers have written since we redesigned our pages to point out that the page sidebars are out of alignment on their browsers. Most of the people who are experiencing this are using Firefox 1.07 or earlier. These alignment problems are fixed in Firefox 1.5. Firefox 1.5 has…

  • Fabulous Deal on Paint Shop Pro 9 at Amazon.com While Supplies Last

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just noticed that Amazon.com is offering Corel Paint Shop Pro 9 while supplies last for as little as $19.99! Paint Shop Pro is a great photo editing tool for people who don’t need all the complexity of Adobe Photoshop Elements, but who still want to do things like: fill flash…

  • PalmSource to Be Acquired by the Developer of the NetFront Browser

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a joint announcement in Sunnyvale and Tokyo, PalmSource disclosed that it is becoming part of Access Company, Ltd., the developer of the NetFront browser and other Internet technology for mobile devices. The agreement is said to be a definitive, all cash deal valued at $324.3 million, approximately ¥35.9 billion, or…

  • WSJ Article on VoIP Focuses on Embedded Voice in Applications

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI forgot to mention that yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a free article called Talk of the Internet that surprisingly focused on computer applications that support voice communications between users. The article begins by describing how users of Battlefield 2 from Electronic Arts can communicate with each other via a Voice over…

  • VeloACE Is Ideal for Palm Zealots Who Want a Bike Computer

    Reading Time: 2 minutesVeloACE: An Open Source Bike Computer System for PalmOS. For when you absolutely want to have your bike speedometer be a PDA. [ Image: Mark Hammerling ] Sammy and the other folks over at PalmAddict don’t normally scoop us on fitness gadget news, but you’ll see why they did in a moment.…

  • Mini Version of Opera Browser Reportedly Working on Treo 650

    Reading Time: < 1 minutePalmAddict reported that a version of the Opera browser now works on the Treo 650 and other powerful PalmOS devices. Included in this group are the Palm LifeDrive, Treo 600, and the Tungsten T3. The article refers to an Opera Mini Treo installation howto that explains system requirements (most significantly Java)…

  • Treonauts Discusses Mobile RSS Readers for the Treo 650

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndrew Carton of Treonauts published a good summary of RSS reader options for Treo 650 users. The headline readers include PalmOS applications that have paid licenses, browser-based RSS readers that are free, as well as email and Java-based offerings. Of the RSS readers I’ve tried so far, Bloglines Mobile (part of…

  • A Worthy List of Treo 650 Add-on Software for the Productivity Minded User

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarc Orchant published a great list of add-on software for his Treo 650 over on The Office Weblog a couple of days ago. He’s suggested two or three Palm applications I’m trying out now: SplashID, part of Splash Wallet: I mentioned that I’m trying this out a little while ago here…

  • Trying SplashID on My Treo to Keep Track of Passwords

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSomewhere in the transition to my Treo 650 back in March, I lost a memo entry that contained a big list of passwords for websites and other applications. It was a bad idea to store that information in that manner in the first place, so I resolved to find a Palm…