Code Wallet Pro Review

June 14, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Review: Code Wallet Pro

June 14, 2006
Ratings: 4.5 of 5
By: Kevin Muller

Code Wallet Pro is a PocketPC based program for the Treo 700w that helps store and secure almost any type of information.

Code Wallet Pro

Introduction

CodeWallet Pro 2006 by DeveloperOne is a robust solution for storing private information securely on your Windows Mobile device. CodeWallet Pro makes use of password protection and strong encryption to ensure your information stays out of the hands of other people. It also features the ability to store almost any type of information you can think of including: text, attachments, graphics, sound files, and more.

Code Wallet Pro desktop

User Interface

The first thing you are greeted with when you open CodeWallet Pro 2006 is a password prompt which should make you feel good that your information is being protected. If you dont enter in the proper password youre not getting in! If youre looking to get access to the raw wallet file, enjoy youll find that youre dealing with a strongly encrypted file.

After you successfully enter your password, youre taken to the main tree view of the wallet. Worried about organizing your entries? CodeWallet Pro 2006 allows you to create new folders and wallets to help keep everything sorted. If you need to quickly see the contents of all the folders, a simple click of the tree in the upper right will toggle expanding all the folders and hiding the contents.

Code Wallet Pro Screenshot

A quick click of the Menu will allow you to create a new card. The program comes with 40 built-in form layouts to store almost every type of information you can think of without having to spend time creating a new template. If youre not happy with the fields in the form, you can quickly edit and change the options of the template to have it suite your needs. With form fields specifically for passwords, dates, checkboxes, email, urls, phone, time, and more CWP makes it quick and easy to store almost any type of information.

If youre swamped with data youre trying to save, youll be happy to know that Code Wallet Pro 2006 has its own search and favorites feature allowing you to quickly access and find the entries you use most. In our testing, the search results came up quickly and accurately. The search field can be quickly brought up by tapping the magnifying glass in the upper left corner.

Like to have your information on your PC too? DeveloperOne offers the CodeWallet Pro 2006 Desktop Edition, which offers an almost identical interface as its PPC counterpart. Perhaps the most convenient feature of the Desktop Edition is the ability to seamlessly synchronize wallets between your PC and device.

Code Wallet Sync Process pic

Features and Options

Along with the ability to customize forms, you can also quickly import and export cards to and from text files.
In case youre a fanatic about the way your programs look, youll be happy to know that you can change the colors used in the program including folder, card, background, field names, and field data colors.

Issues and Notes

During our testing, we did not encounter any issues with the installation process, registration, or with the program hanging.

Conclusion

If youre sick of carrying around notes to remember your bank account number or pin or would just like to secure this information CodeWallet Pro 2006 is a great solution. At the beginning of our testing, it seemed like a cool program but by the end of the testing, it had become a necessity! On top of great security and functionality, the program itself is stable and reliable.

Code Wallet Pro is available as a free trial and retails for $29.95.

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Facer Pro Review

June 7, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Ratings: 4 of 5

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Facer is a launcher program that enhances the user interface and functionality of your Treo adding a Today screen reminiscent of the 700w.

Facer

If you’ve hit the home button on your Treo, then you are familiar with the applications launcher that is part of the standard Palm OS. From here, you can access your applications, modify your preferences and neatly organize your applications into categories such as Games, System, Applications, etc. Pressing the Home button rotates through these various categories. Facer is a replacement launcher that looks to upgrade your user interface and make it easier to access frequently used utilities and applications on your Treo.

Treo Application Launcher

Set-up and Installation

Installation of Facer is very easy. You simply download the prc file and hotsync to your Treo. When you first launch Facer, it will install the proper files for use with your Treo. Since Facer is meant to act as a replacement launcher for the standard Palm OS, my first inclination was to map the "Home" button to Facer. However, with the new Treo 700p, this cannot be done without the third party software utility Ludas P.

