Palm and Treo Hacks

Must-Have Accessories

Palms are powerful out of the box, but for specialized uses you might want to look at adding hardware.

If you want to expand your Palm device’s capabilities, you are not limited to just memory cards. You can choose from SD cards and other types of accessories that go beyond simple memory. In addition to the items listed here, you can find add-on infrared transmitters [Hack #41] and keyboards [Hack #52] .

Wi-Fi Card

Palm (http://www.palm.com) sells SD Wi-Fi cards. These cards provide 802.11b access on your Palm device. You can use these cards to connect to the Internet [Hack #34] .

SD Backup Card

In addition to HotSyncing, you can buy an SD Backup card from Palm (http://www.palm.com). This card can back up the contents of your Palm device, which is useful if your data gets wiped out or if you need to do a hard reset. It is especially worthwhile for traveling. If you don’t have your PC with you, how else would you restore your data? If you have an existing SD card that you would like to use to hold your data, then you should look at backup-buddyVFS (http://www.bluenomad.com/bbvfs/prod_bbvfs_details.html). You can use this program to back up critical data and programs to your memory card.

UniMount

The UniMount (http://www.revolvedesign.com) is designed to attach your Palm device to your car’s dashboard. The UniMount allows you to see and work with your Palm one-handed. But please don’t play Tetris while driving.

CardScan

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