I got the Palms...... Now what else do I need?

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Hi Guys,
To cut a long story short, I was owed £60 (I'm in UK) by a store as
part of a refund for a returned item. I said I would prefer goods to
the value and we settled on 2 Palm devices. A Palm Tungsten E and a
Palm Zire 21.
These had been display items and they came to me with nothing but the
power cables.
I have managed to find and buy a sync cable for the Tungsten but I have
no software of any kind for either of these Palms except what is
actually on them.
What, if anything, do I need to install on the desktop and is there an
easy place to get it from?
This is my first venture into the world of Palm so be gentle, lol
Cheers,
Steve

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Bob Harris wrote:
> In article <1120497757.455725.256160@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> Steve.ebay@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Guys,
>>To cut a long story short, I was owed £60 (I'm in UK) by a store as
>>part of a refund for a returned item. I said I would prefer goods to
>>the value and we settled on 2 Palm devices. A Palm Tungsten E and a
>>Palm Zire 21.
>>These had been display items and they came to me with nothing but the
>>power cables.
>>I have managed to find and buy a sync cable for the Tungsten but I have
>>no software of any kind for either of these Palms except what is
>>actually on them.
>>What, if anything, do I need to install on the desktop and is there an
>>easy place to get it from?
>>This is my first venture into the world of Palm so be gentle, lol
>>Cheers,
>>Steve
>
>
> Go to the Palm web site, and there you can download the desktop software
> (free).
>
> The build-in software on the Palm's is often times all that some people
> want or need. However, if you want more then, try some of these web
> sites:
>
> freewarepalm.com
> palmgear.com
> eReader.com eBooks
> fictionwise.com eBooks
> baen.com eBooks
>
> Suggest reading to forums associated with your devices at 1src.com which
> can tell you lots of little things about your devices that you might not
> discover on your own, and there is always a posting of what are your
> favorite apps. Heck a google search of this news group will turn up
> several favorite app postings.
>
> But I'm not going to list my favorite apps today. I'm sure others will
> follow with theirs.
>
> Bob Harris

In addition to Mr. Harris' excellent post, I would like to submit for
your approval this link, which is primarily a list of TE links to
forums, downloads, etc:
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/thedoctor/palmcomp.html .

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Steve.ebay@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> To cut a long story short, I was owed £60 (I'm in UK) by a store as
> part of a refund for a returned item. I said I would prefer goods to
> the value and we settled on 2 Palm devices. A Palm Tungsten E and a
> Palm Zire 21.
> These had been display items and they came to me with nothing but the
> power cables.
> I have managed to find and buy a sync cable for the Tungsten but I have
> no software of any kind for either of these Palms except what is
> actually on them.
> What, if anything, do I need to install on the desktop and is there an
> easy place to get it from?
> This is my first venture into the world of Palm so be gentle, lol
> Cheers,
> Steve

Hello Steve,

Paul from palmOne here. Congratulations on your new devices. You can
choose the appropriate device from palmOne's main Support page at
http://www.palmone.com/us/support/. From the next page, you'll find
links for downloading the palm Desktop, at about mid-page.
Don't forget to register them at http://productreg.palmone.com/.
This will keep you up-to-date about any discounts and promotional
offers that may come up.

Enjoy!

Paul
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Paul Novotny
paul.novotny@palmOne.com
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Start earning rewards today.
Register for free at
http://paysback.palmone.com/

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Steve, this was very nice of you to offer your help. This is one other
reason why I'm happy to be a dedicated Palm owner for over six years. I've
owned a IIIx, 105m, 505m and a Tungsten C and was happy with all of them
[except for maybe the 105m ].

---------------
Hello Steve,

Paul from palmOne here. Congratulations on your new devices. You can
choose the appropriate device from palmOne's main Support page at
http://www.palmone.com/us/support/. From the next page, you'll find
links for downloading the palm Desktop, at about mid-page.
Don't forget to register them at http://productreg.palmone.com/.
This will keep you up-to-date about any discounts and promotional
offers that may come up.

Enjoy!

Paul
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul Novotny
paul.novotny@palmOne.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Start earning rewards today.
Register for free at
http://paysback.palmone.com/

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Steve.ebay@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi again,
> I have been to the suggested sites and downloaded the main desktop
> software and all works fine. The problem now is that I keep seeing
> reference to ".......... which is on the CD that came with your
> product".
> If some kind soul would have a look at what is on the CD and then tell
> me if there is a way to get it as part of an after sales deal, I'd be
> very grateful.

If you go to the PalmOne site and find the model you have and then click the
"In The Box" tab you'll find a list of the bundled software, which is
mostly commercial software on which Palm pays royalties, so I doubt there's
any way to get it free.

Supposedly you can order a replacement CD for the Zire 72.

> Cheers,
> Steve

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