Upon launching Facer Pro, you immediately notice a drastic and positive change from the Palm Application Launcher. You are introduced to a "Today" screen reminiscent of the Treo 700w. There are a list of upcoming appointments, uncompleted tasks, date and time along with a bevy of icons. This is all set against a very pleasing blue background. With both the Treo 650 and Treo 700p boasting high resolution screens, it was always surprising to me that Palm doesn’t take advantage of this within their Application Launcher interface. Luckily, developers like Pocket Craft are up to the task. Underneath your tasks are mini-icons that allow you to easy access your main applications:

  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • Calculator
  • Memos
  • Tasks
  • Preferences

If there is a note associated with a task, it’s denote with a small yellow icon. Clicking on this provides a snippet of the note. While this feature looks very cool, I only wished there was more of the note contents. As you’ll see by the screenshot, there is only a few words of the note included in the pop-up which dimishes the usefulness of this feature. The Today screen also allows you to add a File Browser gadget allowing access to your files direct from Facer Pro.

Facer Task Not Snippet

The bottom dock of Facer is split into two sections. The right section shows your battery time and memory usage. Facer allows you to customize the dock allowing you to add a variety of icons or "dock gadgets" to further increase your ability to quickly access certain Treo utilities from the dock.

Treo dock pic

There are ten different dock gadgets:

  • Power
  • Refresh Application
  • Beam/Send
  • Lock and shutdown
  • Popup menu
  • Phne Signal
  • HotSync
  • Trash Bin
  • File Browser
  • PocketTunes

The program allows you to add them all, but in reality you can only use five dock gadgets in addition to the battery and memory gadgets. Adding dock gadgets was easily accessible from the preferences menu.

Customize Dock Gadgets

Back to the Launcher

When you first launch Facer Pro, the default is set to the "Today" screen. For most, this is probably the most logical setup. Unlike the Palm Application Launcher, the Today screen doesn’t allow you access to all of your applications. Thankfully, switching to a pure Application Launcher is like most features in Facer is quite easy. Looking at the dock again, the right hand section of the dock allows you to easily toggle between the Today screen and a pure application launcher. Selecting the Application icon displays all of your applications. If you toggle between the Today and Launcher screens, the dock always remains. You can easily rotate through your application categories (ie. Games, System,etc) by pressing the applications icon over and over.

Facer Launcher

Improvements to the Application Launcher

Like other screens in Facer Pro, you can customize the Facer Pro Application Launcher using Launcher gadgets. This icons again allow for easy access to frequently used utilities on your Treo. One of the best features I found was the copy feature. This allows you to easily copy files form your Treo’s internal memory to an external secure digital card. The default installation also provided an information icon and an icon to perform changes to my preferences for Facer Pro.

Copy applications in Facer Pro

Customize the User Interface of Your Treo

Facer Pro comes with only two themes. There are a few themes on their site that are Facer 2.0 compatible, so I’d suspect Pocket Craft will be
updating these to support the latest version of their software. Within Facer’s preferences, you can customize various color settings and use your personal photos as wallpaper. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the quality of icons used in Facer Pro. Beyond a productivity tool, the graphics and icons within Facer Pro are very well designed.

Facer Pro and Treo 700p

There are some issues that exist with version 3.1.1 of Facer Pro and the latest Palm Treo 700p. As I mentioned above, the most effective use for Facer Pro is to map your Home button to Facer Pro. You’ll need an additional software utility, Ludas P, in order to do this with the new 700p. Additionally, I noticed a few things that did not work properly:

  • Dock Gadgets: Some dock gadgets, including the PocketTunes and HotSync dock gadgets did not launch the corresponding application
  • Selecting a hard button on my Treo while within Facer caused a series of sound alerts before launching the particular application.

With the Treo 700p recently shipping, I fully expect Pocket Craft will address these issues and offer a maintenance relase. At that time, I’ll ammend this portion of the review.

Overall

Facer Pro allows you an endless amount of options for customizing the look of your Treo, but most importantly the user interface. The integrated Today screen, customizable gadgets and graphic interface makes it a worthy upgrade for Treo 650 owners. For Treo 700p owners, it’s recommended that you wait until some minor quirks are fixed.

Facer Pro retails for $20.95 and a fully functional 7-day free trial is available.

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Smartphone Experts s700 Skin Case Review

May 24, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Review: Smartphone Experts S700 Skin Case

May 24, 2006
Ratings: 3 of 5
By: Kevin Muller

Introduction

There are few things more unsightly than a badly nicked and scratched Treo especially if its your new Treo 700.
The S700 Skin Case by Smartphone Experts offers great protection from accidental cosmetic damage, while still letting you
enjoy all the great features of the phone.

