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  1. 04/08/09 - Lessons Learned
    My recent (though, pointedly, not first) venture into political commentary in this column has opened my eyes to a few things.
  2. 04/07/26 - Drinking the Kool-Aid
    This may cost me some readership, but something horrible is happening to the First Amendment in the United States and I wouldn't be doing my duty if I keep quiet about it.
  3. 04/07/05 - What's Your Sign?
    Tapwave's Zodiac handheld has finally landed in retail outlets where it can be seen, held and fondled. And whether you're a gamer or not, it's worth a look.
  4. 04/06/14 - Decisions, Decisions
    My trusty Tungsten E is on its last legs. What should I get to replace it?
  5. 04/05/17 - Rumorville
    The handheld industry has been awash with rumors recently. No one knows yet if they're true, but let's take a look at some of the more intriguing possibilities.
  6. 04/05/03 - Zires Get an Update
    Last week PalmOne released two new members of the Zire line: the Zire 31 and the Zire 72. How do they measure up?
  7. 04/04/26 - Agendus
    An Alert Reader noted that I mentioned I'm using Agendus for my PIM needs. Why did I switch from DateBk5?
  8. 04/04/19 - Getting Writerly
    Sometimes, accessories make the writer. Or at least, mix things up enough to break out of a block.
  9. 04/03/29 - Garnet vs Cobalt
    How much life does the current version of Palm OS have in it, and who should stick with Garnet over Cobalt?
  10. 04/03/15 - Ford vs Chevy
    Since PalmSource's DevCon last month, there's been a lot of bickering about PalmOS Cobalt's abiyity to multitask compared to Windows Mobile. It's not really an issue, and here's why.
  11. 04/03/01 - ZLauncher
    Finally, a launcher for PalmOS that does so much it's hard not to use.
  12. 04/02/23 - The Snoozefest
    How much description is too much? I found out recently the perils of in-depth research.
  13. 04/02/16 - The Toolkit
    The tools I use for writing change all the time as I find new and better ways to do things. Here's what I'm using now.
  14. 04/02/09 - Change Management
    Some people take to planning like fish to water. Some people never get anything out of "making to-do lists." What's the difference? How much you want to change.
  15. 04/02/02 - Life Balancing Getting Things Done and Franklin/Covey
    I've been wondering which is better: the Hyrum Smith/Stephen Covey "top down" approach to planning, or the David Allen "bottom up" school. Now I've rediscovered a tool that might allow me to do both.
  16. 04/01/26 - Paper or Plastic?
    Paper is easier for data capture than PDAs, but practically worthless after the fact. But is it really all that much easier?
  17. 04/01/19 - Shifting Priorities
    The perfect handheld is a moving target, and sometimes other factors (like price) can influence your aim.
  18. 04/01/05 - Getting Things Done in the New Year
    Got New Years resolutions? Want to make sure you actually do them?
  19. 03/12/29 - Palm for Pocket PC Users, Part 2
    Last time, I covered the basics of switching from the Pocket PC to the Palm. Now we cover the juicy stuff.
  20. 03/12/08 - Palm for Pocket PC Users, Part 1
    A few years ago I wrote a column detailing tips and programs to make it easier for Palm users to switch to the Pocket PC. Here's how to go in the other direction.
  21. 03/11/24 - An iPod for eBooks?
    Are dedicated ebook readers an inherently bad idea, or have they just not been done properly?
  22. 03/11/17 - Pay Now or Pay Later?
    What's a better way to sell and market short fiction: micropayments or donationware?
  23. 03/11/10 - Are PDAs Dead?
    I've seen several articles recently predicting the death of the PDA. Do PDAs have a future?
  24. 03/11/03 - Playing to Strengths
    What traits unique to ebooks can make them a compelling alternative to print?
  25. 03/10/27 - How Much Is an eBook Worth?
    One of the reasons given by the popular media for the failure of ebooks to take off is that they're overpriced. What is the right price for ebooks?
  26. 03/10/20 - Process Words or Edit Text?
    What makes an ideal writing tool: slick presentation formatting or raw text editing?
  27. 03/10/13 - Tungsten E
    Packed with features at a value price, Palm's new mid-range unit looks like another home run.
  28. 03/10/06 - You Say You Want a Revolution...
