PDAReach and PDANet
Which one is the real cool toy? Is it the airplane he’s leaning on or the cool software for your PC that allows you to interact with your Treo 650 on the desktop using your mouse and keyboard?
I had no idea this PDAReach tool or the PDANet application was on the market. The folks over at June Fabrics have done a fantastic job with these two applications.
The PDAReach application ($24) as shown in the above image lets you display and control your PDA on the desktop. This is especially helpful for me since one of my favorite Bible study resources is my Palm Bible Reader software from OliveTree. The specific functionality found in Bible Reader is only available on PDAs. I can access the bookmarks notes and search feature using my PC mouse and keyboard using PDAReach. You can read more about my experiences with Bible Reader on The Land of Ozz. The PDAReach application works with just about any Palm OS device on the market.
The PDANet application ($34) allows for me to connect to the Internet via the unlimited data plan that I already have with Verizon Wireless using the USB cable that shipped with my Treo 650. Basically you can use your Treo 650 as a modem that can reach connection speeds up to 144 kps. I have done a little research and found a couple of other applications that help you use your Treo 650 as a modem, but I have not tried them.
These two applications from June Fabrics get high marks for affordability and functionality. Both products have trial versions available and can be downloaded from June Fabrics.
[...] I want to share with you a really cool tool I have found for my PC that allows for me to use just about every function of the Bible Reader software right from my desktop. It is called PDAReach and I have blogged a little more in detail about it over at Tech Land. I encourage you to check out my post on this cool tool. The picture hear is of the Bible reader software running on my Treo 650 and being displayed and controlled on my desktop. [...]
July 23rd, 2006 | #
[...] Our Thanksgiving day did not come without a little drama. Caden woke up with a fever of almost 102. The doctor on call did not fell like this fever was related to any of the sickness that came with the 105 plus fever about ten days prior. He said that we were capable enough caregivers to go ahead with our trip to my sister’s house about 150 mile away. We did and Caden did fine other than some fussiness on the way home. Then the trip got a little more interesting. We stopped in Columbia, SC which was a little less than half way home. We hooked Caden up to his feeding pump and grabbed the rest of us some snacks for dinner. The afternoon Thanksgiving dinner was sitting well and we were all just wanting something light to top of the tummies for the evening. We were about 70 miles from home when my phone rang. It was a work call. It was a pretty big problem with a site in Asia that I would have to address in a timely manner. It was within 30 seconds of the phone ringing that Riley cried out and suddenly threw up right there in his car seat as we traveled down Interstate 26. Sherry was driving and I asked her to pull off at the nest exit which was Orangeburg. She found a Mikey D’s that was open and took Riley in to the restroom for a clean up and change of clothes. I got on Sherry’s cell phone so that I could use my Treo to connect to Internet from my laptop. The link in the previous sentence will only be interesting if you are a super geek Treo user like myself. [...]
November 26th, 2006 | #