Article: Must Have Treo Freeware Applications
- From: "Ablang" <ron916@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 8 Apr 2007 19:52:12 -0700
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8436/must-have-treo-freeware-applications/
Must Have Treo Freeware Applications
Posted By: Ryan on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:19:17 AM
In this article PalmInfocenter highlights some essential must have
Treo freeware applications. There is a wealth of free and open source
Palm OS software out there. Read on as we take a look at 10 great
programs, as well as a few others, to enhance your Treo smartphone
experience.
Converter
Converter is a unit conversion tool. It does pretty much everything
you'd ever need to convert. This app can convert 215 different types
of things in 23 different categories, you can even setup a list of
your most frequent conversions.
DiddleBug for Palm OSDiddlebug
Diddlebug is essentially an e-post it note application. It allows you
to scribble notes on your Palm device using digital ink. You can then
set alarms for each note from a pop-up list, and DiddleBug will not
let you forget your reminder. I use this app all the time as a cooking
timer for my pizza's, however you folks might have some more important
things you need to be reminded about.
Directory Assistant
You have a smartphone right? If your Treo had an IQ, it would go up 20
smart points after installing Directory Assistant. This utility
automates queries to the Residential and Business phone directories in
the US. It will even preform reverse queries and look up names from
phone numbers. You can easily dial from the results and even get maps
and directions to results with a single click.
LED Off
So you got a new Treo and that blinking LED is annoying you to no end.
You look for an option in the prefs to turn it off but there is none!
Enter LED Off. It will not only turn off the pulsating green LED, but
also opens up some extra LED functionality as well. You can set the
LED to stay on when you have a new Voicemail, email or SMS messages or
configure how you want the LED to behave.
LED Off for TreoMirror App
PDA mirror programs are great. The old glossy monochrome screens
seemed to work best for mirror apps, though I think the extra treo
screen grease layer helps. Color Mirror is my fav because it uses a
dark shade of grey which gives better reflection than just a black
screen on color devices.
Radio Control
Radio Control is a really handy application. It allows you to program
a daily on and off cycle for your Treo's wireless radio. Thus allowing
you to save on battery life if you'd like to have your treo
automatically power down during the latenight or when you're not
expecting calls. This app also forces the radio to start after a
reset, something the treo doesn't always do.
SFCave
SFCave is _the_ classic Palm OS game. Originally released for Palm OS
2.0, this app has worked on every Palm I've ever used and is always
one of the first games to be installed. Japanese developer Sunflat
describes it best: "SFCave is the very simple but exciting action
game. The cave is endless! There is no goal to reach!" Its amazing how
such a simple game concept can be so entertaining.
SharkMSG for TreoSharkMSG
SharkMSG brings an innovative new feature from the Windows Mobile Treo
700w to the Treo 650 that Palm and Microsoft said couldn't be done on
the Palm OS. SharkMsg prompts you to send an SMS to the caller when
you ignore an incoming phone call allowing you to decline a call with
a friendly text message.
SoundRec
I really don't understand why none of the Treos has ever come with a
built in voice recorder. It's about as smart a move as not including a
mic on the Palm TX. SoundRec solves this and adds a free voice
recorder software that only takes up 24k of program memory. SoundRec
can record to internal memory or an SD card.
TCPMP
TCPMP has been a huge boon for Palm OS multimedia. This free and open
source program handles all sorts of video and music files with the
utmost of ease. You got a 700MB dvd rip on your SD card? No problem.
Among the codecs it supports are Mpeg, Divx, Xvid, H.264, mp3 and ogg
video and audio formats. Any video optimized for the video iPod should
work fine with TCPMP. It's also a great app for podcasts on the go as
it supports the fancy enhanced podcasts (m4a with image slideshow).
Use VeMode to convert your own video content to a mobile format.
TCPMP for Palm OSHonerable Mentions...
Also honorable mentions to: AIM for Palm (old free version from AOL
UK, still works), Real World Blackjack (great free blackjack game &
casino coach, 33k, works w/5-way), BigClock (just don't hit the menu
key!), BlueJacker (making a boring situation in a crowded space more
entertaining), Flight Status (check airline information), Palm PDF
(the name says it all) and FileZ (still the best free Palm OS File
Manager).
I made this list Treo centric because it contains a number of treo
650/600 specific apps, however other Palm OS devices can take
advantage of some of these programs as well. While the apps above are
freeware, developing software takes time and hard work. Most
developers accept donations on their websites and or have other
commercial products worth checking out too. Want more cool treo apps?
Check out the PalmInfocenter software store.
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