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Stephen Vance
Stephen Vance is a Contributing Editor for Computing Unplugged Magazine. His Web site is located at http://www.vance.com. He can be reached at steve@vance.com.

Published articles
The following 10 articles by Stephen Vance have been published in ZATZ magazines.

Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0 has room to grow
Since Stephen Vance first took a look at Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS a new version has been released. In this article he takes a look at the improvements that Adobe has made as well as the issues that still need to be addressed in Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, September 2003]

Getting a charge out of Boston
This summer, Contributing Editor, Stephen Vance, took a trip to Boston, taking his Palm m505 with him. He soon realized he was without a recharging solution, and in this article he details the success he had with the Fellowes PDA Travel Kit. [PalmPower Magazine, October 2002]

Four Palm OS Web browsers show their stuff
The proof of the pudding is in the tasting, and the proof of a good Palm OS-based Web browser is how well it renders some popular sites. Recently, in PalmPower's Enterprise Edition, Contributing Editor Stephen Vance surveyed four very different Palm OS browsers. This time around, he'll show you how those browsers handle four of his favorite Web sites, with different stressing characteristics, to demonstrate the browsers' capabilities. [PalmPower Magazine, September 2002]

The Palm m500 Series Mini Keyboard has pros and cons
Contributing Editor Stephen Vance has long been pining away for a Palm m500 Series Mini Keyboard. He's finally got one, and you can learn all about its pros and cons in this review of the cool little data input device. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, September 2002]

A survey of Palm OS Web browsers for IT professionals
From finding that critical piece of information, to triangulating a network or server outage, to exercising some software's administrative interface, Web browsers have become essential for the IT professional. Many Web browsers from the Palm OS make compromises to fit the special capabilities and restrictions of a handheld device. However, in this two-part article, Contributing Editor Stephen Vance examines the four most uncompromising browsers, which operate over TCP/IP and process raw HTML using the HTTP protocol. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, August 2002]

Consulting with your handheld
As a consultant, Contributing Editor Stephen Vance finds his Palm m505 indispensable. In this article, he describes some of the tools and techniques he uses to support his consulting. If you're a consultant, you'll be fascinated to see how your Palm handheld can be used for hours tracking, email management, document editing, and reference. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, July 2002]

Gain secure remote login with SSH
Continuing on his Palm networking theme, Contributing Editor Stephen Vance will introduce you to SSH for the Palm OS. With this securely encrypted variation on the traditional telnet program, you'll be able to gain remote access to a command prompt on a server using your Palm handheld computer. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, June 2002]

Control your computer remotely using PalmVNC
Have you ever wanted to control your computers over the Internet? Perhaps you want to administer your server while traveling. Contributing Editor Stephen Vance will introduce you to an exciting application called PalmVNC that will let you do all of this with your Palm OS handheld regardless of the operating system on the computer you want to control. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, April 2002]

The keys to performing a Network HotSync
Palm supplies an excellent means of synchronizing your data over a network through a mechanism called Network HotSync, or LANSync. At first glance, making the whole thing work may appear to be a complex and daunting task. However, in this article Stephen Vance will walk you easily through the steps, from setting up the primary and secondary computers to configuring the Palm handheld itself. [PalmPower Magazine Enterprise Edition, March 2002]

Making expansion cards work for you
Stephen Vance loves the idea of expansion cards, but was initially frustrated by them. However, he managed to work out solutions to his problems, and in this extremely helpful article, he shares some tips, tricks, and utilities that make expansion cards work, even for applications that do not fully support them. [PalmPower Magazine, February 2002]




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