    The release of the new Palm devices has sparked rampant discord among Pocket PC fans. Does Microsoft have a revolution on their hands?
  29. 03/09/29 - Palm Wireless Keyboard
    Palm recently released a new infrared keyboard that works with nearly all Palm devices. But how well does it really work?
  30. 03/09/22 - Documents To Go 6
    DataViz recently released a major upgrade to Documents To Go, and the new version just might be the only word processor you need.
  31. 03/09/15 - Another One Bites the Dust
    Last week Barnes & Noble announced that they will no longer sell ebooks. What does this mean for the future?
  32. 03/09/08 - How To Be A Technomad
    Last column I talked about living the mobile lifestyle, but I didn't really talk about how I do it. Here's how I use mobile technology to make myself at home anywhere.
  33. 03/08/25 - The Mobile Lifestyle
    Does mobile technology make location completely irrelevant?
  34. 03/08/18 - What's in a Format?
    I've been experimenting with a new medium recently and it got me thinking about the differences in writing fiction in different formats.
  35. 03/08/11 - Writing On Your... Smartphone?
    Microsoft's Windows Powered Smartphone is a great little PDA, but it's not everything a writer needs.
  36. 03/07/28 - Oil and Water
    In a capitalist society, morality really has nothing to do with supply and demand. Bootlegging may be morally wrong, but telling people so isn't a solution to the problem.
  37. 03/07/21 - Digital Prohibition
    Here's why the proposed laws against file sharing won't work.
  38. 03/07/14 - Chasing Your Tale
    Microsoft recently updated the Digital Rights Management (DRM) in Microsoft Reader, then rolled out free ebooks to entice people to upgrade. A few weeks later, Convert LIT was updated to crack the new DRM. So really, what's the point of DRM?
  39. 03/07/07 - Parity
    Palm Powered and Windows Powered devices are roughly equal in power and ease-of-use. Now the choice comes down to something far more subjective: personal preference.
  40. 03/06/30 - Diversity or One Stop Shopping
    Should Palm create their own office suite or rely on third party vendors to do what they don't?
  41. 03/06/23 - The Misunderstood eBook
    The world at large seems to be laboring under some old and very tired myths about ebooks. Ebooks won't take off with the general public until these myths are dispelled once and for all.
  42. 03/06/16 - Palm Tungsten C
    Palm's Tungsten C is the fastest, most powerful PalmOS device to date. Coupled with built-in WiFi and an integrated thumbboard, is this the perfect writer's PDA?
  43. 03/06/09 - Little Orphan Pocket PC
    Microsoft's latest revision to the Pocket PC platform is disappointing to say the least. Is the Pocket PC a casualty of Microsoft's bid for the Smartphone market?
  44. 03/06/02 - Doublestandardsville
    Why do so many complain so vehemently about digital advertising when the analog counterparts are accepted without a second thought?
  45. 03/05/26 - Down With Criticism
    Literary criticism can serve a useful purpose, but not if it's merely mean-spirited ranting.
  46. 03/05/19 - When the Thrill Is Gone
    Writers write, or so they say. So why ain't I writing?
  47. 03/05/12 - Reading On Your Palm
    Part of being a writer is a love of reading. What's the best way to read on a Palm?
  48. 03/05/05 - Palm Zire 71
    Palm's latest midrange model packs a mighty punch. But can it handle writing and ebooks as well as a Pocket PC?
  49. 03/04/28 - eBook People
    What makes someone likely to read ebooks? Is it as simple as a generational thing, GenXers and younger just more likely to be comfortable reading off a screen? Or is it something more fundamental?
  50. 03/04/21 - The Futility of Built-in Applications
    I used to say that the suite of applications that comes stock with the Pocket PC was an advantage for mobile writers over the need to bulk up PalmOS devices with third party applications. Then I realized I'm not using most of the Pocket PC stock applications.
  51. 03/04/14 - TextMaker, Revisited
    SoftMaker's full-featured word processor is out of beta testing and ready for purchase. Is it worth the (pricey for Pocket PC software) $49.95?
  52. 03/04/06 - ViewSonic V35
    The HP H1910 isn't the only $299, ultra-thin Pocket PC out there. How does ViewSonic's first PDA measure up?
