12 Days of Treo - Day 1

A long time co-worker and good friend of mine, Annie W, has just purchased a new Treo and will soon be leaving for a new job and greener pastures.

To help send her off, I decided to start the 12 days of Treo. 12 Days of Treo will consist of a daily little Treo trick or software goodie leading up to the last day of work with me.

Day 1: NVBackup + 1GB SD Card

NVBackup is a great Palm OS backup application that was written by long time Palm OS Community member Alexander Pruss. What makes it even better is that it is free. You use NVBackup to back up the contents of your Palm OS Treo (650 or later) to the inserted SD card.

A Secure Digital (SD) card is a handy (sorry about the pun) accessory that allows you to store all sorts of nifty things on your Treo. Everything from photos, music and video, ebooks, Office and Acrobat documents, even backup files. SD cards can be purchased just about anywhere.

I usually get PNY or SanDisk cards from the local Staples. When purchasing a SD card, please be aware of your Treo's maximum card size. Palm has an informative knowledge base article here. Treo 680 users, under most conditions, you will be able to use the new 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) cards.