1SRC Podcast 128 - Treo 755p Special Edition

This week's 1SRC podcast focuses on Palm's new Treo 755p smartphone. I also review BoxWave's ElectraSpan extended life Treo battery.

Palm introduces the Treo 755p! Read the press release

Palm has a new customer training website, learning.palm.com

I review the BoxWave ElectraSpan Extended Battery

1SRC Editorial: Going Analog in a Digital World

The 12 Days of Treo over on GrassNet.net

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1SRC Editorial: Going Analog in a Digital World

This week's 1SRC Editorial has been posted.

In today’s technology driven world, why do we still rely on paper when the chips are down? Is this behavior just human nature when we are in a stressful situation? Or is it because, deep down, we are just more comfortable with non-digital solutions?

Paper Please

Last week I was driving out to a community event for work. I was supposed to arrive on site at 4:30pm to setup the computers, a wireless network, and a projector for a 6:00pm presentation. The only problem was that I walked in the door at 5:15pm.

I’m a person who always seems to get lost when driving someplace new. Knowing this, I printed out the directions to the event venue and a Google Map of the area. I figured that I was all set. I would have preferred to have had a GPS system with me however; I’ve yet to purchase one because we all know about the Bluetooth stability issues on the Treo 700p. I just couldn’t bring myself to spend $299 on a Palm GPS solution that may not work reliably with my Treo. (As of the writing of this editorial, the Treo 700p Maintenance Release has yet to be released.)

I had a good idea of where I need to be and had been to the area for a previous event. Unlike previous trips, I was unable to find the turn off street. I followed the main road, route 25, all the way to the end and then got that sinking feeling that I was officially lost.

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I've posted this week's 1SRC podcast. In show 126, I cover:

More Treo 755p rumors. (Do we really need to keep calling it a rumor?)

Bluefish Wireless has a new version of Getsportz available.

Palm speaks! Joe Fabris responds to customer comments on the Palm blog.

Gx-5's DialByPhoto is reviewed. (This app rocks!)

1SRC Editorial: What's Your "20".

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I have posted this week's 1SRC editorial, "What's Your 20."

Since the beginning of the year, I have been using this weekly column to point out some of the ways I believe Palm has been working to lay the foundation for new best in class solutions. In the editorials “The Year of the Internet”, “Palm, Inc 2.0”, and “More Than Just Plumbing”, I discussed how Palm will be leveraging the Internet, acquiring (in some cases reacquiring) the software to build a modern operating system and new applications, and how Palm should be focused on refreshing the Palm OS user interface. In this week’s editorial, I talk about a new feature I expect to see in future Palm products, Location Based Services (LBS).

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I Hate My Life(Drive)

I Hate My Life(Drive) is my new 1SRC editorial in which I talk about the two devices I love to hate: The Palm LifeDrive Mobile Manager and the Sony Clie PEG NZ90.

Some people love to hate “the bad guy” on their favorite TV show. Others love to hate rival sports teams. Me? I love to hate a match pair of Palm OS devices: the Palm LifeDrive and the Sony Clie NZ90.


Both the LifeDrive and the Clie NZ90 looked as if they were going to take the mobile computing world by storm. They both had cutting edge features. Well-regarded device manufacturers developed them. However, somewhere along the way, both devices ended up being a bust in the eyes of many enthusiasts.

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