> Home

 > About Us

 > FAQ's

 > Next Meeting
 
 > Past Meetings

 > Upcoming Meetings

 > Download to your Handheld

 > Find the Perfect Handheld

 > Join

 > Message Board

 > Links

 > Reviews

 > Members

 > Weather

 > Contact Us

Past Meetings: November 14, 2002

At first we thought it was going to be a small meeting; just 17 in attendance when we started at 7:00. By 7:10, twenty more people had made their way in. Some miscellaneous topics to start with:

• Upcoming meetings
  • Troy-based Palm Enterprise Solutions Group for January meeting
  • Mike Wendland for February Meeting
  • December topics--anyone have any ideas???
• Scott's iTemp application may be featured as a Palm Success Story on Palm's web site!
• Tracy got a new Palm Training contract with the Michigan Dental Association Continuing Education Department

Our agenda for this meeting was:

1. Our guest speaker was Larry Castle, Store Manager of the Dearborn Franklin Covey Store.
2. An informal review of the Palm Tungsten T as well as the Sony NX70v. Both are new Palm OS 5.0 devices.
3. A swap meet where attendees could sell or trade their handheld accessories that they no longer need or use.

Meeting Details:

1. Larry Castle walked us through the FranklinCovey PlanPlus™ for Microsoft® Outlook®. It replaces FranlinCovey for Outlook. This software - incorporates Franklin principals, which is really useful for those coming from the paper Franklin Planner system. I could write all about the great features, but I'd just be repeating what Franklin Covey already has on their web site, so please visit that for more information. The software costs $79.95 for the full version; $39.97 for an upgrade from FranklinCovey for Outlook. If you buy a Palm from Franklin Covey then the software is just $40/

   The other software Larry reviewed was The FranklinCovey Student Suite. This is a great tool for students--it's the type of thing I wished I would have had when I was in college. Students can track things like their class schedule, course work, course notes, grades, financial aid and school deadlines. The StudentSuite also comes with other useful software like BDicty dictionary; E-Z convert converter, and file locator. The Student Suite costs $39 or is $10 w/purchase of any Palm.
   
   

2. We did a very quick Palm Tungsten T review, as well as Sony NX70V review. Both of these handhelds run the new Palm OS 5.0. Both have some really great features, and some distinct differences. The Palm is very small, with a collapsible case to hide the Graffiti area. There is a new 5-way navigation button in the center to allow for one handed navigation so that you don't have to slide open the case for most uses. It comes with a Digital Voice Recorder. Some software like AvantGo is not yet supported with OS 5.0. There is an enhanced speaker and the Palm Tungsten T is "MP3 capable" however Palm, unlike Sony, didn't release a built-in MP3 player. Sony includes a Digital Camera which can also take video, as well as the Voice Recorder and MP3 Player. The NX70V is much larger than the Tungsten T though.
   
   
3. We held an information swap meet where DPUG attendees could unload some of their no-longer-needed handhelds and handheld accessories. If you have anything that fits this category, please consider donating these items to Kensington Community Church, who has been kind enough to allow us to use their beautiful facility for free. Contact us if you have any items to donate.

Give Aways:

All give aways are compliments of Franklin Covey:

• 1 copy of PlanPlus, valued at $79.95
• 5 copies of StudentSuite, a $39.95 value
• 2 Cross Micro Pens
• 4 Leather Franklin Palm Cases
• 1 Zero Halliburton Edition Franklin Hard Case (made of Aircraft Grade
  Aluminum)

Next Meeting