  53. 03/03/31 - Book Pirates and the People Who've Never Heard of Them
    "Piracy" is a hot word in electronic media of all stripes, but it's more sizzle than steak for ebooks.
  54. 03/03/24 - Ergo, The Keyboard Is Mightier Still Than The Sword
    I was reminded recently that keyboards have an important role to play in mobile writing.
  55. 03/03/17 - Surviving a Hard Reset
    Few things engender the fear in a mobile writer as the prospect of having to set the device back to "factory defaults" and start from scratch. But a hard reset really isn't as bad you think.
  56. 03/03/10 - I Don't Really Have to Use Roman Numerals, Do I?
    Outlining. For many writers, it's a four-letter word. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, it helps to know where you're going.
  57. 03/03/04 - How Connected Is Too Connected?
    Writing is communication. Wireless technology makes constant communication easy. So it follows that anything that makes communication easier enhances writing. Or does it?
  58. 03/02/24 - Avoiding Distractions
    Can mobile writing be more free of distractions than writing at home?
  59. 03/02/17 - Why PDF Is NOT an eBook Format
    A recent issue of Writers Digest had a column on self publishing that struck me as a little strange. The article advised authors to release their books in as many different media as possible, advice with which I whole-heartedly agree. It also gave detailed instructions on how to create the "ebook" version by converting the text to PDF. That's just plain wrong.
  60. 03/02/10 - Reinventing WOYP
    The idea of using mobile technology for writing isn't as "out there" today as it was when I started over three years ago. In order to keep this column relevant, maybe it's time for a change.
  61. 03/02/04 - µBook
    µBook (sometimes called uBook due to the visual similarity between the symbol for micro and the letter U) is as close as they come to a "universal" ebook reader for the Pocket PC (and desktop Windows as well). What makes it so special? It reads most of the formats out there in a clean, skinnable interface, and oh, yeah, it's free.
  62. 03/01/27 - Thoughts on the Tungsten T
    Guest Columnist Stewart Midwinter takes a look at Palm's new top-of-the-line and how it works for writers. Is the new Palm on the block a serious writing tool? Read on...
  63. 03/01/20 - Death by Obscurity
    The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Bono Act may be a victory for Mickey Mouse, but it will also mean that thousands of lesser known works will disappear from human knowledge... permanently.
  64. 03/01/13 - Quest For A Color PDA
    Guest columnist Curt Robbins details his search for a color successor to his trusty Palm IIIx. What'd he end up with? Read on to find out!
  65. 03/01/06 - Trumping Analog
    My Pocket PC Phone Edition in its protective Vaja case weighs about 7 ounces and goes with me literally everywhere I go. I started thinking recently about my pre-digital days in the mid-90s and what I'd have to carry to duplicate what I can do with my Pocket PC Phone Edition...
  66. 02/12/30 - HP iPAQ H5455
    At a list price of $699 - more than many desktop PCs - the new top-of-the-line iPAQ sets high expectations. Does it deliver?
  67. 02/12/23 - PDA Evolution
    As low-priced Pocket PCs continue to erode the gap between Windows and Palm powered PDAs, does PalmOS still have what it takes to compete? Or has technology already passed it by?
  68. 02/12/16 - HP iPAQ H1910
    It's been called the HalfPAQ and the PPCjr, but shortchange the iPAQ H1910 at your peril. This pint-sized PDA is going to be big.
  69. 02/12/09 - Misinformation Department
    There's been some confusing stuff in the PDA market recently. Want to know why the new low-priced Pocket PCs from hp and ViewSonic don't make all of their 64MB of RAM user accessible? Or why a 200MHz XScale seems to run about as fast as a 400MHz chip? Read on.
  70. 02/11/26 - Get Real
    I've come to some realizations recently that have either changed or clarified my thinking about copyright in the digital age. I thought I'd commit them to writing to see if they make as much sense in print as they do in my head.
  71. 02/11/18 - Bargain Basement
    Following the leads of Palm and Sony, several Pocket PC makers are primed to release low-cost handhelds. What does this mean for a stagnating industry?
  72. 02/11/11 - One Piece or Two?
    Despite the obvious advantages of convergent devices like the XDA, many users would still prefer to carry separate PDAs and cell phones. Are those in favor of a "two-body solution" missing out?
