Web surfing with Palm?

[BobSmith32]

Dear List,

I am using my 5151 at work to check e-mail and visit some web sites, using Eudora's Palm e-mail and web browser.

Questions:

1) Eudora Mail doesn't appear to let me go directly to a website via a hyperlink in an e-mail. Are there any software programs that do so?

2) I want to check the stock market (the DOW, S&P, etc) during the day. Are there any financial (or news, for that matter)websites optimized for PDA viewing...ones that eliminate lots of the graphics and other stuff?

Thanks.


Bob

[Nigel]

Bob,

Try www.ilinx.co.jp/en/ for the browser.

Some Palm friendly news URLs are
http://pda.ananova.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/pda
http://www.guardian.co.uk/avantgo/
http://in-109.infospace.com/info.avant/
http://mobile.msn.com/pocketpc/home.asp
http://www.mymobilestuff.com/palm/
http://pda.onlineweather.com
http://pocket.usatoday.com/palm/
http://www.vizzavi.co.uk/pda
http://mobile.yahoo.com/home
You might find that this list is a little UK centric.

Regards,
Nigel.

[Nigel]

... and some financial sites ...

http://wireless.cnn.com/avantgo/CNNMONEY/en/channel.html
http://www.fool.com/partners/avantgo/index.htm
http://www.stocksmartpro.com/ows-bin/owa/tocag
http://www.thestreet.com/ag/

Regards,
Nigel.

[DrMud]

Regarding having the ability on the Palm to hyperlink from an email I don't believe that is available with OS 4.1.

There are a number of Web Clipping application that were developed for use with the Palm VII and they work great. Bloomberg, BigCharts and WSJ.com can be found on the Palm site; link below.
DrMud

PS: I use the HandSpring browser "Blazer" and it has short cut links to at least half a dozen more financial site. I used Eudora for a short time then reviewed all of the browsers and purchased Blazer.

Palm Wireless (http://software.palm.com/Wireless.jsp?catalog=1&sectionId=441&siteId=291&title=Wireless+Software&topSectionId=441)

[BobSmith32]

Dear Nigel and DrMud,

Thank you for your replies. A few of those sites looked like they might be what I need.

Question: I know that there are lots of websites optimized for the Palm via Avantgo. Do you know if the actual website addresses of these sites are available anywhere?

I went to the Avantgo website and saw sample screens...but the screens didn't show the actual addresses.


Bob

[DrMud]

Your question sounds simple enough but I am not sure what you mean when you say "the actual address" of the site. Avantgo has address to the optimized site. The web-clipping address basically goes to the optimized site. In my mind the "actual address" would be to the full "non optimized" site. Am I headed in the right direction?
Doc

[BobSmith32]

Hi Doc,

My question may have been unclear because I probably don't know what I'm talking about! <g>

I don't use Avantgo, but I thought it downloaded Palm-optimized websites to one's handheld. For example, I assume that CNN has a Palm-optimized website somewhere, and that Avantgo is just accessing it somehow.

I guess I've assumed that several major websites might have Palm-optimized mini-sites somewhere. After all, with so many web-enabled cell phones these days...I'd think that websites made for tiny, slow screens would be everywhere.


Bob

[DrMud]

Bob,
I like you have wondered where all of the PQA addresses are being stockpiled. A few months ago you could find them easily on Palm.com now Palm seems to have hidden them.
Doc