Palm IIIc Recharger Kit
The Palm IIIc Recharger Kit allows me to recharge my Palm IIIc on the road. It's pictured in Figure B.

FIGURE B


The Palm IIIc Recharger Kit lets you power up while away from your cradle. Roll over picture for a larger image.

The GoType! cradle doesn't support recharging of the Palm IIIc, although the Palm V version of the keyboard does. In addition, this kit comes with a variety of plug adapters and automatically adjusts to all voltages and frequencies I'm likely to encounter during any overseas travel. It's at http://www.palm.com/products/palmiiic/recharger_ac.html.

Software add-ons
In addition to the hardware mentioned above, I've supplemented the Palm computer's built-in applications with the following software.

Life Balance
Life Balance from Llamagraphics is surely the single most useful program I've got running on my Palm device. It's simply the best time management software I've found on any computer. It allows me to perform both personal time management and tracking of tasks I've assigned to my team members. It was almost worth buying my Palm IIIc just to be able to use this wonderful application. It can be found at http://www.llamagraphics.com/LB/LifeBalanceTop.html, and it's pictured in Figure C.

FIGURE C

Get organized with Life Balance.

Documents To Go
This software is mandatory if you want to replace your laptop with a Palm device. Documents To Go (at http://www.dataviz.com) allows Microsoft Word and Excel files to be loaded onto a Palm device with their document formatting substantially preserved. In fact, it handles Word tables better than the Windows CE Pocket Word application on my old Sharp Mobilon.

Documents To Go also allows me to edit or even create Word and Excel files on my Palm device. Synchronization of files between the Palm unit and a PC is automatically handled by this application. In fact, after I created the original version of this article in TakeNote!, I converted it into a Word document on my PC for spell-checking, synchronized it back to the Palm IIIc, and finished up and formatted it on my Palm device using the Documents To Go software. It's pictured in Figure D.

FIGURE D

You can read and edit Word documents right on your Palm device.

ProxiMail
ProxiMail is a wonderful little freeware application that allows the built-in Mail application to send and receive mail through a modem (wireless, cell phone, or otherwise). I actually prefer it to the commercial email packages I've tried for the Palm device. It can be downloaded at http://www.proxinet.com.

Project@Hand
Project@Hand does for Microsoft Project files what Documents To Go does for Word and Excel files. This wonderful program allows me to synchronize project plans from a PC to my Palm device and edit them. The program allows a wide variety of view options and display formats and even displays Gantt charts on the Palm unit. It's simply a must-have program for a project manager. It's found at http://www.natara.com/ProjectAtHand/index.cfm.

DateBk4
DateBk4 (at http://www.pimlicosoftware.com) is a replacement for the built-in Date Book application. It's pictured in Figure E.