  73. 02/11/04 - Pocket PC Phone Editon
    I've said before that the future is wireless. The XDA is here, and I don't see the point of ever using an unconnected device again. Find out why.
  74. 02/09/14 - Making eBooks Work, Part 4: Audible
    At least half the books I read these days I don't actually read. Here's why digital "books on tape" work where other ebooks don't.
  75. 02/08/31 - Compulsory License
    If Congress continues to push for essentially perpetual copyright, something has to give to allow for new works built on the old.
  76. 02/08/25 - Author Up or Author Down?
    Who should be in control of publishing? The publishers or the authors?
  77. 02/08/10 - Palm Reader Desktop
    The best ebook reader for PDAs has made the leap to PC and Mac desktops. How does it measure up to desktop readers from Microsoft and Adobe?
  78. 02/08/05 - Planning With Agenda Fusion
    Okay, I know this one took longer than usual to post, but I think you'll find it worth the wait. It turns out Pocket PC users don't need to wait for a project-oriented outliner like Shadow to achieve planning nirvana. Everything you need is in the superPIM Agenda Fusion.
  79. 02/07/21 - iPAQ 3900 First Look
    Just got my first hands-on with the new XScale iPAQ 3975. I have to admit, I'm darn impressed. I'm highly tempted to buy one-- but not today-- as my next device. It's that good.
  80. 02/07/07 - The Perfect Writer's PDA
    If everyone's needs are different, then follows that everyone's PDAs will be different as well. One size, as it turns out, does not fit all. So what would make a PDA perfect for mobile writers?
  81. 02/07/07 - The Price of Mobility
    No matter how you look at it, mobility in computing comes at a price. Is it worth it?
  82. 02/07/01 - The Truth About Piracy
    We've heard a lot about media piracy, but the truth about why it happens and who is really at fault may surprise you.
  83. 02/06/24 - XScale: Hit or Hype?
    Despite some otherwise impressive features, performance on the new Toshiba e740 is a dud. Is this Toshiba's problem, or a sign that XScale-generation Pocket PCs won't live up to the hype?
  84. 02/06/17 - Do We Really Need a Creative Industry?
    Digital technology makes it possible to cut out the "middle men" and allow artists to deal directly with their audience. And that might be the best thing to happen to artists in hundreds of years.
  85. 02/06/10 - Has PalmOS Lost the Edge?
    Bit by bit, Pocket PCs are chipping away at the traditional strengths of the PalmOS platform. Are PalmOS devices still a compelling choice?
  86. 02/06/03 - Torn Between Two... Well... PDAs, Part 2
    My next PDA will likely be either the ultra-slim Toshiba e310 or the jaw-dropping, twistable Sony NR-70V. Which should I get? This week we look at the NR-70V, and consider some other options as well.
  87. 02/05/27 - Torn Between Two... Well... PDAs, Part 1
    My next PDA will likely be either the ultra-slim Toshiba e310 or the jaw-dropping, twistable Sony NR-70V. Which should I get? This week we look at the e310.
  88. 02/05/20 - Making eBooks Work, Part 3: Palm Digital Media
    Palm Digital Media has been around longer than just about any other handheld ebook provider, and their catalogue is packed with big names. What keeps their customers coming back for more?
  89. 02/05/13 - R.I.P. Jornada
    The HP Jornada is dead, the latest victim of an ugly corporate merger. What does this mean to the handheld market, and what does it mean to consumers?
  90. 02/05/06 - Making eBooks Work, Part 2: Fictionwise
    Fictionwise takes an unusual approach to selling ebooks: sell the reading public what they want at prices they can afford.
  91. 02/04/29 - Making eBooks Work, Part 1: Baen
    Despite the gloom and doom over ebooks in the popular media, some epublishers are doing brisk business selling ebooks. What's the secret of their success?
  92. 02/04/22 - Eldred and the Copyright Barons
    Has Congress overextended its power by extending copyright to unreasonable lengths? The United States Supreme Court will ask that very question this year. Here's a look at the issues.
  93. 02/04/15 - Input on Input
    It seems like there's as many different ways of getting data into PDAs as there are reasons for getting data out of them. Which ones really work the best, or is it all just a matter of personal preference?
