| Acknowledgments | xvii |
| Introduction | xix |
Part I | Getting Started | |
Chapter 1 | Welcome to CLIE | 3 |
| A Brief History of Handhelds | 4 |
| What's an Operating System? | 5 |
| What Makes Handheld PCs so Great? | 6 |
| An Overview of the Different CLIE Models | 7 |
Chapter 2 | Getting to Know Your CLIE | 11 |
| A Guided Tour of the Hardware | 12 |
| Using Your CLIE for the First Time | 20 |
| Getting to Know the Operating System | 23 |
| Setting CLIE Preferences | 28 |
| An Introduction to Palm Desktop | 34 |
Chapter 3 | Introducing Your CLIE to the PC | 37 |
| Charging Your Clie | 38 |
| Installing the Desktop Software | 39 |
| Configuring Intellisync | 42 |
| Your First HotSync | 44 |
| HotSync as a Way of Life | 52 |
Part II | Everyday Stuff With Your CLIE | |
Chapter 4 | Getting Information In and Out of Your CLIE | 57 |
| The Five Ways to Enter Data | 58 |
| Getting to Know Graffiti | 64 |
| Beaming Data Between PDAs | 72 |
| Installing New Software on Your CLIE | 76 |
Chapter 5 | The Date Book | 79 |
| Viewing Your Appointments | 80 |
| Managing Your Day from the Agenda View | 86 |
| Creating New Appointments | 88 |
| Working with Alarms | 93 |
| Working with Palm Desktop | 95 |
| Using Outlook | 98 |
Chapter 6 | The Address Book | 103 |
| Viewing Your Addresses | 104 |
| Creating New Entries | 107 |
| Assigning Categories | 114 |
| Editing and Deleting Addresses | 114 |
| Creating and Beaming Your Business Card | 115 |
| Working with Palm Desktop | 116 |
| Using Outlook | 120 |
Chapter 7 | The To Do List | 121 |
| Viewing the To Do List | 122 |
| Creating a To Do | 123 |
| Working with the List View | 126 |
| Deleting Old To Dos | 130 |
| Sharing Your To Dos | 130 |
| Working with Palm Desktop | 130 |
| The Windows To Do List | 131 |
| Using Outlook | 132 |
Chapter 8 | The Memo Pad | 135 |
| Viewing the Memo Pad | 136 |
| Creating New Memos | 136 |
| Working in Palm Desktop | 143 |
| The Palm Desktop Memo Pad | 143 |
| Using Outlook with the CLIE | 146 |
| Quirks Between Outlook and CLIE | 146 |
Chapter 9 | The Rest of the Palm OS Team | 149 |
| Palm Security | 150 |
| The Find Feature | 158 |
| The Calculator | 161 |
| The Mail Program | 163 |
| All about Expense | 164 |
| All the Other Goodies that Came with Your CLIE | 168 |
Chapter 10 | Going on a Trip | 171 |
| Preparing Your CLIE for the Road | 172 |
| Road Tips | 177 |
| Software to Bring Along | 178 |
| Wilderness Survival Tools | 185 |
Chapter 11 | CLIE Communications | 189 |
| An Overview of CLIE E-mail | 190 |
| An Overview of CLIE Web Browsing | 201 |
| Connecting Your CLIE to a Cell Phone for E-mail and Web Browsing | 206 |
| Another Way to Go Wireless: WiFi | 207 |
| All about Bluetooth | 208 |
Chapter 12 | Your CLIE as a Total PC Replacement | 209 |
| Building the Perfect Beast | 210 |
| Dealing with Documents | 212 |
| Printing from Your CLIE | 219 |
Chapter 13 | Hacks and Other Utilities | 223 |
| X-Master | 224 |
| Other Utilities | 230 |
| The Wonderful World of Launchers | 235 |
| CLIE Antivirus Utilities | 238 |
| Creating Your Own CLIE Programs | 238 |
| Making Your CLIE Run Faster | 239 |
| Souping Up Your NR or NX with Graffiti Skins | 240 |
Chapter 14 | Time and Money Management | 243 |
