I hope that there's still some of you out there and someone can answer
me.

I just decided to get a LifeDrive as I've been using my Zire 71 for
years and still love it, but wanted to dabble with a "larger" capacity
machine, and for me, I'd rather have my PDA separated from my cell phone
as none of the newer cell phones really appeal to me.

But anyways, my question is... bluetooth keyboards, which one works?

I've seen that the Palm 3245WW doesn't state to be compatible with it,
BUT, as far as the images are showing me, this keyboard is identical to
the "Freedom" model which states that it is compatible with Palm OS5
machines.

http://www.freedominput.com/technical-support/technical-support/technica\
l-support

So can anyone tell me about this? is there a difference? could I use the
Freedom drivers if the Palm ones are limited per devices?

Cannot hot sync with my Vista based computer...

I've checked all the usual places... any ideas?

--- In LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com, "fouquet55" <fouquet55@...> wrote:
>
> I purchased a hitachi 4gb microdrive to replace the faulty one (it
> crashed) in my lifedrive.
>
> I need to install the OEM software on the new microdrive.
>
> What do I do... where do I get the OEM software????
>
Fouquet55 - were you successful?  I was not able to access the link on the reply
to your original message.  My lifedrive 'crashed' and I just had the harddrive
replaced, but do not know where the original install CD is - My lifedrive will
boot, but I am missing software that enables me to hotsync (etc); attempts to
'get going' result in a message to reinstall the original CD on my computer ... 
If you found that software, where did you locate it?
Thanks!

I'd be ever so appreciative if one of us figures out how to solve this issue
too.

Similar issues here, forced to use Outlook/Enterprise Blackberry at the office
but using SwitchSync Ex w/ my Palm Tx (used to have the same issues w/ my LD as
well) to sync w/ both Outlook and the Palm Desktop.  I find the Palm Desktop
interface much more user friendly to manage my day to day schedule, phone
contacts, etc., but do use the office Blackberry's phone and email capabilities.

Even after the initial sync and I go thru the Outlook calendar and delete all
the duplicate entries, some of them seem to come back again and again?  Any and
all hints greatly appreciated.

  Thanks,  MW / KJ4LFY

Jacksonville, Fla / Team Diurnal
PBP - 2007, 2003
Cascade - 2005
BMB - 2000, 2002

If you don't wish you were somewhere else at least once, it's not an adventure
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To: LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 5:08:57 PM
Subject: [ LifeDrive ] Synchronization issues with the BlackBerry

Don't be afraid, I'm writing this post to the right group. Here goes.

For those who have followed my posts over the few couple of weeks, you are aware
that upper management in my organization have decided to provide us each with a
BlackBerry. The tell the truth, I'm not too crazy about this new technology, but
that's not the essence of my post.

Our BBs use the BlakBerry Enterprise Server that allow for instant replication
of our schedules, mails, tasks, etc to our mobile from our Outlook account. So
far not a problem. I insist on keeping my LD because, aside from the phone, that
fills the need to have mobile computing. I could care less for e-mail reaching
me when I'm in a meeting or going to the johns.

Problems started to creep up when I synch my LD with my laptop. If I remove
agenda items or tasks from my Outlook account, they are put right back by the
next Hot Synch. Sometimes I even get duplicate or triplicate copies of the same
appointment or task. The worse kind seem to be the meetings scheduled by an
invitation from a colleague. They are sticky as hell and seem to reproduce
themselves faster than I can remove them.

I really want to keep synchronizing my LD with my agenda and tasks (and
contacts) because I can't get used to the BB (Storm) keyboard and tiny screen
(and no decent external keyboard, and not decent word processor, and...)

Anyway, hope you catch my drift and have some suggestions to offer.

regards,

Maurice

Don't be afraid, I'm writing this post to the right group. Here goes.

For those who have followed my posts over the few couple of weeks, you are aware
that upper management in my organization have decided to provide us each with a
BlackBerry. The tell the truth, I'm not too crazy about this new technology, but
that's not the essence of my post.

Our BBs use the BlakBerry Enterprise Server that allow for instant replication
of our schedules, mails, tasks, etc to our mobile from our Outlook account. So
far not a problem. I insist on keeping my LD because, aside from the phone, that
fills the need to have mobile computing. I could care less for e-mail reaching
me when I'm in a meeting or going to the johns.