  94. 02/04/08 - The End of Digital
    The CBDTPA seems more reasonable than the SSSCA on the surface. But will it actually mean the end of digital media?
  95. 02/04/01 - The Un-Switch
    Tempted by visions of the forthcoming Sony Clié NR-70 and assertions that WordSmith really is better than Pocket Word, I tried to switch back to PalmOS for my "daily use" PDA. Here's why I ended up running back to the Pocket PC.
  96. 02/03/25 - "Pocket" Office: Why We May Never See a Full-featured Pocket Word
    Don't get me wrong, I like Pocket Word. Pocket Office's general interoperability with the desktop version of Office without necessary conversions is one of the things that attracted me to the Pocket PC. And that might be the problem.
  97. 02/03/18 - Sony Got It Right
    The new NR series PDAs from Sony are everything PalmOS devices should be -- and nothing else.
  98. 02/03/11 - Size Matters: Toshiba e570
    The Toshiba/Audiovox models have been the "odd man out" of the new Pocket PC 2002 devices. Is the smallest Pocket PC worth a look?
  99. 02/03/04 - A Tale of Two PIMs
    As good as Pocket Outlook is, it's not good enough for everyone. Here's a look at two programs that do more.
  100. 02/02/25 - Why the Consumer Market Doesn't Matter
    If you believe everything you read in the media, you'd think that the Pocket PC's fatal flaw is that it's too expensive for retail consumers. Here's why that may not be a flaw after all.
  101. 02/02/18 - Publishing Reborn
    I've explained what is wrong with the publishing industry. Here's how to fix it, and why it has to change.
  102. 02/02/11 - More of the Same: Palm's New Models, New OS
    Palm's got new devices on the horizon, and has finally unveiled their new operating system. But will it all be enough?
  103. 02/02/04 - HP Jornada Pocket Keyboard
    HP has released a screen cover replacement for the Jornada 560 series that includes an integrated thumb keyboard. How well does it work?
  104. 02/01/28 - What's Wrong With Publishing
    It's harder to get published today than at almost any time in history since Gutenberg. Here's why.
  105. 02/01/21 - If You Write A Book, And No One Is Allowed To Read It, Are You Still An Author?
    More on the SSSCA, and how it might affect small independent publishers and self-published writers.
  106. 02/01/14 - Ebooks: The Beginning or the End?
    Where do ebooks belong in the publishing life cycle? Before hardcovers as a "premium" item, or after paperbacks as a low-cost way to keep books available even if they're "out of print"?
  107. 02/01/07 - Sklyarov Free, But The Battle Isn't Over
    Dmitri Sklyarov was allowed to go home to start 2002, but Congress is starting to look at a new bill that fills in a key weakness of the DMCA, and could further tighten the grip of media companies around everything you see, hear and read.
  108. 01/12/31 - ClearType Revealed
    Originally published by Infosync, a look at how ClearType works on Pocket PCs and why it means that despite the smaller screens, the new Jornada and Casio models are substantially more readable than the iPaq.
  109. 01/12/24 - Palm On The Ropes
    Palm, Inc. has been in the news a lot recently, and very little of it has been good.
  110. 01/12/17 - Pocket PC 2002 Roundup: No Clear Winner
    Now that most of the new Pocket PC 2002 devices are shipping, it's time to compare and contrast. And while each device has something to like, they each also have a potentially fatal flaw.
  111. 01/12/10 - Why iPublish Failed
    AOL/Time Warner's great ebook experiment is closing its doors. But did iPublish fail because ebooks aren't ready for primetime, or because AOL/Time Warner made too many mistakes?
  112. 01/12/03 - Perfectionism
    How to beat the bane of all writers: trying to get it right the first time.
  113. 01/11/26 - WordSmith 2.1
    The best PalmOS word processor just got even better.
  114. 01/11/19 - Year Two: A Retrospective
    I can't believe I've been at this for two years. Here's a look back and further comment on what we've seen in the last twelve months.
  115. 01/11/12 - Dance With The Girl That Brung Ya
    Now that Palm's under new leadership, I have a few words of advice on what the next generation Palm should be. And it's not a miniature laptop.
  116. 01/11/05 - The Format Blues
    With no dominant ebook format in sight, here's a look at the most common formats today.
  117. 01/10/29 - With All This Reading Material, Who Has Time to Read?
