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Entries for August, 2006

Going West

This blogger is heading to Richmond B.C. for a week of family and friends. Blog posting will be intermittent to non-existent.
See you sometime next week.

Earthcomber Adds On-demand Maps and Data

Travelers can now wirelessly retrieve and download GPS-enabled maps and data to their mobile devices
CHICAGO (August 23, 2006) – With the latest release from Earthcomber, travelers with smart phones and PDAs can wirelessly retrieve free maps and data over-the-air, giving mobile users a convenient way to explore their surroundings for places that would make their [...]

New York Times recommends Earthcomber as back-to-school tool

Earthcomber offers free, downloadable maps and directories on the Internet at www.earthcomber.com. For users with a G.P.S. unit, Earthcomber provides maps and other information. Those without a G.P.S. must tell the hand-held device where they are located. The Web site provides access to a range of information based on location: about movie showtimes, bars, teller [...]

Palm Freeware of the Day

Binary Clock with the ability to use it as a screensaver and with the possibility to autosync on base
Binary Clock by Deguise v1.5

Vodafone Launches Blackberry Connect for Treo 650 in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia & SUNNYVALE, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug 23, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Vodafone Australia, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced the availability of BlackBerry(R) Connect(TM) for the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone on the Vodafone mobile network in Australia.(1)
The BlackBerry Connect software enables Vodafone’s new and existing Treo 650 [...]

Palm Freeware of the Day

List is a simple database program for PalmOS devices. There are 3 fields, two which can be customized and a generic Note field
List - A Simple Database.

Palm Freeware of the Day

American Standard Version (ASV) Bible

BibleReader™ for your Palm OS PDA is a full featured Bible reading and study application
Now you can have all your Bibles and Bible study reference materials available to you wherever you go. Whether its a single favorite version or a complete Bible reference library, with Olive Tree Bible Software [...]

Life Balance Version 3.2.8 is posted

A new release of Life Balance v3.2.8, which takes care of working around the Busy Bit thing that we’ve been struggling with that set of Palm OS bugs in 5.4.9 on the T|x and the Treo 700p, and unfortunately a bug that we introduced ourselves into 3.2.7 that was causing a problem with the text [...]

Palm Freeware of the Day

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Capture data in the field using our unique user interface and a GPS for georeferencing. Analysis of the results can be done either in CyberTracker or exported to a third party program. Color is also fully supported. User interface is highly customizable.
CyberTracker

The Challenges of the New American Bible

Craig Rairdin has a good post on the the challenges presented in creating software with various Bible versions. Even it you’re not tech-minded or interested in Bible software, his post gives some insight into differences in versions of the Bible.
While most people understand that Catholic and “protestant” Bibles differ in the number of books they [...]