Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides) - Softcover

Carlson, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201745798 ISBN 13: 9780201745795

Publisher: Peachpit Press, 2001

Synopsis

The popularity of "palmtop" computing devices is soaring thanks in part to the popularity of the Handspring Visor line of expandable handhelds. Sales of new products such as the Visor Prism, Visor Platinum, and Visor Deluxe outstrip those of cell phones and personal computers in some corners of the country. Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide introduces the complete Visor line, showing readers how to use the operating system, basic modules (address book, date book, memo pad, to-do list), and advanced features.The book covers every feature and facet of Handspring's devices from entering text and sketches, to managing schedules, using databases, spreadsheets, personal finance programs and games. It also addresses the Springboard modules that convert Visors into cell phones, GPS systems, pagers, and MP3 audio players.

About this title

About the Author

Jeff Carlson is the Managing Editor of TidBITS, the popular electronic newsletter on digital technology. He also works as a Web designer for his Seattle-based company Never Enough Coffee Creations, and as a freelance author. He's written several books, including the first edition of Palm Organizers: Visual QuickStart Guide and Real World Adobe GoLive 5 (with Glenn Fleishman), and has had articles published inHandheld Computing (formerly Tap Magazine), PalmPower (where he is a Contributing Editor), and HOW Magazine.

From the Back Cover

Your Handspring Visor is more than just a digital phone book, so exploit the possibilities. While there are many books on the Palm OS, Handspring Visor: Visual QuickStart Guide is one of the very few devoted exclusively to the Visor. It's your guide to the handheld world, from the simple--managing appointments and tracking tasks--to the sublime--connecting to the Internet and using the Visor as a cellular phone to make calls on the go.

If you're new to the world of handhelds, start with the basics: working with the Visor's operating system, the Palm OS, and its input language, Graffiti. Then move on to practical, step-by-step sections on how to integrate the Visor into your daily life. Handspring Visor: VQS takes you far beyond what you'll find in the manual. Learn not only how to use the Date Book, for example, but also strategies for improving your time-management skills. And with the Visor, you never need be out of touch. There's an entire section on how to access the Internet wirelessly, using a variety of snap-on modems and wireless networking modules. The book covers the most up-to-date Handspring Visor models, including the sleek Visor Edge and the color Visor Prism, plus expansion modules like GPS receivers, MP3 players, digital cameras, gaming devices, and the ultra-convenient Visor Phone.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201745798
• ISBN 13: 9780201745795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344