    Palmtop computers offer more reading material than people could previously carry around with them. Maybe even too much...
  118. 01/10/22 - Enterprise, Part Deux
    If Pocket PCs are primed to take off as alternatives to expensive corporate laptops, what role does PalmOS have to play?
  119. 01/10/15 - Kirk to Enterprise
    A look at the next frontier for PDAs: big time corporate sales.
  120. 01/10/08 - Jornada 565
    A review of the newest hp Pocket PC.
  121. 01/10/01 - So What's So Great About The Pocket PC, Anyway?
    Last week, I showed you that the Pocket PC can do everything a Palm can do. Now I'll show you what the Pocket PC brings to the table that the Palm doesn't.
  122. 01/09/24 - Pocket PC for Palm Users
    Some Pocket PC software to help Palm users make the transition.
  123. 01/09/17 - Last Call
    How mobile technology affected the events of 11 September 2001, and a plea to move forward.
  124. 01/09/10 - I Went to See the Wizard
    Mister Kirvin Goes to Microsoft. Again. And Pocket PC 2002 is so cool that now I'm more confused than ever.
  125. 01/09/03 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent
    How the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is threatening your fundamental rights.
  126. 01/08/27 - Gone In Ten Hours
    A look at Rosetta's new experiment in time-expiring ebooks, and why it probably won't work.
  127. 01/08/20 - The Palm Economy
    Speculation about the forthcoming Palm m125, Palm's buyout of Be, Inc., and what it all might mean for the future of the Palm platform.
  128. 01/08/13 - Why eBooks Don't Work (yet)
    A look at the current state of epublishing, what so many epublishers are doing wrong, and how we can do it better.
  129. 01/08/06 - ShadowPlanning
    A look at Shadow, and how to use it for life planning.
  130. 01/07/30 - Are "Open Source" eBooks a Bad Idea?
    I've argued you can treat ebooks the way Open Source developers treat software. But does it work?
  131. 01/07/23 - The DRM Fiasco Continues
    Dmitry Sklyarov is arrested for DMCA violations, there will be no Microsoft Reader upgrade for existing Pocket PCs and more.
  132. 01/07/16 - HandEra 330
    Is HandEra's new "do everything" powerhouse the perfect writer's PDA?
  133. 01/07/09 - Legal Beagles
    A look at some of the legal issues facing authors in the digital age.
  134. 01/07/02 - It's In The Cards
    Since nearly all the new PalmOS devices to hit the stores recently support expansion cards, here's how to get the most out of them.
  135. 01/06/18-25 - Sony CLIE N710C
    A review of Sony's new powerhouse PalmOS device.
  136. 01/06/11 - Killing Time
    A look at the central theme of Caleb Carr's novel, Killing Time: that information is not knowledge, and what that means for etext.
  137. 01/06/04 - Hacking the Hacks
    A showdown between the various hack managers.
  138. 01/05/28 - The Premise, or, Don't Let This Happen to You
    After three years of futzing with the sequel to Between Heaven and Hell, I may have to scrap it and start over. Why? Because I didn't start with a strong premise.
  139. 01/05/21 - Can Palm Survive?
    I'm thinking about buying an m505. But with all of Palm's problems, will they still be around in two years to support it?
  140. 01/05/14 - Can't We All Just Get Along?
    Isn't it about time we put aside all this "my Palm is better than your Palm" pettiness?
  141. 01/05/07 - The Reading Experience
    How does the experience of reading ebooks really measure up against paper?
  142. 01/04/30 - From Palm to Pocket PC and Back Again
    Do Palm users inevitably "graduate" from the Palm to the more powerful Pocket PC?
  143. 01/04/23 - Monochrome Will Never Die
    A look at why monochrome still beats color on PDAs and a preview of the hottest new monochrome device on the the block, the HandEra 330.
  144. 01/04/16 - Price War
    Will Palm's financial woes kick off a palmtop price war this summer?
  145. 01/04/09 - Reader and Anti-Microsoft Paranoia
    Does Microsoft have the best format around for ebooks, and should opinions about Microsoft itself slow the adoption of .lit as an ebook format?
  146. 01/04/02 - Does the Street Know Something We Don't?
    Palm's stock dropped 48% last week. Does the palmtop giant have bigger problems than we've been led to believe?