Treo 700 case

Usability

The S700 Skin Case is perhaps one of the best options for power users who often find themselves in
environments that arent phone-friendly. Who among us hasnt ever dropped their phone? If youre like most
people, youve dropped your phone several times and have scratches and nicks on the corners of the plastic.
The S700 does a great job in not only protecting the plastic case of the Treo, but also in providing a Unlike a lot of cases for the 700w,
the Skin Case completely covers the call, windows start, ok, action, sound, programmable side, and nav buttons. The case instead of leaving
these buttons uncovered has the button patterns molded into it, allowing for complete control of the buttons without a loss of usability.non-slip
surface that will help you avoid you bumping your phone off slippery surfaces such as desktops and car dashes.

Unlike a lot of cases for the 700w, the Skin Case completely covers the call, windows start, ok, action, sound, programmable side, and nav buttons.
The case instead of leaving these buttons uncovered has the button patterns molded into it, allowing for complete control of the buttons without a
loss of usability.

The Skin Case does leave the keyboard uncovered for easy access and typing. The only thing we could suggest to be slightly improved here is the amount
of space between the bottom of the keyboard cut-out and the space bar. At times, the lack of space can cause it to become difficult to press the space bar
although after getting used to the case, it became easier.

All the features on the top of the phone are conveniently left wide open for easy access. Unlike some snap cases, the IR port is not blocked by this case
a definite plus if youre doing a lot of beaming. The SD card slot is also easily accessible, as is the ringer switch.

The back of the case leaves a perfectly placed opening for the camera, so you wont have to remove the phone from the case in order to snap a few photos.
It also includes a cut-out for the speaker and stylus. We found that the stylus cut-out took a little getting used to, as the additional thickness of the case
made it slightly tougher to get your fingers in to dig out the stylus.

The case also features a lanyard hole which allows you to use the case to hold tight around your neck or wrist.

Conclusion

The Smartphone Experts S700 Skin Case is an affordable and effective way to protect your phone from the every day wear-and-tear.
A clear added bonus is the non-slip material this case is made from we think you will find this really helps prevent a good deal of accidental drops. Overall, the S700 is a very nice looking and functional case. It is available in four different colors – frosted clear, future blue, lady pink, and executive grey.

The Smartphone Experts S700 Skin Case for Treo 700 retails for $19.95.

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Smartphone Experts LH650 Leather Hard Case for Treo Review

April 10, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Reviews: Smartphone Experts LH650 Leather Hard Case for Treo

Treo Form Fit Case LH650

The LH650 Leather Hard Case from Smartphone Experts is compatible with both the Treo 700w or Treo 650. It features precision cut-outs allowing for easy access to your Treo.

Features:

  • Keyboard, navigation keys, and screen are fully accessible
  • Cut-outs for headset and sync jack, camera, speakerphone, and volume keys
  • Fully open top for SD card slot, ring silencer and IR port
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CoPilot Live Pocket PC 6 GPS Bundle for Treo 700w

April 7, 2006 By Leave a Comment

CoPilot Live Pocket PC 6 GPS Bundle for Treo 700w

CoPilot GPS for Treo

CoPilot Live for Pocket PC turns the Treo 700w into a GPS guidance system. It features spoken directions to any street address in the US and wireless remote vehicle tracking. It includes a SiRFstarIII GPS receiver.

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Cardo Scala 500 Review

March 7, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Review: Cardo Scala 500 Bluetooth Headset

March 7, 2006
Ratings: 4 of 5

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By: Jeff Velten

With many Bluetooth headsets eclipsing the $100 mark, the Cardo Scala 500 is moderately priced, compatible with both
the Treo 650/700w and supports the Bluetooth 1.2 standard.

Scala 500 Treo Bluetooth Headset

Out of the box

The Scala 500 comes packaged with the following:

  • Ear hook
  • Carry sleeve
  • Lanyard for carry sleeve
  • Plastic post (for lanyard) to plug into charger port
  • Universal travel charger
  • Multi language manual on mini-CD
  • VersaClip for attaching to glasses/sunglasses
  • Quick start guide

Cardo Scala 500

Set-up

Set-up for the Scala 500 is fairly simple. You can choose from a standard ear
hook, or the VersaClip, which allows attachment to eyeglasses or sunglasses. The
VersaClip gives a solid enough attachment for normal use, but I would be
concerned about it coming unclipped with a lot of head movement. Both attachments
have a post which pushes through a channel in the body of the headset. I found
that the headset can be easily be slipped on one-handed using the ear hook, but
the VersaClip requires a bit more planning.