Problems started to creep up when I synch my LD with my laptop. If I remove
agenda items or tasks from my Outlook account, they are put right back by the
next Hot Synch. Sometimes I even get duplicate or triplicate copies of the same
appointment or task. The worse kind seem to be the meetings scheduled by an
invitation from a colleague. They are sticky as hell and seem to reproduce
themselves faster than I can remove them.

I really want to keep synchronizing my LD with my agenda and tasks (and
contacts) because I can't get used to the BB (Storm) keyboard and tiny screen
(and no decent external keyboard, and not decent word processor, and...)

Anyway, hope you catch my drift and have some suggestions to offer.

regards,

Maurice

Ok, for the past month now I have used the third unit that was made available to
me by virtue of having colleagues switching to BlackBerry, them fools.

Anyhow, the unit in question is now fitted with my CF card and has been pretty
stable. No random activation of program or anything of the sort. It must have
had something to do with screen or the re-assembly as suggested by Phil.

Thanks for your help everyone.

PS Expect another post shortly about resolving conflicts with the BlackBerry.

Maurice

--- In LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com, pnaunton@... wrote:
>
>
>  It really dose not sound exactly like the same problem, I had a similar issue
when I changed the Drive with a Flash Card. Upon reassembly the screen went
berserk; flashing and activating different programs in a random pattern. It
seemed to do this spontaneously, but I noticed that it calmed down when I put it
down. I ran my fingernail under the frame edges around the screen and it seemed
to follow my finger nail somewhat, although not all the time. I did manage to
cure it by carefully reassembling it again. The problem has not showed up again,
but it did scare me a little.
>
> Phil N.
>
>
> By now I was getting to be an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the two
cases, at no avail. The erratic behaviour was still present.
> Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new.
>

By now I was getting to be an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the two cases, at no avail. The erratic behaviour was still present.
Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new.

OK, here's an experiment I'm attempting for the next little: I imaged the
contents of my CF card onto one of the MicroDrives, and put the Microdrive back
into one of the "faulty" units. I'll use it for a little while and see what
happens. If the issue creeps  up again, it must have to do with the image I have
(software issue), because every other option will have been tried out. However,
if it does not occur for say, one week, then I'll conclude my CF card is faulty.
Are my assumptions correct?

Regards,

Maurice
--- In LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com, Maurice Lafleur <maurice.lafleur@...> wrote:
>
> Actually, yes and no. The BT and WiFi are usually off. The IR is always on.
>
> And I may add, it happens just about anytime and anywhere. I was at Sears
> shopping for a snowblower in the fall when it started the first time.
>
> Thanks for the follow-up.
>
> Maurice, in Gatineau
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Jerry Beatty <brokenjerry@...>wrote:
>
> >    Are you leaving the wireless, bluetooth or infrared turned on when not
> > in use? It may be getting info from other devices like one of those BB's
> > when it is close enough.
> > Jerry in Arizona
> >
> > --- On *Fri, 3/27/09, istop4u2000 <maurice.lafleur@...>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: istop4u2000 <maurice.lafleur@...>
> > Subject: [ LifeDrive ] Erratic behaviour, very bizzare
> > To: LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:02 AM
> >
> >  Hello everyone,
> >
> > I will try to describe the best I can, an erratic behaviour my Palm(s) have
> > started to show a few months ago.
> > It can happen anytime the unit is turned on, without any specific provoking
> > causes that I can tell, and it renders the unit unusable. The only solution
> > is soft reset. And event then, it may re-appear right away. Here's what
> > happens.
> >
> > The display starts to show operations I did not initiate. As if someone
> > (something) was tapping various area of the screen at random, starting an
> > app, opening menus, entering random characters. It even happened while on
> > the cradle once. My main issue is that it can start any app (for example
> > Calendar) and enter random appointments or worse yet, erase existing ones.
> > It could be just any other app too.
> >
> > I must say that I have replaced my Microdrive for a CF card a few months
> > ago.
> >
> > My first reaction was that the Motherboard had gone bezerk. I had a spare
> > unit, so I patiently opened the two, swapped the MBs and for a week it
> > worked beautifully. Then it started again. So I decided that maybe it was
> > the screen that was causing the trouble. So again, I opened the two units,
> > and swapped the displays. This time the problem re-appeared within a day or
> > two. I really was at wits end. So I though to myself, maybe it's the case.
> > By now I was getting to be an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the
> > two cases, at no avail. The erratic behaviour was still present.
> > Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new. The
> > previous user told me it was in perfect condition, operating like a charm. I
> > know I can trust him. So I yanked my CF card out of the faulty unit, I put
> > it the new one. It worked well for 2 days, but this morning, I think it
> > started again.
> >
> > I'm really at the end of the rope, and I am beginning to think that the
> > real culprit is the CF card. Has anyone ever encountered such bizarre
> > behaviour, or anything linked to using a CF card as a replacement for the
> > MicroDrive?
> >
> > Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.
> >
> > Maurice
> >
> > PS: If you are wondering how I got to own 3 Lifedrive, my organization is
> > going the Blackberry route. Other people's units are being retired. I
> > insisted on keeping my LD, since it allows me to do things my BB won't, for
> > example, work on a Word Document, with a IR keyboard using Word To Go. I'm
> > not a convert to BB, far form it too.
> > M
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Maurice
>
> The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
> have not got it.
> George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
>