  147. 01/03/26 - Creative Drive
    If writers can't get paid in the digital world, what will keep them writing?
  148. 01/03/19 - Genre Busting
    Has the concept of genre outlived its usefulness?
  149. 01/03/12 - The Edge: We're Just Getting Started
    A look at the new generation of Palms and Pocket PCs due out this year, starting with the new Visor Edge from Handspring.
  150. 01/03/05 - The Phoenix
    Thanks to a chance accident, my Visor is once again my primary PDA. And I'm finding out PalmOS isn't so bad after all.
  151. 01/02/26 - What Is Mobile Computing?
    Amidst rumors of the Palm m505 and charges that HP might use PalmOS in the next Jornada--instead of Windows CE--I have to ask: what is mobile computing, and can the PalmOS really do the job?
  152. 01/02/19 - Quick Takes
    A few things I have on my mind: the five levels of DRM, why Microsoft wants the Franklin eBookMan to succeed, and what Palm has up its sleeve.
  153. 01/02/12 - The Myth of Privacy
    Is privacy on the Internet really important?
  154. 01/02/05 - Microsoft Reader 101
    A look at Microsoft's ebook reader, the file format it uses, and how to create .Lit files.
  155. 01/01/29 - Regulation, Shmegulation
    Why all this talk about regulating the Internet is goofy at best, suicidal at worst.
  156. 01/01/22 - Carving the Writer's Block
    I've broken through my writer's block and am blissfully writing again. Here's how.
  157. 01/01/15 - WordSmith
    Blue Nomad has done the impossible: they've created the best word processor for handheld computing, better than Microsoft's Pocket Word. Don't believe me? Read on.
  158. 01/01/08 - Unfair Use
    Adobe's licensing agreements for ebooks have stepped over the line from annoying to insane.
  159. 01/01/01 - Go, No Go for Launch
    How useful are palmtops for writing?
  160. 00/12/25 - The Honor System, Revisited
    Another look at the utter insanity of selling books via the honor system, and why I still think it will work.
  161. 00/12/18 - Palm's New Clothes
    What does the announcement of PalmOS 4.0 and the preview of version 5 mean for the Palm platform?
  162. 00/12/11 - What Price Ebooks?
    A modest proposal for sane and fair ebook pricing.
  163. 00/12/04 - The Ebook Future
    A look at the blocks to widespread ebook adoption, and why I think those blocks don't really exist.
  164. 00/11/27 - Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong
    Why everything you've read in the popular media about ebooks is off-base.
  165. 00/11/20 - An Open Letter to Microsoft
    Now that I've talked a bit about why I like the Pocket PC, here's what I don't like.
  166. 00/11/13 - A Year of Palmtop Punditry
    A look back at the first year of this column, along with some revised opinions on the topics I've covered.
  167. 00/11/06 - Pocket PC Buyer's Guide
    Looking for a Pocket PC? Here's what you need to know to decide which one is right for you.
  168. 00/10/30 - Documents a Go Go
    DataViz's new Documents To Go offers true "round trip" editing of Word and Excel documents on the Palm, but does it live up to the hype?
  169. 00/10/23 - King's Ransom
    The fourth installment of The Plant is out today, but does Stephen King really understand ebooks?
  170. 00/10/16 - Reading Palm's Future
    Is Palm headed in the right direction?
  171. 00/10/09 - Gemstar and the Suicide of the eBook "Industry"
    Is Big Publishing setting up the ebook medium to fail?
  172. 00/10/02 - Progect vs Shadow
    Two up and coming PalmOS outliners go head to head.
  173. 00/09/25 - More Thoughts on the PocketPC
    A second look at my new handheld platform of choice.
  174. 00/09/18 - The Right Tool For The Write Job
    Mister Kirvin goes to Microsoft...
  175. 00/09/11 - Can't Spel? No probelm!
    A comparison of PalmOS spell checkers.
  176. 00/09/04 - MegaDoc
    A look at the first WYSIWYG word processor for the Palm.
  177. 00/08/28 - It's Wireless, Baby
    Is wireless access the missing link that will make handheld PCs replace laptops?
  178. 00/08/21 - The Dark Side
    What makes the perfect handheld computer for the mobile writer?
