Palm Desktop
| Developer(s) | Palm |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 6.2 Windows, 4.2.2 Mac / January 15, 2008 |
| Operating system | Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X |
| Website | Mac Version |
Palm Desktop is a personal information manager computer program for Microsoft Windows or Mac OS/Mac OS X and can be used alone or in combination with a Palm OS personal digital assistant.
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[edit] Features
Palm Desktop contains four main modules which correspond to the four main modules of the original Palm Pilot:
- Contacts, analogous to index cards in a rolodex or address book
- Calendar information as discrete or repeating appointments
- Tasks, sortable by priority, date or category in task lists
- Notes, for reference materials, memoranda or journal entries
Palm Desktop ships with all current Palm devices, and it can synchronize with a variety of devices using Palm's HotSync software. It is also available as a free download and can be used as a standalone application on personal computers. The Macintosh version has a much more sophisticated interface and many more options inherited from its history as Claris Organizer, including extensive printing capabilities for mailing labels and printed pages in various sizes of paper organizer.
[edit] History
The original Macintosh and Windows versions were similar, until 3COM purchased the Claris Organizer, a Mac-only product, from Claris and rebranded it as Palm Desktop 2. Interestingly, the four modules of Claris Organizer had influenced some of the original Palm developers, who were familiar with it from earlier work on the Macintosh.
Synchronizing with Palm Pre : some external companies made it possible [1].
Since last release (2008) and external company made a software to extend features of the software (Agendus for Windows [2]).
[edit] Last release
Palm Desktop 6.2 for Windows Vista was released on January 15, 2008. It works with the following Windows versions:
- Windows Vista - Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate (32-bit editions)
- Windows XP Home and Professional (32-bit editions)
- Windows Media Center Edition 2005
This versions is not compatible with the following:
- 64-bit editions of Windows for USB cable sync! Therefore, you have to use other options like serial port, infrared, WiFi or BlueTooth to HotSync.
- Windows Server or Tablet PC
Palm Desktop 6.2 is also not compatible with computers featuring multiple CPUs; however, it is compatible with multi-core CPUs. Users that decide to upgrade to Palm Desktop 6.2 should know that this version does not support color coding of events in the calendar application.
[edit] Linux support
Palm does not provide a version of the software for Linux operating system, nor do they officially support [3] the ones developed by third parties such as:
- J-Pilot
- Gnome-Pilot
- ColdSync (stopped in 2005)
- PilotManager (stopped in 2006)
- Kpilot
[edit] References
- ^ http://forums.palm.com/t5/Synergy-webOS/Continue-to-sync-your-Pre-with-Palm-Desktop/m-p/206981
- ^ /details.asp
- ^ Synchronizing with a Linux Desktop - a note at the official technical support Web site of Palm.
