Picked up a palmIII a couple of weeks ago and haven't set it down since. Any recs for travel schedule-ff mileage trackers? A product called traveltracker is a schedular and there is another called airmiles. I've been using traveltracker for a couple of weeks and it is functional, but I'd like to hear other recommendations.

-thanz

Haven't used a Palm Pilot, but I noticed that if you book your reservations through BizTravel (one of the advertisers on this website), you can download a record of your reservation directly into it with the click of a button on the site.

Also, Air New Zealand is giving away free Palm IIIs with Business or First Class paid flights. I think the offer is good through 12/15.

I bought the Palm III (with 2MB) just after it entered the swiss market in july-98 (now there is already a 8MB model out). I use it with the Macintosh connection tool.

I did "test" several programs for my mileage checks. I ended doing it myself on an Excel-sheet-like program (Quicksheet = spreadsheet for 3COM connected organizers, from Cutting edge software, 5960 West Parker Road, Suite 278, Plano, Texas 75093, Tf 972-473-8710, www.cesinc.com).

This has the advantage that I can enter all my mileage-related dates at booking time already). What do I enter (example):

oct-16-98, UA 005 JFK-SFO 1445-1746 2'586 basic miles, 2'586 bonus-miles (1K), 5'172 total-miles, 2'586 status-miles, remarks (like claimed from UA on dd/mm/yy) or 5th airline for StarAlliance-promo (fly six earn 50'000 till nov-15).

and the next entry will be:
oct-16/oct-17, Marriott res#, 500 basic miles, 0 bonus, 500 total miles, 14th stay for club marquis renewal, 4 stay for bonus (5 stay=2'500 bonus)

And as any spreadsheet it adds (automatically) etc, etc, etc.

under the palm pilot address book I have (under lastname) also all airport-codes (of my possible destinations) and under the attached notes I list: time diff to GMT, lounge- and 1K-center-locations (and tf#), some restaurants (from Zagat and/or Mobil guide or own experience), best way to go downtown (from my airport transit guide). I enter the dates (having the loud clicks turned off) on my long flights.

In add I have Solitaire-games loaded (also for long flights): from Stand Alone Inc, http://www.powermedia.com

start surfing for shareware yourself on http://www.palm.com/resources/shareware.html

Go Rudi! I have a PalmIII too upgraded from my 2 year old PalmPilot. Could not survive without it. Wonderful features, besdies the basic datebook, addresses, to-do's etc., include:

* Synchs with my Lotus Calendar Software so that my admin assistant automatically gets all of my details, phone numbers, etc.
* AvantGo - download news off the internet from Wall StreeT Journal, CNet and many others and read on the plane.
* Connect to my Lotus Notes mail, download, read mail on the plane, reply, then upload and send when I get home - no big computer to deal with.
* Wine tracking database to track my wine collection (called PbWine www.poohbah.com or [email protected]
* Maps of NY Subway, London tube, etc. using Image View software
* Games - BlockParty (Tetris), Chess, Invaders (of the SPace kind), Patience (i.e. the card game - various kinds), MineHunt (like MineSweeper on Windows), Poker, SubHunt (fun) --> for all those hours on planes.

Highly recommend it.

Rudi, e-mail me if you are interested in any more of the details.

TCrazy

One of the best sites I have found for downloading shareware/freeware/demos is http://www.download.com This carries a wide range of software, neatly categorised, for both PCs & Macs. For Mac users with Palm Pilots the place to go is
http://www.download.com/Mac/FrontDoor/0,1,0-335,00.html?st.dl.allcat.cats.cat335

PC users - I'd suggest starting at http://www.download.com My cookies catapult me into the Mac domain.

Subcategories in the PalmPilot area include applications, business, games, home & personal, interface enhancements, internet and utilities.

This is one of my favorite sites. They often have more than one downloading gateway for a given piece of software, so if one doesn't work you can try another.

And yes, I wish I could write this using HTML so that you could go straight there...

my Palm III works with the MacConnection-Pack 1.X (2MB). I know that the version MacPack 2 should (is?) out in the US - it is not yet available in Switzerland - and I want also "upgrade" to 8MB.

thank you for your tips regarding user software. I will (in the very near future) for sure try out some of your tips.

Actually I am using (beside the standard software that cameoriginally):

- Pimlico DateBk3 (v-2.1k) www.gorilla-haven.org/pimlico
- Memo Plus, Hands High Software, www.HandsHigh.com
- Quicksheet v 3.=, Cutting Edge Software, www.cesinc.com (an MS-Excel-kind of table)
- Solitaire Pack Vol 1, Stand Alone Inc. www.powermedia.com
- ToDo Plus, Hands High Software, www.HandsHigh.com
- Travel Clock V 1.0, Andrew Boswell, www.viamall.com/pilotgear

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I know that 3COM is located at the Bay area - I even go "their" stadium (49ers). I thought spring 98 was long ago?

But i guess international companies can always pretend, that they ment "another" spring-time somewhere around the world.

According to http://macweek.zdnet.com/1998/10/19/palm.html
the MacPac 2.0 beta will be available to the public early next month. I usually have a pretty good line on beta software and will give feedback as soon as I get my hands on it.

I still haven't been able to find any travel software better than traveltracker, so I think I'll go ahead and register...