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Posted in English, Technology on Aug 22nd, 2005
OK, the buzz returned, but it only manifests itself when the battery is low on charge. A couple of days ago I reopened the Treo to check that the original aluminium patch is still there, and it is. OK, I took out a couple of slivers of aluminium foil and surrounded the entire power wire [...]
Posted in English, Technology on May 17th, 2005
I’m probably not very innovative in acclaiming the Treo 600. But I’ll do it anyway. My first PDA was a PalmPilot Professional back in 1997 or something. Since then I’ve never used any other calendar. I fell in love with the simple, fast and intuitive UI of the PalmOS, the awesome sync and backup functionality [...]
Posted in English, Technology on May 17th, 2005
Here’s a list of hacks, utilities and other small additions that I’ve found useful for my Palm.
Brightcam: Measures the light conditions with the integration camera and adjusts the brightness of the screen to match it (lower brightness for darker situations). Can also increase alarm sound volume when in dark (ie. in a pocket) or in [...]
Posted in English, Technology on May 15th, 2005
This article details how to fix the static buzz problem of the Treo 600. The problem stems from an unprotected power wire inside the Treo, and it can be fixed quite easily without paying for maintenance.
My Treo started to have symptoms sometime last summer – the people on the other end of the mobile call [...]
