Well, seems that things are getting better for us Europeaniens here – Palm decided to release a GSM version of Palm Pre and distribute it all across the Europe. Well, not all across for now, as it turns out that exclusive operator for Palm Pre will be O2. So, we’re expecting to have Pre’s in [...]
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July 1st 2009 | Posted by fichek
Possibly the best screen protector for the Palm Pre is the invisible SHIELD. It’s a clear film that fully covers the Pre and protects it from scratches, dents, and blemishes. The invisible SHIELD is unique because it’s an unusually tough, yet invisible cover. The material was originally a military technology that was created to protect [...]
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June 30th 2009 | Posted by Luka
GSM version of Palm Pre has been caught on tape in Vietnam, or so the “sources” say. There will be a short video after the break so keep reading. This probably means that the GSM version of Palm Pre after it has been spoted several times, first in Barcelona in February, then earlier today in [...]
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June 28th 2009 | Posted by toreym
The best decision Palm made when they created their new mobile operating system, webOS, was to build it on a platform that has the largest community of developers in the world. They know that without lots of good applications any operating system is going to be a failure. The best way to make [...]
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June 5th 2009 | Posted by justinm
As soon as Palm introduced the pre in January at CES, people all over the country began to anticipate the moment they would finally learn when the pre was available. Rumors lasted for months, heck we even had our share of rumors when we broke the story about the 3:01 conspiracy. Well after [...]
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May 30th 2009 | Posted by toreym
There has been a lot of news recently on the preDevCamp front. Check out predevcamp.org if you are interested in the complete story; but basically Palm is supporting the event now and today the organizers have decided to delay the preDevCamp until August 8th. That is a good sign, we were a little nervous that [...]
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May 21st 2009 | Posted by toreym
If you have been following the preDevCamp you have undoubtedly noticed by now that there was a little mix-up with the preDevCamp organizers and Palm. Long story short, those of you attending a preDevCamp on the 13th will have no SDK or emulator to develop with.
As you know we decided to sponsor a preDevCamp back [...]
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April 26th 2009 | Posted by toreym
If you have kept an eye on the Pre, or if you have recently read our semester review, you know that one of the greatest features the Pre offers is it’s ability to pull in contacts and calendar information from several locations and sync them together. The Pre will use also this information to help [...]
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April 26th 2009 | Posted by toreym
With all the hype in the first quarter around the Pre what you hear can change frequently. For those of you that have been paying attention since January all the hype and current news makes some sense. But for those of you that have just seen a Pre commercial or heard about it [...]
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April 9th 2009 | Posted by Dieter Bohn
We’ve just confirmed that installing your PalmOS data is just as easy as installing PalmOS apps inside Classic. With apps, you drag the PRC files into the "Classic" directory on your Pre. With data, you do the exact same thing with your relevant PDB files.
…All of which may sound a bit like gibberish to many current Palm users. So we’re going to break it down for you here. Read on for the step-by-step instructions for how to move your PalmOS apps and data over to the Pre. Go ahead and bookmark this page — when the Pre finally gets released, you just may want to come back to it.
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We’re going to take this step by step to ensure that you’ll get everything you want from your PalmOS device and nothing you don’t — if you’re a PalmOS user, skipping the first two steps will work but you’re likely to have to wade through years of extra backup files.
- Find your HotSync Backup Directory.
- On a Mac, it will be inside ~/Documents/Palm/Users/HOTSYNCNAME/Backups .
- On a PC, you’ll find it in C:\Program files\Palm\HOTSYNCNAME\Backup . Note that depending on how long ago you installed hotsync, the "Palm" directory on your PC might be called "PalmOne" or "Handspring" or even "Sony Handheld."
- RENAME that Backups directory to something else, like "Backup 4-9-09"
- Connect your PalmOS device and make sure that you have the Backup Conduit turned on. This works slightly differently on different versions of the HotSync software, but chances are you have it turned on. You can check your conduits settings on the desktop inside the Hotsync app.
- Hotsync your PalmOS device.
- If you head back to the directory we found in Step 1, you’ll see that there is a new Backup directory that was created during your Hotsync. Huzzah! Inside this new Backup directory you will find all the apps and databases you want to move to your Pre.
- Plug in your Pre and open the "Classic" directory. This is where your files go.
- Copy any programs you want on your Pre from your new Backup directory into the Classic directory. Your programs will end in .prc. Many programs also keep a database of their relevant info in .pdb files, they are almost always named so you can tell which apps they belong to, but there might be some trial and error in this step.
- The important thing to remember is DO NOT just copy the entire Backup directory into the Classic directory. There are a lot of files in this directory that are specifically designed to only work with your specific Treo or Centro (or TX). Unfortunately some of the core pdb file names are slightly different from device to device, so again, you’re looking at some trial and error here. Here are a few from an AT&T Centro:
- ContactsDB-PAdd.pdb – your addressbook
- CalendarDB-PDat.pdb – your datebook
- MemosDB-PMem.pdb – your memos
- TasksDB-PTod.pdb – your tasks
…Of course, there will be plenty more depending on which 3rd party PalmOS apps you have.
- …and that’s it. Unplug your Pre, launch Classic, and go to town!
A final note: as we’ve mentioned many times here, apps inside Classic cannot interact with apps on the Pre/webOS, so you won’t be able to sync up your PalmOS contacts with your Pre’s contacts. Stay tuned for another How To explaining how to get your PIM data into the cloud so you can sync it all down to your Pre.