Bob Draper
Contributing Editor Bob Draper is a technical writer at Westar Corporation's U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground office. He's also a Green Bay Fan and a certified Mac addict. He can be reached at palmguy@mac.com.
Published articles
The following 9 articles by Bob Draper have been published in ZATZ magazines.
Acrobat Reader for Palm OS makes documents a lot more portable
Contributing Editor Bob Draper has found a powerful enterprise tool, allowing mobile professionals to carry and share valuable, easy-to-read information. Adobe's Acrobat Reader for Palm OS allows you to view documents with images and other visual elements, such as tables. Most importantly, it brings the industry standard PDF format to your Palm OS handheld. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, October 2001]
Pumatech's Intellisync: a powerful way to take it all with you
There are a number of ways to synchronize your Outlook data with your Palm handheld, as Contributing Editor Bob Draper has illustrated over the last several months. This month he reviews Pumatech's Intellisync conduit, which may just be the most powerful solution yet to get all the information Outlook is capable of storing into the Palm OS. [PalmPower Magazine, August 2001]
A wish list for the next Palm Desktop for Macintosh
On March 24, Apple Computer released Mac OS X. Palm, Inc. has already stated that it's hard at work on a Mac OS X version of Palm Desktop and HotSync Manager software for release later this year. Before that happy day arrives, Contributing Editor Bob Draper wants to get his two cents in by offering up this list of the "Top Ten" improvements he'd like to see in the next version of Palm Desktop for Macintosh. [PalmPower Magazine, June 2001]
Desktop To Go: A simple and intuitive way to synchronize with Outlook
Continuing his quest to show you how to synchronize your Palm device with Microsoft Outlook in every conceivable way, Bob Draper now turns his attention to Desktop To Go. Once again, he goes in-depth to give you the complete scoop on what's possible with this robust piece of software that features the added bonus of providing synchronization with Microsoft Schedule+ 7.x as well. [PalmPower Magazine, May 2001]
Questions and answers on Palm/Outlook synchronization
Bob Draper was flooded with a ton of email in response to his recent PalmPower series on synchronizing a Palm device with Outlook. In this article, Bob shares some of the interesting questions he's received in hopes that you'll find value from the ones he was able to answer, and perhaps you'll be able to answer some of the ones that had even him stumped. [PalmPower Magazine, April 2001]
Synchronize your electronic devices with ReadySyncGo!
If you're like most mobile professionals, your Palm device isn't the only electronic gadget you carry around. You might also have a wireless phone or pager, among other things. Bob Draper reviews ReadySyncGo! from Synchrologic, Inc. It's a Web-based PIM that offers data synchronization across a number of electronic devices, as well as with Microsoft Outlook. [PalmPower Magazine, April 2001]
PocketMirror 3.0 Professional offers an attractive collection of enhancements
Last month, Bob Draper showed you how to synchronize your Palm device with Microsoft Outlook using PocketMirror 3.0 Standard. This month, Bob walks you through PocketMirror 3.0 Professional and the ten new features that aren't found in the Standard edition. [PalmPower Magazine, February 2001]
A step-by-step guide to configuring PocketMirror and Microsoft Outlook
Last month, Bob Draper discussed the pros and cons of synchronizing your Palm device with either Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook. If you've decided to go with Outlook, you can't afford to miss this article. This month, Bob provides a step-by-step guide to configuring PocketMirror to ensure perfect synchronization between your Palm device and Outlook. [PalmPower Magazine, January 2001]
Palm Desktop and Microsoft Outlook go head-to-head
It's a question nearly all of us have pondered at one point or another. Should I HotSync my Palm device with Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook? Bob Draper has taken a long, detailed look at both contenders and broken down the pros and cons of each. You can't afford to miss this exciting battle royal between two information management titans. [PalmPower Magazine, December 2000]
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