Mike McCollister's Palm OS Programs

Battery Prefs sets the default battery type of your Palm Connected Organizer. It also displays statistics such as voltage level and low battery warning levels. This program shows up in your Palm Preferences application (known as "Prefs") and not in the application launcher.

This program displays various information for the current battery type. The battery type can be changed so that the low battery warning is properly calibrated. The warning and critical voltage levels change depending on the battery type selected. "Default" refers to the factory default battery type. Setting the battery to the wrong type may result in loss of data. Use this feature with caution.

Registration

 at Handango.com for only $5

 at PalmGear.com for only $5

Registration entitles you to unlimited personal use of Battery Prefs, free upgrades and support. By registering Battery Prefs, if your device has removable batteries, the battery type will survive a reset. The bar graph will also include more information. When you register please provide the program name (Battery Prefs), the user name and the registration code. The registration key that you will receive is based on your Palm user name.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to BatPrefs@MikeMcCollister.com.

Version 1.30 Improvements

• Modified the logic associated with loading the battery type to avoid problems if the database has been corrupted.
• Now works with the Palm OS 5 high resolution screen.
• Tweaked the looks of the battery level indicator.
• Made the icon look a little better.
• No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

CCrypt is a simple encryption program for a Palm Computing� Connected Organizer.

Version 2.6.0 Improvements

• Added more help text to the "Get Info" menu item.
• Removed "ASCII Armor Clipboard" from the menu as it was redundant and confusing. The ASCII Armor option is still available as a checkbox at the top of the screen.
• On the HandEra 330, when the graffiti area is maximized the cursor will be moved if need be.
• No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.
• Icons are now compressed.
• Verified compatibility with Palm OS 5 devices.
• Added large icons for Palm OS 5 devices.
• Now requires Palm OS 2.0 or greater.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

McChords will display the notes of sixty chords and forty-eight scales.  It also has a four octave playable piano. The key and chord are selectable via onscreen buttons. There is an option to play the individual notes of a chord or scale.

Registration

 at Handango.com for only $10

 at PalmGear.com for only $10

Registration entitles you to unlimited personal use of McChords, free upgrades and support. By registering McChords;

• you will be able to play chords and scales descending,
• the bottom "piano keyboard" on the Piano page will be enabled,
• the piano frequency range can be adjusted, and
• registration reminders will not pop up.

When you register please provide the program name (McChords), the user name and the registration code. The registration key that you will receive is based on your Palm user name.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to McChords@MikeMcCollister.com.

Version 3.10 Improvements

• Increased the number of scales to forty-eight, including Church Modes. Also includes the Melodic Minor (Descending) as a scale.
• Now works with the Palm OS 5 high resolution screen.
• Now includes high resolution icons for Palm OS 5 devices.
• No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

McColors is used to display all colors available on a Palm Connected Organizer.

Version 1.30 Improvements

• Added the feature that if your device is capable of displaying 16-bit color, then a special mode called "McPlaid" will be available. This mode will display a random plaid-type pattern every second.
• Added the menu item to run Screen Prefs if installed.
• Now Palm OS 5 compliant.
• Added large icons for Palm OS 5 devices.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the bit depth from changing if "McColors" was launched multiple times from a hardware button.
• Icons are now compressed.
• Fixed a bug that would cause a black line at the top of the screen on Sony devices in 16-bit color mode.
• The color details form no longer disappears when the HandEra graffiti area is resized.
• Now longer clicks twice when using the jog dial on the HandEra 330.
• No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

McPhling is an extension (also known as a hack) for the Palm Computing Platform. It allows you to quickly switch from your current application to the previous one by simply swiping your pen from the silkscreen "Apps" button into the upper-left graffiti area. In addition, a swipe from the "Menu" button to the "Apps" button will pop up a list of your most recently used applications (application list) for you to select. Users of SwitchHack will find McPhling very similar. Other features of McPhling include:

• You can configure how McPhling is activated by configuring the swipes or by configuring it to work with buttons or keyboards. Jog Dials and custom buttons are supported.
• You can choose which applications will be ignored by McPhling from the preferences screen in HackMaster (or whatever Palm OS system extension manager you use).
• You can choose "favorite" apps which will always be shown in the applications list.
• You can choose DAs (Desk Accessories) to be launched by McPhling.
• Applications that reside on external memory cards show up and are underlined in the applications list.
• You can select the number of applications in the applications list.
• You can choose the order of the applications list. Ordering options are:
  • Most Recently Used
  • MRU with Favorites at Top
  • MRU with Favorites at Bottom
  • Alphabetical
  • Alphabetical with Favorites at Top
  • Alphabetical with Favorites at Bottom
• You can select whether the current application is displayed in the application list.
• You can clear the cache of applications stored by McPhling from the preferences screen.
• Small icons give you a visual cue in the most-recently-used list. Note that if an application does now have a small icon, it will not show up in McPhling.
• McPhling can be configured on whether icons are shown or whether there is a click when the application list is brought up.
• A second swipe from the "Menu" button to the "Apps" button will remove the applications list if it is already up.

