Sharing any information is easy.
DualDate allows you to see calendars side-by-side. There is a better
and FREE way that includes any imformation - Type a strange character
or initials of a person as a bookmark next to anything you need to share
with them. When you meet, do a search for that bookmark. After tapping
to open that record delete the bookmark. Beam or share the information
The next search will show all but the last item. Repeat this procedure
until all the items have their bookmarks removed.
I make notes on my Palm of problems found around the
facilities at work. Then, I use PrintBoy to print the
list through the IR port on my HP5p laser printer to distribute to those
who need to make corrections. And, the computer does not even need to
be on for me to use the printer. This allows me to write the notes on
the go and not have to type them when I get to the office. This also
allows me to keep a log of notes to see if there are patterns that need
to be corrected.
In 2005, the Palm OS included "Birthdate" in the Contact
Records. However, if you have only one Contact Record for an entire
family, there is only one "Birthdate" field in that Record.
Therefore, I continue to do the following:
I set birthdays in my calendar with no time but with
an alarm for 5 days prior. This gives me time to send a card or make
arrangements to celebrate. I start the entry with "BD" then
the Last Name followed by their First Name followed by the last two
digits for their year of birth. (ie. "BD HornerChuck51") This
also allows me to find birthdays quickly by searching the datebook looking
for "BDHornerC..." If I searched just for their name, it would
show up in many other places as well. I do the same with anniversaries
beginning the entry with "ANN ..."
VoicePad (audio recorder in *.wav format) It is dangerous
to write WHILE DRIVING. It is even more dangerous to
try and press the "Record" and "Play" buttons at
the same time on a tape recorder WHILE DRIVING. With VoicePad, I press
one button and dictate to myself for future playback and data entry.
It is also good for recording a song to research later.