May 2000
Intermediate to advanced
620 pages
18h 2m
English
Content preview from PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide, Second Edition
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More Macintosh Conduits
Palm Desktop wasn’t the only piece of software Palm released in early 1999; in some ways, the new Macintosh conduit-management software is even more significant, because it opens the way for other software companies to create hookups between the PalmPilot and other Mac programs.
You can find a complete and regularly updated list of Mac-compatible conduits at http://www.palm.com. But see Table 9.6 for a few examples to get you started.
Table 9-6. Palm/MacIntosh Conduit Products
|
Mac Program |
Conduit for PalmPilot |
Details |
|---|---|---|
|
FileMaker Pro |
FM Sync synchronizes your FileMaker Pro database information with JFile, a popular Palm database; see Chapter 12. |
Tsuk Software, http://www.fmsync.com ($38) |
|
Eudora, Outlook Express, Claris Emailer |
MultiMail Conduit lets you use your favorite Mac email program to send and receive messages, as described in Chapter 13—and then HotSyncs it to the built-in Palm Mail program on your palmtop. |
Actual Software, http://www.actualsoft.com ($30 for the conduit, $40 for MultiMail) |
|
BrainForest |
BrainForest is an outliner/thought processor for both Macintosh and the PalmPilot; two-way syncing is planned for early 2000. |
Aportis, http://www.aportis.com ($30, or $39 for the professional edition) |
|
Chronos Consultant |
Chronos Consultant is an excellent, full-fledged calendar/address book program, along the lines of Palm Desktop itself—but with more features, such as a built-in journal, speech features, and networkability. |
Chronos, ... |
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