McPhling requires a Palm OS system extension manager, such as HackMaster, in order to work. It is assumed that you are familiar with using Palm OS system extensions, so please read your Palm OS system extension software documentation before installing McPhling. In particular, you should always disable system extensions before uninstalling or upgrading them.

There are various programs that are HackMaster compatible. Here are the ones that I am familiar with and recommend:

• X-Master by LinkeSOFT, freeware (my favorite);
• HackMaster by DaggerWare, shareware $5.00;
• TealMaster by TealPoint Software, shareware $9.95.

Registration

 at Handango.com for only $12

 at PalmGear.com for only $12

Why Register?

• You find McPhling very useful and you want to show your appreciation and support.
• You get e-mail support.
• You get e-mail notifications of updates.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to McPhling@MikeMcCollister.com.

Awards

• One of the winners of the 2001 HandEra 330 Software Developer's Contest. For more information, read the HandEra press release at http://www.HandEra.com/press/contest.asp.

Tutorial

For a great tutorial on using McPhling, go to LaunchPlug.com/McPhling.html.

Source Code

If you are interested in the source code for McPhling you can download it here (McPhlingSource.zip).

Version 4.11 Improvements

• Added a shift indicator to the Custom Button or Key form.
• Removed the stack adjustment code in the DA launch section.
• Moved the location of the "Activation" button on the left one space.
• The About Box has been redesigned, with new icon. Thanks to Edward P. Ross for helping me with the icon design.
• Removed the unnecessary gray heart bitmap.
• Did some more preparation for a Palm OS 5 version.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

This turns your Palm Connected Organizer into an electric razor.

Awards

• Finalist in the Most Unusual Application Category of Handheld Computing Magazine's Best Palm Powered Product of 2001 Awards.

Version 3.0 Improvements

• "McRazor" now vibrates for devices that have a vibrating alarm feature (currently the Palm m500 and m505 have this feature).
• Bitmaps slightly changed for a better look.
• Includes high resolution icons for the HandEra 330.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

Owner is a Palm application that brings up the "Owner" Palm preferences form. If your Palm OS device is lost and then found by an inexperienced Palm user, then this is an easy method (for inexperienced users) for finding the owner preference form. Owner is named with dashes ("-") at the beginning and end of the name so that it will show up first in a list of applications.

Version 1.06 Improvements

• Now includes high resolution icons for Palm OS 5 devices.
• Reduced the file size.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

Screen Prefs sets the default screen color/gray scale depth for your Palm Connected Organizer. It can handle screen modes from black and white (1-bit) all the way up to 16-bit color. This program shows up in your Palm Preferences application (known as "Prefs") and not in the application launcher.

Registration

 at Handango.com for only $5

 at PalmGear.com for only $5.

Registration entitles you to unlimited personal use of Screen Prefs, free upgrades and support. By registering Screen Prefs, the option of the screen mode surviving a reset becomes available. When you register please provide the program name (Screen Prefs), the user name and the registration code. The registration key that you will receive is based on your Palm user name.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to ScreenPrefs@MikeMcCollister.com.

Version 2.12 Improvements

• No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.
• Made some minor changes for Palm OS 5 compatibility.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

TC Assist is a tool designed to assist in filling out daily timecard entries. The user can enter start and stop time as well as the number of hours taken at lunch and hours worked. Either the start time, stop time or hours worked can be solved based on the other three parameters. An alarm option is also available.

Version 1.80 Improvements

• Fixed a minor memory that occurred after some forms were closed.
• Fixed a bug in which the alarm sound list width was incorrect.
• The device will vibrate and the LED will blink if the hardware supports those features.
• Now installs in the "Main" launcher category.
• When the alarm list comes up the top item is adjusted so that the selected item is visible no matter where it is in the list.
• Now OS 5 compliant.
• Added Palm OS 5 high resolution icons.
• Icons are now compressed to help keep the file size down.
• Now requires Palm OS 2.0 or greater.
• Made some minor changes to the user interface.
• Now supports the HandEra 330.
  • Includes support for minimizing/maximizing of the Virtual Silkscreen.
  • Supports other 160x160 Palm-Powered devices (Palm IIIxe, m500, etc).
  • Includes large and medium icons (icon IDs 2000, 2001, 2002).
  • Appears as High-Res in Application Preference Panel.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.

TikTok is designed to be a simple, no nonsense, timer utility for a Palm Computing® Connected Organizer. Using it is dead simple. Tick on a checkbox to start a timer, edit it's description to tell you what it is you are timing. Simple!

This is based on TikTok 1.07 by Dave Pearson (http://www.DaveP.org).

Source Code

If you are interested in the source code for TikTok you can download it here (TikTokSource.zip).

Version 2.20 Improvements

• The LED will blink and the device will vibrate at alarm if the device supports such features.
• Now requires Palm OS 2.0 or greater.
• When changing to the next or previous fields and the end of page page has been reached, the page will change.
• When changing to the next or previous page via a hard button, TikTok will no longer wrap around to the first or last page.
• Made some modifications to the icons to make them look a little better.
• Now works with the Palm OS 5 high resolution screen.
• Now includes high resolution icons and bitmaps for Palm OS 5 devices.
• Icons are now compressed.
• No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.
• On the HandEra 330, the page list is updated faster at startup.

Previous Improvements

• See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.