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The Colorado Rockies are getting caught up in the iPod craze to prepare for games. Maybe the Atlanta Braves should consider something like this!

Three hours before a start against Florida, Colorado Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings sits in front of his locker, puts on his headphones and stares at his video iPod.

He isn’t watching the latest Coldplay video or catching up on an episode of “Alias” as a way to relax before the game.

Jennings is doing some last-minute cramming: The Rockies’ video staff has downloaded every Marlins hitter into his iPod, and Jennings is figuring out how to pitch to them. He watches frames of himself delivering the pitch, followed by the result of the play. Everything else is weeded out.

“It’s a good way to refresh yourself on how you got guys out,” Jennings said. “It’s an amazing concept.”

ESPN.com - MLB - Video to go: Rockies using iPods to study game film

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This is going to go great with my Palm TX and Treo.

Watch movies on all kinds of devices including Pocket PC, Palm, Smartphone, Portable Media Center. Have fun on the go. It’s so convenient to put your favorite movie, TV show in pocket and watch them anywhere, anytime. This software provides you a easy to use interface to convert video files(wmv, rm, rmvb, avi, mpeg, mpg, Tivo2Go, etc) or DVD(*.vob) into small size portable format(avi) playable on your device. Just it with SOMPY MovieEncoder !!

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I’m all for it if it helps patient care, and it looks like it does.

Brown recently joined a growing number of medical and nursing schools including the University of Michigan, University of Texas and the UCLA School of Medicine that require students to buy and use PDAs. Faculty and students say the technology saves time and helps them provide better care, in addition to reducing medical errors. Drug references and diagnostic programs can be stored on them, giving physicians information at their fingertips.

Most students use programs produced by California-based Epocrates Inc., which specializes in medical software for hand-held computers. It provides its Epocrates Rx program free of charge. The program tells students drugs’ use, generic equivalents, appropriate dosages and possible interactions or side effects.

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I got a Palm TX back in January, and I can see how schools could make great use of them. They are equipped with both WiFi and Bluetooth, and they have a slot for a secure digital card. I think the TX is Palm’s best handheld computer.

“The Palm TX is a super learning tool,” says Eldon L. Chlumsky, coordinator of technology education for Wichita Public Schools. “We are very excited about the wireless capabilities. Now students can access information and communicate from anywhere in the building and on field trips.”

The district will begin implementing the handhelds into the seventh-grade technology curriculum next year. The handhelds will be used in the district’s 14 middle schools and two alternative schools.

Instructional Technology Specialist Jim Clark says, “Handhelds can facilitate new learning experiences. We have used them successfully at the elementary school level and found that students are more productive. They want to get their hands on the devices the minute they enter the building. At the middle school level, we expect some students to become in-house experts. These student technology leaders can help drive instruction, aid learning and even help teachers try new things.”

Sixth-graders start with a nine-week course learning graphic and presentation technologies, keyboarding and software methodology. Students do research, create multimedia presentations and use technology tools, such as Palm handhelds, to present their projects.

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This looks like something I will be purchasing very soon.

StyleTap™ Platform allows you to run applications (and games!) originally written for
Palm OS^® handhelds
on your Windows Mobile™ Pocket PC handheld.
With more than 20,000 applications for the Palm OS^® platform available – many of them free – you
will be able to do so much more with your Windows Mobile™ Pocket PC handheld.

StyleTap for Windows Mobile Devices

This is actually getting ridiculous. Actually, it’s been ridiculous for a while. Their new logo is now orange.

Here is a list of all the changes.

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PDA Reach allows you to control your PDA directly from your PC. I have used it for a while, and it is essential if you are going to teach with a PDA.

I normally try to recommend free products, but here is one worth paying for.($24) It’s is well worth it.

Ever dream of controlling your Palm Handheld
directly from your PC? With PdaReach now it is possible! All you need to do is
just connect your PDA to your PC with the HotSync cable, and PdaReach will take
care of the rest to bring you the what-you-see-is-what-you-get experience live
on the PC monitor.

PDA Reach

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Okay, try to keep up here!

“First, the Palm brand name is reverting to PalmOne, the company that
makes Palm hardware–and PalmOne is going to change its name to Palm,
Inc. as soon as possible. PalmOne, which co-owned the brand with
PalmSource, announced in a news release that it has paid PalmSource $30
million for its stake in the company that owns the Palm trademark.”

Got it?

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This site has some good news, reviews, and accessories for Pocket PCs. I bought a Dell Axim X3i a while back, and I have been very pleased with it. It has built-in WiFi, and I have used it for site surveys. It sure beats carrying a laptop around a building.

VGA Pocket PC News and Reviews

Interesting article for any of you who use Windows CE devices.

“Minimo, the Mozilla browser for mobile devices, is poised to move beyond Linux PDAs and onto Windows CE devices, according to the Mozilla Foundation.

Current versions of Minimo work only on Linux-based PDAs (personal digital assistants), but a future version will debut this summer on Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system, which is used on a variety of Pocket PCs and smart phones.”

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