Seminar topics include:

• Getting started--powering up and launching your applications;

• Four ways to enter information into your Palm handheld;

• Linking and integrating information across applications;

• Assigning value and urgency to your tasks;

• The best way to capture rapid-fire information without losing critical details;

• What goes in your Address Book and what doesn't;

• Scheduling vital commitments with airtight reminders;

• Beaming--the fun, fast, easy way to communicate with other handheld users.

ExecuTrain Corporation
ExecuTrain Corporation (at http://www.executrain.com) offers certified technical instruction from companies like Microsoft, Lotus, and Novell, including skills-based certifications like A+, Network+, and Internet Webmaster certifications. Now they offer courses on the Palm OS platform, as well.

Consider their course on Palm III basics, for example. In this course, you'll be introduced to the Palm III and its hardware. Class activities include setting up the Palm III, entering data, and using the Date Book, the Address Book, the To Do List, and the Memo Pad. The course also offers instructions on how to install new programs, how to use the Palm desktop, and how to HotSync.

Ease Technologies
Ease Technologies (at http://www.easetech.com) is a technology consulting firm that partners with organizations to create multiplatform computing solutions. These include network and integration consulting, software development, and project management services for corporate, government, and education customers.

Ease provides pre-sales training support, including customer briefing, channel and business partner in-company training, sales training, and event support. They also offer customized, on-site, half-day, and full-day sessions to business executives and computer support staff.

Franklin Covey
Franklin Covey (at http://www.franklincovey.com) offers a Time Management and Life Leadership seminar featuring the Palm OS platform as the key implementation tool. A free 30-minute Palm Basics Training is available at their 125 retail stores in the U.S., and they offer customized Corporate Palm Basics Training in two, four, or six hour classes.

You can also purchase, directly from Franklin Covey, Palm handhelds that come with the Franklin Planning Software Suite. The suite features task management and What Matters Most applications, including Governing Values, Roles and Key Relationships, Mission Statement, Weekly Compass Cards, and more. To read about my personal experience at a Franklin Covey seminar using the Franklin Planning Software Suite, read my article, "Franklin Covey knows what matters most" at http://www.palmpower.com/issues/issue200008/covey001.html.

Tech Resource Group
Tech Resource Group (at http://www.trginc.com) is an automation training and support company known for its total solution approach that combines instructor-led training, multimedia-based training, documentation, and support services. The company offers training on Palm basics for large groups or one-on-one training for executives.