OK, here's an experiment I'm attempting for the next little: I imaged the
contents of my CF card onto one of the MicroDrives, and put the Microdrive back
into one of the "faulty" units. I'll use it for a little while and see what
happens. If the issue creeps  up again, it must have to do with the image I have
(software issue), because every other option will have been tried out. However,
if it does not occur for say, one week, then I'll conclude my CF card is faulty.
Are my assumptions correct?

Regards,

Maurice

--- In LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com, Maurice Lafleur <maurice.lafleur@...> wrote:
>
> Actually, yes and no. The BT and WiFi are usually off. The IR is always on.
>
> And I may add, it happens just about anytime and anywhere. I was at Sears
> shopping for a snowblower in the fall when it started the first time.
>
> Thanks for the follow-up.
>
> Maurice, in Gatineau
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Jerry Beatty <brokenjerry@...>wrote:
>
> >    Are you leaving the wireless, bluetooth or infrared turned on when not
> > in use? It may be getting info from other devices like one of those BB's
> > when it is close enough.
> > Jerry in Arizona
> >
> > --- On *Fri, 3/27/09, istop4u2000 <maurice.lafleur@...>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: istop4u2000 <maurice.lafleur@...>
> > Subject: [ LifeDrive ] Erratic behaviour, very bizzare
> > To: LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:02 AM
> >
> >  Hello everyone,
> >
> > I will try to describe the best I can, an erratic behaviour my Palm(s) have
> > started to show a few months ago.
> > It can happen anytime the unit is turned on, without any specific provoking
> > causes that I can tell, and it renders the unit unusable. The only solution
> > is soft reset. And event then, it may re-appear right away. Here's what
> > happens.
> >
> > The display starts to show operations I did not initiate. As if someone
> > (something) was tapping various area of the screen at random, starting an
> > app, opening menus, entering random characters. It even happened while on
> > the cradle once. My main issue is that it can start any app (for example
> > Calendar) and enter random appointments or worse yet, erase existing ones.
> > It could be just any other app too.
> >
> > I must say that I have replaced my Microdrive for a CF card a few months
> > ago.
> >
> > My first reaction was that the Motherboard had gone bezerk. I had a spare
> > unit, so I patiently opened the two, swapped the MBs and for a week it
> > worked beautifully. Then it started again. So I decided that maybe it was
> > the screen that was causing the trouble. So again, I opened the two units,
> > and swapped the displays. This time the problem re-appeared within a day or
> > two. I really was at wits end. So I though to myself, maybe it's the case.
> > By now I was getting to be an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the
> > two cases, at no avail. The erratic behaviour was still present.
> > Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new. The
> > previous user told me it was in perfect condition, operating like a charm. I
> > know I can trust him. So I yanked my CF card out of the faulty unit, I put
> > it the new one. It worked well for 2 days, but this morning, I think it
> > started again.
> >
> > I'm really at the end of the rope, and I am beginning to think that the
> > real culprit is the CF card. Has anyone ever encountered such bizarre
> > behaviour, or anything linked to using a CF card as a replacement for the
> > MicroDrive?
> >
> > Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.
> >
> > Maurice
> >
> > PS: If you are wondering how I got to own 3 Lifedrive, my organization is
> > going the Blackberry route. Other people's units are being retired. I
> > insisted on keeping my LD, since it allows me to do things my BB won't, for
> > example, work on a Word Document, with a IR keyboard using Word To Go. I'm
> > not a convert to BB, far form it too.
> > M
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Maurice
>
> The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
> have not got it.
> George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
>

Are you leaving the wireless, bluetooth or infrared turned on when not in use? It may be getting info from other devices like one of those BB's when it is close enough.

