In this
edition of the e-newsletter from Handspring.com...
Don't
let the chill of winter stop you from making the most of your
Visor handheld. We've got a ton of hot modules and software
applications that are certain to fire you up!
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 • New Modules—keep
your health in check
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• Write Stuff—"Jump in the Fire"
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• Tips and Tricks—changing the displayed number
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• Software—quarterly "Software Spectacular" edition
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Meet the Visor Handheld Family
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Don't put
it off any longer—get your hands on one of our cool Visor
handhelds today!
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Special Offers
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Visit our
Special
Offers section to get the latest scoop on all the other
incredible deals at Handspring.com.
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Module News
Now you can be a
medical expert—or at least come across to your family as
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Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 30th
Edition
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Make
fast medical diagnoses
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Get fast dosage and illness
management recommendations. Choose from outline, index
or word search. Write notes directly into the text. With
so much information to be had right at your fingertips,
this Springboard module makes an important addition to
any medical library.
Check
it out
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Hagiwara Step Keeper
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Get in
shape for the New Year—for 20% less
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Now, for a limited time, you can get a 20% off
instant rebate on the Hagiwara Step Keeper when you buy
it at PalmGear.com. Stay fit with one of the easiest
exercises around—walking. Step Keeper records your steps
as you walk, calculates how far you walked and how many
calories you burned.
Check
it out
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TokenWorks Cardtool Reader
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The
perfect tool for magnetic cards
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With a 3 track magnetic card reader and 2 MB of
internal flash memory, the Cardtool Reader can read all
standard encoded magnetic cards and be field updated to
read proprietary encoded cards. The flash memory
provides a convenient way to distribute card
applications and back up important data such as card
transaction databases.
Check
it out
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Complete Module List
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For a
complete, updated list of Handspring.com's Springboard
modules, check out our Springboard
Spotlight page.
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Write Stuff
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It takes
more than water and flame retardant to put out forest fires.
Reader and firefighter Paul F. tells us how his Visor Prism
helped rescue a crewmember and keep the flames at
bay.
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Jump in the Fire
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I am a
smokejumper for the US
Forest Service in Missoula, Montana. (For those who may
not know, smokejumpers are airborne, forest fire fighters that
parachute into remote mountainous terrain to fight wild
fires). As a Foreman for the Missoula Smokejumpers I manage
several programs and coordinate several projects. My Visor
helps me to stay on top of all that administrative work; but
more unique is how it helps me on fires. My Prism was
particularly helpful on one fire this last
summer.
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 We had a late afternoon
dispatch to the Gallatin National Forest just north of
Yellowstone National Park in early August—another
lightning ignited fire. We were flying over the scene
about one hour after receiving the call. As the airplane
circled the fire I noticed a couple of small spot fires
quite a distance from the main fire. I had my Prism out
with the Magellan
GPS Module installed so I quickly marked a couple of
waypoints as we flew over the spots. Within a few
minutes we were leaping out of the aircraft and floating
down to our jump spot about a half mile from the fire.
Unfortunately one of our fellow crewmembers was hurt on
landing, and because no helicopter ambulances were
available in the area, we were forced to utilize the
Malmstrom Air Force air rescue helicopter about four
hours away. With my Prism and GPS unit I was able to
gather the latitude and longitude coordinates of our
location. I had the phone number for the 40th Air Rescue
Squadron in my address book and thus was able to call
them up direct on our satellite phone and arrange for
the evacuation of the injured jumper—giving them all the
pertinent information, including our
location.
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The next
day I grabbed pictures of the fire with my eyemodule2.
The fire made some impressive runs as the day warmed up making
for some dandy photo opportunities but making for tough
firefighting. Luckily, with some fast action and hard work on
our part, we were able to get the fire under control as the
evening cooled. The pictures I captured with the eyemodule2
helped to make a very complete fire report at the end of the
fire.
The next morning (Day 3) I again used the GPS. We
had been unable to find the spots we'd seen from the airplane
by gridding for them, as they were no longer showing any
smoke. However, I was able to locate the spot fires that I had
marked as waypoints from the air. And it was a good thing too!
Two of the spots still had hot embers in them, and thus had
potential to kick up and burn.
Well, as you can see, a
Handspring Visor Prism can be a pretty useful tool, even in
some pretty unlikely places. All that, and I could even play
Solitaire when we got a chance to kick back and take a
break!!
Paul F., Missoula Smokejumpers, Aerial Fire
Depot
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Send Us Your Stories and Pictures
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If you'd
like to share a story of how you use your Visor handheld (at
work, home or play!), send us an email at
enews@handspring.com. If you have a question relating
to customer support, try out our customer support link
below.
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Tips & Tricks
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So many
numbers—so little time.
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Changing the Displayed Number
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When you
put a new contact into your Address Book, the first phone
number you enter (i.e., phone, fax, mobile) will default to
the one displayed in the address list. To change the number
that is displayed, tap the listing, tap Edit, then tap
Details. In the Show in List pull-down menu, choose the number
that you do want to see, tap OK and it's set to show!
If
you liked this tip, you can let us know by clicking
here.
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Special Edition: Quarterly Software
Spectacular
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Looking
for some great Palm OS® applications for your Visor handheld?
We've laid out some of our favorites from the last quarter.
The rest is up to you!
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Top Software Picks (listed
alphabetically)
- Bejeweled
1.42: This gem is more addictive than you can possibly
imagine. (Shareware, $14.95)
- DateMate
2.7.0: Birthdays, anniversaries and other events—all in
one organized list. (Shareware, $19.95)
- Midway®
Arcade Classics™: Revisit all your classic arcade
favorites. (Commercial, $19.99)
- On-Time-Rx®
1.5: Reminders for pills, refills, appointments, and
other healthcare activities. (Shareware, $19.95)
- PocketMirror®
3.1 Pro: Access and update important Outlook
information. (Commercial, $49.95)
- Quizwiz™
2.21: The best-selling quizzing software for Palm OS
handhelds. (Commercial, $14.95)
- Handmark
Scrabble 1.02: The world's most popular word game!
(Commercial, $29.99)
- TapPad:
Fast and accurate text input and screen protection.
(Commercial, $19.95)
- ThinkDB
2.5: Create, edit, manage and customize relational
databases. (Shareware, $31.96)
- Word
Complete 2.01: It's like shorthand for your Visor
handheld. (Commercial, $24.99) Mac users click
here.
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Bonus Freeware Picks!
- Sea
War 1.1: Destroy and sink the enemy ships before they
get to yours.
- Backgammon
3.1b: Practice your moves and perfect your strategies.
- Converter
2.1: Convert dozens of units of measurement with
ease.
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How To Install Software
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Not sure
how to install these applications? Don't worry. We'll show you
how easy it is to download and install cool software onto your
Visor handheld.
Click
here to find out how
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From: Handspring [enewsletter@handspring.4at1.com]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 5:02 PM
Subject: Special Edition:
Quarterly Software Spectacular |
