I've Moved.

This blog has relatively been inactive for a while as I've acquired my own domain. Please visit my site at dwayneyamato dot com forward slash blog for all of my updated happenings. Thanks.

My Current Applications

Here's a current list of applications that are on my T5. It's a pretty stable combination, so far.

AeroPlayer	5.5
AlwaysOn	1.2
Avantgo	6.0 (3027)
BackupBuddyVFS	3.3
Bible+	3.1.36
Crazy Daisy	1.01
Cubis	1.11
Documents To Go	7.006 (945)
FileZ	6.8.3
Handmark MPG	2.1.1
Handmark Solitaire	3.07p
HandyShopper	2.9b
Metro	5.3.9
Moon Phase	2.7
My Little Tank	1.05
My Roots	3.04
mySkin	1.5
PalmPDF	1.1a
Pinballs2	1.04
Pinballz	1.7
Pocket Quicken	2.5 (0130)
SFCave	0.04
SkyChart 2002
SoftReset	1.0.3
SolFree	4.5
TCPMP	0.72RC1
TealPhone	4.51
Tetris	1.3.0
TMP Calendar	1.17.1
Tradewinds	1.00
Uninstall Manager	2.76
WordComplete	3.1
Yahdice	2.01
ZAP2016	1.7

Almost a year in review...

Wow, it doesn't seem that long ago since I received my T5 in the mail. I've gone through more ups than downs with this one and am glad to share with you my recap.

My Top 3 Ups:

1) The best one would have to be the firmware update. It dramatically improved the memory problems that faced the majority of T5 users. After installation, I experienced a virtual elimination of crashes. Awesome, Palm!

2) Since podcasts have consumed my commute to and from work, I've been using Aeroplayer to listen to them (I have an FM transmitter connected, not my earphones). I purchased the lifetime registration for both mp3 and aac codecs and it works flawlessly.

3) Finally, I'd have to say that TCPMP is the best media player for playing vidcasts, home movies and converted DVD's. Perhaps, I'll post more information on converting movies/videos to work with the Palm in a future post.


My Top 3 Downs (Industry-related):

1) The stability and executive changes at Palm have concerned many in the Palm world. I hope that Palm will hang in there and continue to make great products for the PDA world for many years to come.

2) Some say the PDA is dead/dying. With the advent of smartphones, many are converting to such a device. At this time, I am not. I'm considering the purchase a Bluetooth phone and "mate" my T5 with it. Keep the Palm PDA Alive!!!

3) Palm going to the darkside with Microsoft and the Treo 700w. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!....


Well, I'm sure I'll post some more later. But, for now I think I've said enough. I'll have more updates as soon as I have some free time from family and work. Take care to all of you T5 owners...

I registered Aeroplayer!!!

I took the plunge and payed for the lifetime registration for Aeroplayer (both mp3 and AAC formats). I think it's the best audio player out there and have enjoyed the ease of use and the many skins out there (Velo's Blackhide is my skin of choice by far for both Aeroplayer and Launcher X!!!).

I'm on Palm Addict!

I did a quick search on Technorati and noticed that Palm Addict wrote about this blog! I think it's pretty neat to be recognized by the such a reputable site. I'm honored to have been noticed. Thanks Palm Addict!

Fair Use DVD converter

Wow, a simple way to rip/convert/shrink your DVD's to fit your SD cards! There's a Light and Full version. The Light edition seems to work fine for me but the Full edition adds features that fine tunes your DVD conversions. It's a great one, try it out! I've gotten Bourne Identity to fit in a 150mb space, awesome!

Firmware Update Summary

This update has been around for several months now and it really has improved the stability of my T5!!! Awesome job Palm(one) for providing us this update.

Now, I've gone from several crashes per day to one per week! No more memory issues of the sort. My T5 is a happy camper!!!

TWiT Podcasts

The former hosts of "The Screen Savers" on G4/TechTV (Leo Leporte, Kevin Rose, Patrick Norton, Yoshi, etc.) host this weekly podcast on anything Tech.

I downloaded their mp3's, converted them to Ogg Vorbis and listen to them on my T5 using Aeroplayer. Great content and entertainment.

With this being my first real experience into podcasting, I have to say it's refreshing from radio. I even burned a couple episodes onto CD to listen to in my car on my commute to and from work. It's a great way to pass the time away...

Update 092005:
I went ahead and purchased the lifetime registration for Aeroplayer (MP3 and AAC) and am looking forward to years of great podcast listening.

Media Adventure Continues

Here's an update on my media happenings. Not much new, but I thought of posting something since it's been a while...

I've been using TCPMP (currently v 0.65) exclusively to watch my movies and it's the best open source media viewer out there!!!

As for programs that rip and convert files to AVI, I've used FairUse LE (works great) and Pocket DVD Studio Demo (okay but a little sketchy).

In addition, I'm tinkering with Gordian Knot but haven't had the time lately to do so. Our two-year old is always a higher priority.

That's about all for now. More next time!