BacklightDAs - instead of draining your battery because you THOUGHT you've turned off the backlight under that strong sunlight (and honestly, who can tell?) - download these DAs today!
You'll need a DA launcher to see and run these DAs once installed.
BacklightOnDA - Explicitly sets backlight to ON
BacklightOffDA - Explicitly sets backlight to OFF
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Supported operating systems:
Palm OS 3.x, Palm OS 4.x, Palm OS 5.x
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No Streak Hack No Streak Hack - Some Palm IIIx displays have the 'streaking' problem. They tend to extend vertical lines (can be seen in the datebook month view) . Sometimes this can be adjusted by reducing the contrast using the contrast adjustment wheel.
This problem can sometimes be solved with software by changing the display refresh frequency. The PalmOS 3.1
View:selF View:selF is another mirror for your Palm
TinyMirror TinyMirror - Unlike other mirrors, TinyMirror uses the whole screen (there is no annoying menu bar to ruin your reflection).
TinyMirror can also display an all black or an all white screen.
You can toggle between the two by pressing the scroll buttons.
TinyMirror can also conveniently transform into a flashlight if the backlight is turned on
Banner Banner - Write huge messages on a PalmOS screen.
Communicate at a distance with your low-tech friends! Send messages in noisy environments and through windows! Write rude words in huge letters!
Banner accepts a text message and scrolls it in huge letters across the PalmOS screen. While the message is scrolling, press the up or down hardware buttons to interrupt
Off by RedGrep Off by RedGrep adds two icons to the Menu Command Bar, Off icon and Backlight toggle icon.
You do not need to press the power button in order to switch the Palm off or to toggle the backlight.
Usefull for various cases that hide the power Button.
Off is a Preffs panel! It will not be visible from an application launcher
Twinkle Twinkle Little Pix! Twinkle Twinkle Little Pix! can help you to check the Dead Pixel at your Color Screen
StreakHack StreakHack - Does your Palm 'streak'? Some Palm IIIx and Vx machines show 'streaking', shadow lines extending from vertical and horizontal lines on the display. This is especially noticeable in the Calendar view in the DateBook app.
StreakHack can help reduce the streaking. After activating StreakHack in HackMaster, adjust the contrast to your liking
Mirror/Torch Combo+ Mirror/Torch+ is a simple app that displays the entire screen black to show a reflection of yourself or it can be used as a "torch" to find items when it's dark and you have no light!
StayOn for Fossil WristPDA StayOn prevents the backlight from automatically turning off after 10 seconds of inactivity
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SafeRecs SafeRecs can either mask or hide your private records:
At power-off: If shown, private records will be made safe, and 'Security' will be launched (see Q&A).
Before 'normal' launching of applications under OS5+
When tapping the 'Find' silk-screen button (asks for password to continue, OS5+)
FindPrivate FindPrivate - If you're using the 'Find' on your PalmOS device, and if you also hide/mask private records, you may miss some search results that you'd like to see.
Not always you may remember to show private records prior to 'Find', and even if you do - it's a little bit cumbersome when you need your data fast
pTunesDA pTunesDA - displays the console window of Pocket Tunes if it's running in background & launches app if not.
(pTunes already has its own user-friendly means to show this console window, but users wanted DA...;)
pTunes/Pocket-Tunes is copyright of NormSoft, Inc
HoldSync HoldSync allows you to HotSync by holding one of your hardware buttons.
Enabled by default, it can't get any easier than that:
Hold first hardware button for 8/10 of a second and release to HotSync.
(You'll hear a confirmation sound after holding the button long enough) Disable by clearing the "Hold..
PowerBright PowerBright allows you to toggle your brightness from maximum to minimum by holding the 'Power' button for a configured time.
You may also hold the Page-Down/Up buttons too, to adjust the brightness down/up respectively - the step value and treshold are configurable for your convenience
LensWarning LensWarning - Tested under TH55 only - may work for others too.
LensWarning will remind you to cover the lens of your CLIE(R) device before running non-camera apps, or at power-off/on (configurable).
The warning is by LED and optionally a sound, and won't interfere with other programs or power off
BrightnessDAs BrightnessDAs - with a stroke of your finger (depends on the DA launcher you're using and the options you choose to invoke my DAs) your could quickly choose between minimum brightness (great for reading at night), low (~20%, for battery-conscious users ;), medium (50%, should be enough for most situations) or maximum (100%. The range above 50% up to 100% is superfluous)
AutoOffExtender AutoOffExtender - AutoOff is when your device shuts itself off automatically after a specified period of user-inactivity, in order to conserve battery power.
AutoOffExtender can detect when your device is powered on after being off for less than a few seconds, and extend the auto-off time for that session, assuming you need more time to watch the screen with no action