The Scala 500 also comes with two options for carrying the headset when not in
use. The carry sleeve is a nice feature. It can be clipped to the belt or a
pocket, or attached to the lanyard. The headset snaps securely into the sleeve.
There is also a plastic post, which can be attached to the lanyard and plugged
into the headset’s charger port for carry. This seems a less secure way to carry
the headset, especially after a bit of wear.
Cardo claims 9 hours of talk time, and 7 days of standby time on a full charge.
It took about 4 hours to fully charge the headset initially. I consider myself an
average cell phone user in terms of talk time, and I have only had to charge the
unit once in the first week.

Controls

The Scala 500 has two controls. There is a large button on the face of the
headset, which is used for answering calls, redial, and call rejection. There is
also a Multi-function Wheel on the end of the headset opposite the
microphone. This is used for volume adjustment, mute, call waiting, and to put
the headset in pairing mode.

Pairing

As with most Bluetooth headsets, pairing of the Scala 500 is fairly simple. You
press and hold the MFW until the red and blue LEDs on the face of the unit begin
flashing alternately. The pairing process on the Treo 650 has been described in
detail elsewhere so I won’t go into it, but once I entered the Handsfree Setup
wizard on my Treo, it found the Scala 500 within about 5 seconds. The Scala 500
uses the standard passkey of four zeroes.

Treo Headset

Making and Receiving Calls

Once paired, I found that on outbound calls, the call gets transferred to the
Scala 500 either on the first or second ring. On inbound calls, the headset
usually picks up the call in the middle of the first ring. Rather than the
standard beep of many other headsets, the Scala 500 plays a series of tones that
reminds me of the theme from The Twilight Zone.

Inbound calls are answered by tapping the button on the face of the headset.
Alternately, you can press and hold the button to reject a call. The mic can be
muted by tapping the Multi-function Wheel, but I found that in practice, it can be tricky to push
the Multi-function Wheel straight in rather than up or down (which adjusts the volume).

Sound Quality

Sound quality is very good, both inbound and outbound. Most people didn’t realize
that I was using a headset until I told them. The earpiece rests against the
outside of the ear canal, so sound was good, without being overpowering. Some may
prefer an in-ear solution, they tend to become uncomfortable for me after a short
while.

Pros:

  • Lightweight
  • Carry sleeve included
  • Good sound quality

Cons:

  • Multi-function wheel can be difficult to use

Overview

The Scala 500 offers very good sound quality, comfortable fit and calls transferred quickly to the headset on the Treo. The Multi-function Wheel, used to mute the mic, can be tricky to use. As a mid-priced headset, the Cardo Scala performed well and the included accessories (carry case and lanyard) which come standard were a nice bonus.

The Cardo Scala 500 retails for $49.95.

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Treo 700w Review

January 12, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Review: Treo 700w

January 12, 2006

Read our comprehensive review of the Palm Treo 700w.

700w

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Treo 700w Review Conclusion

January 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Treo 700w Review
Conclusion

January 11, 2006
Ratings: 4 of 5

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By: Christopher Meinck

Treo 700w

The new Palm Treo 700w is similar in size and weight to its predecessor, the Treo 650, but the similarities end there. The Palm Treo 700w runs Windows Mobile 5 which is a major departure from previous Palm OS based Treos. After a week of heavy use with the Treo 700w, I found there are a lot of things to like in Windows Mobile 5. I grew particularly fond of Windows Today and its ability to create a true mobile â??desktopâ?. The Treo 700w provides me with all the information I need to stay in touch including voice mail, unread emails, access to photo speed dial, appointments and a nifty Google search.

At times, I found the menus of Treo 700w became a bit cumbersome. There were some things (such as activating Speakerphone), which required too much navigation through menu options. The Treo is a mobile device and navigating menus in the car or on the go needs to be easier.

Despite the lower resolution (240×240) of the Windows Mobile Treo 700w, the GUI (graphic user interface) is colorful and very attractive. When it comes to viewing video content or pictures, the Treo 700w is capable, but not up to par when compared to the Treo 650. When it came to taking the photos, the 1.3 megapixel camera of the Treo 700w produced a superior photo to the Treo 650.

