palmOne Updates Palm Desktop Software

[kimh]

http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6772

palmOne Updates Palm Desktop Software
Posted By: Ryan on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:17:32 PM
palmOne has updated both the Windows and Macintosh versions of the Palm Desktop. The desktop suite adds support for some of the new software features for palmOne handhelds.


Palm Desktop for Windows
http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/windesk414.html
palmOne has released the Palm Desktop for Windows version 4.1.4. Most of the updated apply to palmOne handhelds with the new enhanced PIM applications. The update adds new fields for the Contacts application including the Birthday field, website, and IM. It also support multiple contact addresses, more phone and email fields and a contact picture field. Calendar ads appointments that span midnight and an event location field. The desktop version of Memos now supports the larger 32k file size limit and Tasks includes repeating tasks.

The new fields in the updated personal information management applications (Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Memos) will only synchronize with corresponding fields on your handheld. Synchronization with older handhelds is supported, but the new fields will not synchronize to the handheld. Handhels with the enhanced PIM include the Tungsten T3, E and the Zire 72 and 31.

Palm Desktop for Mac
http://www.palmone.com/us/support/macintosh/macdesk421.html

The Macintosh version of the Palm Desktop is now 4.2.1. It adds improved compatibility with Mac OS X Panther (10.3). It also includes an updated send to handheld droplet that allows you to send image and audio files to your palmOne handheld or expansion card.

[kimh]

For a direct download location for the Windows version..

http://www.palmone.com/us/support/downloads/windesk414_legal.html

This way you can avoid getting on the Palm "mass" mailing list :)
-KimH :D

[Moose Man]

Thanks for the post, but too late :D I'm already on the "spammer" list. ;)


The next question is: When will Sony add the enhanced PIM's to their handhelds?

[elbowz]

As I understand it, the enhanced PIMs are the work of PalmOne rather than Palmsource and therefore won't be available from Sony.

However the new Sony TH55 has its own set of updated PIM apps so I guess that those will filter down through the range as Sony updates its models.

[jacques]

I have a question: Is this desktop backward compatible? Can I download it and still use it for a while with my TT until I go to US next month to get a T3?
If it is not - what about my wifes Z71, which is at the moment sync'ing on the same conduit, but as different users in XP? Must we use separate desktops in the future, when I upgrade or what?

[ryber]

As I understand it, the new PD will work with old Palms, it just won't sync the fields that are not present in the Palm's version of the PIM program.

[jacques]

Thank You.
I chanced the download and installation - and it worked. Now I am ready for T3