Jerry in Arizona

--- On Fri, 3/27/09, istop4u2000 < maurice.lafleur@...> wrote:

From: istop4u2000 < maurice.lafleur@...>

Subject: [ LifeDrive ] Erratic behaviour, very bizzare

To: LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com

Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:02 AM

Hello everyone,

I will try to describe the best I can, an erratic behaviour my Palm(s) have started to show a few months ago.

It can happen anytime the unit is turned on, without any specific provoking causes that I can tell, and it renders the unit unusable. The only solution is soft reset. And event then, it may re-appear right away. Here's what happens.

The display starts to show operations I did not initiate. As if someone (something) was tapping various area of the screen at random, starting an app, opening menus, entering random characters. It even happened while on the cradle once. My main issue is that it can start any app (for example Calendar) and enter random appointments or worse yet, erase existing ones. It could be just any other app too.

I must say that I have replaced my Microdrive for a CF card a few months ago.

My first reaction was that the Motherboard had gone bezerk. I had a spare unit, so I patiently opened the two, swapped the MBs and for a week it worked beautifully. Then it started again. So I decided that maybe it was the screen that was causing the trouble. So again, I opened the two units, and swapped the displays. This time the problem re-appeared within a day or two. I really was at wits end. So I though to myself, maybe it's the case. By now I was getting to be an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the two cases, at no avail. The erratic behaviour was still present.

Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new. The previous user told me it was in perfect condition, operating like a charm. I know I can trust him. So I yanked my CF card out of the faulty unit, I put it the new one. It worked well for 2 days, but this morning, I think it started again.

I'm really at the end of the rope, and I am beginning to think that the real culprit is the CF card. Has anyone ever encountered such bizarre behaviour, or anything linked to using a CF card as a replacement for the MicroDrive?

Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.

Maurice

PS: If you are wondering how I got to own 3 Lifedrive, my organization is going the Blackberry route. Other people's units are being retired. I insisted on keeping my LD, since it allows me to do things my BB won't, for example, work on a Word Document, with a IR keyboard using Word To Go. I'm not a convert to BB, far form it too.

M

Hello everyone,

I will try to describe the best I can, an erratic behaviour my Palm(s) have
started to show a few months ago.
It can happen anytime the unit is turned on, without any specific provoking
causes that I can tell, and it renders the unit unusable. The only solution is
soft reset. And event then, it may re-appear right away. Here's what happens.

The display starts to show operations I did not initiate. As if someone
(something) was tapping various area of the screen at random, starting an app,
opening menus, entering random characters. It even happened while on the cradle
once. My main issue is that it can start any app (for example Calendar) and
enter random appointments or worse yet, erase existing ones. It could be just
any other app too.

I must say that I have replaced my Microdrive for a CF card a few months ago.

My first reaction was that the Motherboard had gone bezerk. I had a spare unit,
so I patiently opened the two, swapped the MBs and for a week it worked
beautifully. Then it started again. So I decided that maybe it was the screen
that was causing the trouble. So again, I opened the two units, and swapped the
displays. This time the problem re-appeared within a day or two. I really was at
wits end. So I though to myself, maybe it's the case. By now I was getting to be
an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the two cases, at no avail. The
erratic behaviour was still present.
Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new. The
previous user told me it was in perfect condition, operating like a charm. I
know I can trust him. So I yanked my CF card out of the faulty unit, I put it
the new one. It worked well for 2 days, but this morning, I think it started
again.

I'm really at the end of the rope, and I am beginning to think that the real
culprit is the CF card. Has anyone ever encountered such bizarre behaviour, or
anything linked to using a CF card as a replacement for the MicroDrive?

Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.

