Forgot your Windows password?

Last week a friend of mine called me and asked if I knew how to get into a PC if you change your Windows login password and then forget what it is? I didn’t know how. Well, TODAY I got an email newsletter from Microsoft and there is an article that tells you [...]

PDA hard or soft reset instructions

Sometimes you have to reboot the PDA if something isn’t working right and it is acting really strange!  Usually a soft reset will just clear that problem and not wipe things off the unit, but sometimes you will not be able to fix the problem (like an endless loop of rebooting on it’s own) and [...]

PDA Memos

If you have a memo that you want to delete, just click on it, go to Details at the bottom of the screen and select Delete.
If you want to move it to a different category, click the memo to open it, then at the top of the screen click on the category name at the [...]

Using Copy & Paste on PDA

You can use Copy and Paste on a PDA just like on a PC. When you are in a program like Calendar or Memo, drag your stylus over the word or area you want to copy or delete. When it is highlighted, go to the top bar and click, go to Edit and [...]

Forgetting password on Palm

If you forget your password on your Palm, there is a way to reset it.
On the Security menu (go to All programs, choose Security).  It comes up with Password (assigned) and Current Privacy.  You can choose to unassign the password and also to Unmask records.
If you say you lost password, it says:  “deleting a lost [...]

Write down software codes!

Just a reminder to everyone.  You should write down all of your software codes for software you download, such as for PC or PDA.  If your Palm ever crashes, you can download the software again and then enter the registration code and it will work again.  If you didn’t write down the code, sometimes you [...]

Finding foods in USDA food list for Palm

You can get the USDA food list here. To look at it online go here, or download this searchable list to your computer or Palm PDA. Use the “pcs18.exe” for the PC and the “pda18.exe” for the Palm. There is also a user’s manual for either one that you can download to [...]

Palm – viewing or hiding completed tasks

You can set your preferences for whether you want to see your completed Tasks or have them disappear when completed, and they can be the same or different on the Palm Desktop and Palm itself.  For example, on my Desktop, I do not want to see the completed tasks, but on my Palm, I have [...]

Palm as Home Notebook

Many organization websites recommend having a central place to keep all of your information like calendar, address book, task list and notes.  A Palm is a great way to have all this information in one place and the advantage is that it can also go with you.  If you carry a planner, everything in there [...]

Palm Basics

Here are a few basic tips if you have never used a Palm before. It is similar to a PC with menus within each program, but the menus are hidden along the top bar of the program. On the main screen, you will see a program called Preferences. This is where you [...]