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PDA TRICKS
If you've got cool Tips or Tricks
(easter eggs, etc.) for your PDA, send them in and share with your fellow PDAGeeks.
Just tell us what PDA your tip or trick is for and, if you know, the version
of the OS you're running.
For example: Tested on: Palm III running Palm OS
version 3.0.2
Posted:
10/6/00
Tested on: Palm Vx running Palm OS version 3.5
Submitted by: Anthony Colletti
Using IR to install Palm programs
I had the need to install a .prc file from my Windows 2000 machine, but realized
I forgot my HotSync cradle at the office--I was at home.
I thought I was out of luck till the morning, when I decided to try using Mobile
Link. I turned on Beam
Receive on my Palm Vx (running Palm OS 3.5), pointed it at the IR
port of my ThinkPad, and voila ... Windows 2000 IR picked it up and I was able
to select the .prc file and Send
to the IR recipient.
The only downside is you can only do one file at a time--because the Palm asks
you to accept the file, it times out if you have selected more than one.
Posted:
6/22/99
Tested on: Palm III running Palm OS version 3.0.2
Submitted by: Tom Biggs
Taxi
1. Go to Preferences
2. Choose General
3. Draw a circle, counter-clockwise, above the Calculator
button
If you do this correctly you should see an easter egg appear.
4. Exit Preferences
and go into any other application.
5. Hold down the page down button and draw a line from the middle of the Graffiti
input box to the left of the screen, right between the Applications
and Menu buttons.
You should see a taxi run across the screen. To get the taxi to come across
the screen again repeat step 5.
Posted:
6/22/99
Tested on: Palm III running Palm OS version 3.0.2
Developer
Credits
1. Hit the Applications
button
2. Click on the Menu
button and choose Info
from the dropdown that stems from the App menu
3. You should now be in an application that says Info
at the top of the screen
4. Hold down the page down key and tap on the word Info
You should see a list of the developers who programmed version 3.0.2 of the
Palm OS unfurl in a funky way.
Posted:
6/22/99
Tested on: Palm III running Palm OS version 3.0.2
Picture
of two people
1. Start the Giraffe
game
2. Hold the stylus at the lower right corner of the screen
3. Press the page up button
A picture of two people appears.
Posted:
6/22/99
Tested on: Palm III running Palm OS version 3.0.2
Drive C Error
1. Start the Giraffe
game
2. Hold the stylus at the top of the screen
3. Press the page down button
You will see a message that makes you think that the Palm can't access Drive
C. It looks just like a DOS message.
Posted:
6/22/99
Tested on: Palm III running Palm OS version 3.0.2
Dancing
Palm Tree
1. Start the Giraffe
game
2. Tap the Help
button
3. Draw the "#" character
A dancing Palm Tree will appear.
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