| Managing Your Money with the CLIE | 244 |
| Streamlining Your Day | 250 |
Chapter 15 | Graffiti Enhancements and Alternatives | 255 |
| Overlays: Wallpaper for the Graffiti Area | 256 |
| Graffiti Replacements: A Software Solution | 260 |
| Keys, Please | 260 |
| Giving Graffiti a Helping Hand | 262 |
Chapter 16 | Showing Digital Photos and Movies on Your CLIE | 267 |
| Taking Pictures on a CLIE | 268 |
| Watching Movies on Your CLIE | 273 |
| Build an Electronic Photo Album | 276 |
Part III | The CLIE Multimedia Experience | |
Chapter 17 | Painting and Drawing on Your CLIE | 281 |
| Painting on the CLIE | 282 |
| Collaborating on a Sketch | 288 |
| Capturing Screenshots of the CLIE Display | 289 |
Chapter 18 | Music and CLIE Audio | 293 |
| Listening to MP3s on Your CLIE | 294 |
| Managing MP3s | 299 |
| Making Music on the CLIE | 300 |
| Adding Sounds to the CLIE's Alarms | 305 |
Chapter 19 | The CLIE as a Remote Control | 309 |
| Sony's Remote Software: CLIE Remote Commander | 311 |
| Other Remote Control Programs | 313 |
| Turning Your CLIE Into a TV Guide | 314 |
Chapter 20 | Playing Games | 317 |
| Turning Your CLIE Into a Game Machine | 318 |
| Installing the Bundled Games | 322 |
| Two-Player Infrared Games | 322 |
| Playing Text Adventures | 323 |
| Using the CLIE as a Pair of Dice | 327 |
| The Universe of CLIE Games | 327 |
| Turning Your CLIE Into a Game Boy | 332 |
Chapter 21 | Reading E-Books | 335 |
| A Brief History of E-Books | 336 |
| Free E-Books and E-Books for Sale | 340 |
| Making Your Own E-Books | 343 |
Chapter 22 | Making the Most of Memory Sticks | 345 |
| It's in the Cards | 346 |
| What Price Memory? | 348 |
| Memory 101 | 349 |
| Memory 102 | 357 |
| Memory Stick Backups | 358 |
Chapter 23 | Accessories and Upgrades | 359 |
| Pick a Case, Any Case | 360 |
| The Stylus Decision | 362 |
| Keyboards | 363 |
| Protecting Your Screen | 366 |
| Adding More Memory | 366 |
| Navigating the World with a GPS Receiver | 367 |
| Recharging Your CLIE's Batteries While on the Road | 368 |
| Mounting Your CLIE in Your Car | 370 |
| Recovering Lost Handhelds | 370 |
Appendix A | Troubleshooting and Problem Solving | 373 |
| Cure CLIE Problems with a Reset | 374 |
| Just What Is a "Crash," Anyway? | 374 |
| Different Ways to Reset a CLIE | 375 |
| Fixing a CLIE that Appears to Be Dead | 376 |
| Fixing a Comatose CLIE | 376 |
| Avoiding Battery Problems | 377 |
| Fixing Scratched Screens | 378 |
| Fixing a Screen that No Longer Responds Properly | 378 |
| Resolving Hack Conflicts | 378 |
| Fixing a CLIE that Won't "Wake Up" for Alarms | 379 |
| Beaming Problems | 380 |
| Dealing with a Handheld that No Longer HotSyncs | 380 |
| Solving Memory-Related HotSync Failure | 381 |
| Solving the Most Common HotSync Problems | 381 |
| Outlook HotSync Problems | 382 |
| Working with Windows 2000 | 382 |
| Working with Windows XP | 383 |
| Managing Multiple CLIEs or PCs | 383 |
| Two CLIEs on a Single PC | 383 |
| Two PCs for a Single CLIE | 384 |
| Upgrading from an Old CLIE to a New One | 384 |
| Obtaining Service and Repairs | 385 |
| Obtaining Non-Warranty or Accident-Related Repairs | 385 |
| Other Sources for Help | 385 |
| Where to Find It | 386 |
| Index | 387 |