John at mypalmlife is looking for a Palm application that will synchronize with his desktop bookmarks and import them into the Web Pro web browser. I've also been looking for the same solution. John points to three different solutions, some of which might be good starting points. (I tried FavoGo, but the conduit threw an exception on the first try.) I had the concept for a “Mobile Bookmark Manager” that would provide much of this functionality: Synchronize bookmarks between desktop web browsers (IE, Mozilla, etc.) and device, being able to sync your whole collection or perhaps just one sub-folder On…
From Brighthand I learned that the first Palm Pilot was demonstrated at Demo '96 by Jeff Hawkins and Ed Colligan. I've been here over five years and I'm not even an old-timer. No mention of this anywhere on our website, but I suppose it's not a major milestone or anything. The Company Backgrounder does mention that the first Palm Pilot was launched in 1996 (I believe it was in April).
Today Joel Spolsky wrote Please Sir May I Have a Linker? which starts as a rant on the lack of a linker in .NET but brings up some valid issues about the need for end-users to install the .NET framework. Over time, more and more users should have the framework, especially as it starts being bundled with Windows. But, Joel raises a good point about the frequency of framework updates which might require continuous updates by users. At Palm, we faced a similar problem with Palm Desktop 4.0 which required a minimal version of Internet Explorer (we were using the…
This is just a quick plug for my good friend Griffin Bonini who is running for Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County. I don't think I've ever voted for a judge before, but I'll be sure to vote this time. Griffin Bonini for Judge
Now playing wth Vegablog which is a blogging client for Palm devices. Testing by writing this post from my Tungsten C over 802.11 wireless. It’s missing a few features like category handling and editing of existing posts, but works well and seems like a good starting point. Link: “www.bitsplitter.net/vegablog/(www.bitsplitter.net/vegablog/)”:www.bitsplitter.net/vegablog/