Maurice

PS: If you are wondering how I got to own 3 Lifedrive, my organization is going
the Blackberry route. Other people's units are being retired. I insisted on
keeping my LD, since it allows me to do things my BB won't, for example, work on
a Word Document, with a IR keyboard using Word To Go. I'm not a convert to BB,
far form it too.
M

my battery (i think it was my battery) went out and i had to purchase a new one. once the new one arrived and i put it in, the life drive came on and i was able 2 do some things with it. once i turned it off and put it on the cradle to charge overnight, now i have the same problem. it will not turn on, and the charging light stays red. any ideas?

my battery (i think it was my battery) went out and i had to purchase a new one.
once the new one arrived and i put it in, the life drive came on and i was able
2 do some things with it.  once i turned it off and put it on the cradle to
charge overnight, now i have the same problem.  it will not turn on, and the
charging light stays red.  any ideas?

From: Dave King <KingDWS@...>

Subject: Re: [ LifeDrive ] syncing wirelessly

To: LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 10:48 PM

At 08:06 PM 22/01/2009, you wrote:

Dear group, newbie here.

I've got my LD to access the web wirelessly, but cannot get it to set

up either the WiFi or the Bluetooth for synching.

The search revealed comments from several years ago. Can anyone help

me, please?

    :/   Hutchy

Once you have Hotsync running and have "network" enabled.

Start it, right clock on the icon in the toolbar, left click on

network.

The rest assumes you have it already working on your network

ie you can get email or see webpages etc.

On your life drive start hotsync, tap the blue hotsync tab or the

options button. open Primary PC Setup.  Put the ip number of the

pc you are hotsyncing to ie 192.168.2.10 a subnet mask usually

255.255.255. 0. I don't think the name is needed. Thats it.

Now to switch back and forth from using the cable or the wireless.

Tap the Local (cable or cradle) or Network so it is highlighted blue.

Under the hotsync icon tap the services box. Tap where it says

"services" scroll down and select wifi. Tap done

Now you should be back at the main hotsync window. The network

tab/area should be blue. If thats the case tap the hotsync "button" area

and it will connect over the net and do your hotsync.

This isn't as fast as the cable but it a lot handier.

Dave

Dear group, newbie here.

I've got my LD to access the web wirelessly, but cannot get it to set
up either the WiFi or the Bluetooth for synching.

The search revealed comments from several years ago. Can anyone help
me, please?

     :/   Hutchy

Hello, similar problem. Can you tell me what to do if the connections
drop down list does NOT include a WiFi option (step 4 below)?

     :?   Hutchy


--- In LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com, Erico Franco <ericofrancosilva@...>
wrote:
>
> s_katsikas wrote:
>
> > I am not sure how to get the LD to sync to my desktop wirelessly.
> > Can you point me in the right direction?
> >
> > Steve
>
>
> 1) On PC, right click the hotsync icon and activate the Nework (as
it is
> already activated the Usb)
>
> 2) On PC, right click the hotsync again and click Setup...
>
>     click Network and activate the network for your user (enable the
> check box)
> on this same window click TCP/IP Settings and take note of the Pc
name /
> ip address to paste it at your PDA
>
> click ok and ok
>
> 3 ) Usb hotsync once at the target desktop as you usually do.
>
> 4 )On PDA create a connection/network to connect to your PC using
the wifi
>
> 5) On the PDA go to hotsync application, go to menu and switch to Lan
> sync (instead of Local sync)
>
> 6) On the PDA go to hotsync application, go to menu and config the PC
> with the IP data of your PC
>
> 7) below the hotsync icon, select the wifi connection that you created.
>
> 8) press the hotsync icon
>
> this is all/
>
> Franco - Become a PalmOs Beta Tester:
http://www.micromagiclabs.com/beta.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________________
> Yahoo! Acesso Grátis - Internet rápida e grátis.
> Instale o discador agora! http://br.acesso.yahoo.com/
>

How about the Brighthand forums:

http://forum.brighthand.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12

MW

I had seen a web forum with lots of Questions and answers about Palm
products(PDA's) but my searches have not found it again. Does anyone
have a list of any sites?? thanks for the help

Could anyone help me in TURKEY?

or can i make it my self?

i think the problem is formatting? isnt it?

so could any one find me pre formatted compact flash for my LD?

thanks alot from now....

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