The Treo 700w is EV-DO(Verizon’s hi-speed data network) compatible and offers very fast Internet access. Downloading email and browsing the web was by far the best I have seen on a Treo. It also allows you to multi-task while downloading email.

Despite a few missteps, Palm, Microsoft and Verizon have a delivered a winner in the Treo 700w. With the Microsoft OS and Office applications, this latest Treo is a no-brainer for corporate users looking for an alternative to the Blackberry. Existing Treo 650 owners will probably want to take a pass, as the Treo 650 holds its own against the Treo 700w in many respects, and will not support your existing Palm OS third party software. Iâ??d encourage new smartphone owners to try both and see which feels most comfortable. If you have questions, then visit the Everything Treo forums â?? a perfect place to solicit feedback from existing owners and ask questions.

The Palm Treo 700w retails for $299 (with 2-year contract) and is currently only available with Verizon Wireless service. It is available through Verizon Wireless retailers and through the Everything Treo Store.

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Treo 700w Review Additional Applications

January 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Treo 700w Review continued:
Additional Applications

January 11, 2006

By: Christopher Meinck

There are additional applications that are standard with the Treo 700w.

Notes

Notes is a memo pad that allows you to either type messages or draw directly on the Treo 700w screen. Those looking for this feature on the Treo 650 were forced to use a third party application such as Mobile Write. If you select View Recording Toolbar from the Menu application, you can add a voice memo to the note. This is a very nice touch and great for companies who are using the Treo to communicate. From within Notes, you can beam to another device or send via email. The attached file has an extension of .pwi and was not recognized by my Mac. I tried opening it up in both Photoshop and Microsoft Word, but neither wanted any part of the file.

Calculator

Like most PDA’s, the Treo 700w comes equipped with a Calculator. You can use either the screen or the keyboard to enter numbers into the calculator. The functions appear to be inline with those on the Treo 650′s Calc application. The Treo 650′s Calc program is a much nicer looking program. The Windows Mobile 5 version looks like it was designed either on July 4th or the day before the release of the Treo. While it won’t win any design awards, it adds, it subtracts, divides and more. More robust solutions are surely to be available via third party apps.

Games

Included with the 700w are both Solitaire and Bubble Breaker. Nothing earth shattering, but they are free and a nice addition.

File Explorer

This allows you to easily see what’s on your Treo 700w both on internal memory and on the storage card. Like Windows XP, you have a My Documents folder, which holds all of your documents, music and pictures. From File Explorer, you can delete files, email documents and more. A nice file management tool, which allows you to sort by Date, Size, Type or Name.

Treo 700w Review continued: Conclusion

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Treo 700w Review Office Applications

January 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment

Treo 700w Review Continued:
Office Applications

January 11, 2006

By: Christopher Meinck

This is a productivity device and as you’d expect, Microsoft has included their Office Productivity Suite. Included with Windows Mobile 5 is:

  • Word Mobile
  • Excel Mobile
  • PowerPoint Mobile

I sent a Word document to the Treo 700w via email and did a “Save As” to the Personal folder. When I launched Word Mobile, it automatically brought up a list of documents on my device. Despite setting my font size very low, Word Mobile displayed a larger font, which is probably more suitable for editing or reading Word docs. You can create new documents as well. Familiar editing features as the desktop are found in the Mobile version. This is a more that suitable for road warriors needing to create, edit or view Word documents. Excel documents also allow you to view and edit spreadsheets. While the Treo 700w does support landscape, there aren’t any real benefits since the screen is 240×240. Editing large Excel documents could prove to be a cumbersome process on the smaller screen. Zoom views allow you to see more of the spreadsheet, but it becomes unreadable under 75 percent zoom. With PowerPoint, you can open and view slideshows. Also supported are animations, URL’s and transitions. Powerpoint presentations looked surprisingly good on the Treo 700w. The ability to edit slides would have been helpful for business traveler’s looking to finish up a presentation on a flight without having to drag out their laptops. While there isn’t an option in Excel Mobile to view in Landscape Mode, that option does appear in PowerPoint Mobile. Again, there is no significant value to switching to portrait view since the Treo 700w’s screen is 240×240. It looks the same for either portrait or landscape.

Treo 700w Review continued: Additional Applications

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