  179. 00/08/14 - Close, But No Cigar
    Why Stephen King's new venture into internet self-publishing is laudable, but flawed.
  180. 00/08/07 - Quick Takes
    New Palm models, new ebooks and more.
  181. 00/07/31 - Napster, Napster, Napster...
    A eulogy for the one of the pioneers of free information distribution.
  182. 00/07/24 - What is Palm Smoking?
    The pros and cons of the new Palm models coming out next month.
  183. 00/07/17 - The Upgrade Blues
    A look at breaking the PalmOS 16MB barrier.
  184. 00/07/10 - News from the Front
    News on Publius, another new Freedom of Information network, and a preview of Franklin's new eBookMan.
  185. 00/07/03 - GnutellaResponse
    Setting some things straight from last week's column on free information networks.
  186. 00/06/26 - Gnutella, Freenet, Napster and You
    What the new free information networks mean to writers.
  187. 00/06/19 - Writing On Your Palm 3.0 and Battle of the Palm PIMs
    The new release of my Palm eBook, and a DateBk4 vs. Action Names showdown.
  188. 00/06/12 - Grab Bag, Volume 1
    DateBk4 flak, vanishing keyboards, rumors of new PalmOS devices and a look at Palm thesauri.
  189. 00/06/05 - Stop the Complexity!
    A look at the growing trend in PalmOS software towards complexity and unintuitiveness.
  190. 00/05/29 - Dedicated Readers vs. Palmtops: Which Is Better For eBook Reading?
  191. 00/05/22 - Planning, Revisited
    Another look at Arranger (with screenshots this time) as well as how to use Action Names for planning instead of DateBk3/4 and ToDo+.
  192. 00/05/16 - Jot
    A look at the new version of CIC's replacement character recognition engine.
  193. 00/05/08 - pedit
    A review of the most powerful Memo Pad replacement on the market.
  194. 00/05/01 - Stowaway
    Also known as the Palm Portable Keyboard, a look at Think Outside's foldable keyboard, and a head-to-head comparison with the Landware GoType.
  195. 00/04/25 - DateBk4 Review
    A look at the ultimate Datebook.
  196. 00/04/17 - TakeNote
    Introducing LandWare's long-awaited Doc editor.
  197. 00/04/10 - Free-ePress.com
    An in-depth look at a new kind of epublisher.
  198. 00/04/03 - Oops.
    Corrections on DocVis, a sneak peek at WordSleuth, and more on the Stowaway versus GoType...
  199. 00/03/27 - DocVis
    A review of iambic Software's new Doc reader
  200. 00/03/20 - GoType Review
    An in-depth review of the new GoType Pro for the Handspring Visor.
  201. 00/03/13 - Research
    A look at using the Palm to collect and organize research for your writing. Covers outliners, databases, web browsers and more.
  202. 00/03/06 - Random Musings
    Quick takes on Palm licensing rumors, DateBk4, the beauty of monochrome screens and cool new fonts for your Palm.
  203. 00/02/28 - We Have Color
    An in-depth review of the new Palm IIIc.
  204. 00/02/21 - Ebooks: Product or Service?
    A look at an alternative way to make money with ebooks.
  205. 00/02/14 - The Paradigm Shift
    Why treating ebooks like paper books is a bad idea.
  206. 00/02/07 - Show Me the Money...
    New ecommerce methods for ebooks
  207. 00/01/31 - The Freedom of Publishing
    A look at the advantages of self-publishing on the web
  208. 00/01/24 - More OEB Flak...
  209. 00/01/13 - OEB and XML and DRM, oh my!
  210. 00/01/04 - Planning for Success
    How to use Palm software to better organize your life
  211. 99/12/28 - Whither Visor?
    Debunking some popular myths about the Handspring Visor
  212. 99/12/21 - TealScript! (and other nifty programs)
  213. 99/12/14 - Free Textware, Revisited
  214. 99/12/06 - The Palm Isn't Just A Writer's Tool; It's An Organizer Too!
  215. 99/11/30 - Are Libraries Dead?
  216. 99/11/24 - More From the Rocky Mountain Book Festival
  217. 99/11/23 - Screen Protectors and eBook Stuff
  218. 99/11/22 - Of Software and Styli
  219. 99/11/19 - New Stuff (including this column)