Jeff Carlson
Jeff Carlson is the author of Palm Organizers Visual QuickStart Guide, available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201700638/tidbitselectro00A/. Jeff is the Managing Editor of TidBITS at http://www.tidbits.com. He can be reached at jeff@necoffee.com.
Published articles
The following 10 articles by Jeff Carlson have been published in ZATZ magazines.
Can a handheld replace a laptop?
Are your chiropractor bills getting out of hand because you've been lugging around a bulky laptop and its assorted paraphernalia? Maybe you've been wondering if it'd be possible to replace your laptop with the compact convenience of your Palm device. Jeff Carlson takes a look at the hardware and software available for your PDA that just might make the switch possible. [PalmPower Magazine, July 2000]
Can a handheld replace a laptop?
If your chiropractor bills are getting out of hand because you've been lugging around a bulky laptop and its assorted paraphernalia, the answer just might be replacing your laptop with the compact convenience of a Pocket PC. Jeff Carlson takes a look at the hardware and software available that may make the switch possible. [Pocket PC Life Magazine, July 2000]
DateBk4 improves on a powerhouse
The Palm device's built-in applications are all most users need, but we don't all qualify as "most users." If you've ever wished you could view your schedule and to-do items on the same screen, display individual events in different type styles, or link records between applications, it's time to jump out of the "most users" category and dive into Pimlico Software's DateBk4 with PalmPower contributing editor Jeff Carlson. [PalmPower Magazine, March 2000]
What do you know, it's the GoType! Pro!
The GoType! Pro keyboard is here, causing Palm V owners everywhere to salivate. In this detailed review, contributing editor, Jeff Carlson, takes the GoType! Pro keyboard out for a spin. Should you rush out to buy your very own GoType Pro? Read Jeff's review and find out. [PalmPower Magazine, November 1999]
You'll flip your lid over the goVox Digital Recorder!
If you're looking for an easy way to record your thoughts without adding yet another self-contained gadget to your arsenal, the goVox Digital Recorder is pretty handy. In this article, Jeff Carlson gives you the scoop on this cool new device. [PalmPower Magazine, November 1999]
How to produce better expense reports
PalmPower contributing editor Jeff Carlson has found what we've all needed for a long time. If you've ever needed to capture and report expenses in the hopes of getting an expense reimbursement, you should check out this review. Jeff looks at Palm Expense Creator from Shana. This handy little program doesn't replace your Expense application on the Palm device. Rather, it provides a whole host of reporting options you can use from your PC and, yes, your Macintosh. [PalmPower Magazine, April 1999]
The rewards of patience: big changes for Mac users
Finally, Macintosh users are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. While they're not iCandy-colored iMacs, the new releases and betas from Palm Computing's Macintosh development workshops are showing real promise. In this very helpful article, contributing editor Jeff Carlson, author of "Palm III & PalmPilot Visual QuickStart Guide", gives us a guided tour of the new goodies, including IR HotSync, AppleScript functions, new Expense and Mail conduits, and more. If you use a Mac and a Palm device, this is going to be the best article you've read anywhere in months… maybe years. [PalmPower Magazine, March 1999]
Datebk3 pushes Date Book into the future
For a mere $20, you can put your Date Book on steroids. That's the shareware fee for DateBk3, a program that adds more than fifty new features to the Date Book application including categories, floating events, icons, new views, and more. In this detailed review, Jeff Carlson, author of The Palm III & PalmPilot Visual QuickStart Guide, takes you inside DateBk3 and shows you how you can have a much more powerful Palm computer. There's also a special treat, a fascinating story, at the end of this article -- but you'll have to read the article to find out the secret. [PalmPower Magazine, January 1999]
Maximizing your time with Date Book
Jeff Carlson, author of the Palm III & PalmPilot Visual QuickStart Guide, clocks in with another very helpful article. In this immediately useful article, Jeff helps you get the most out of the built-in Date Book application. There are some little-known, top-secret tips in here that you'll be able to use right away to save time and help make you much more productive. [PalmPower Magazine, December 1998]
Yahoo's Web calendar
Do you Yahoo? If you do, then this article is for you. Seriously, Jeff Carlson has put together a fascinating article about linking Yahoo's Web-based calendar to the Palm device. You can automatically HotSync from your Palm computer to a file that's uploaded to the Web calendar. Now you can access your schedule from anywhere and share it with all your friends. [PalmPower Magazine, October 1998]
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