Palm Desktop
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| Palm Desktop | |
| Developer: | Palm |
|---|---|
| Latest release: | 4.1.4E Windows, 4.2.1 RevD Mac |
| OS: | Windows, Macintosh OS |
| Use: | |
| Website: | Windows Version |
Palm Desktop is the computer program for Microsoft Windows or Macintosh OS, a personal information manager which can be used alone or in combination with the Palm OS personal digital assistant. The original Macintosh and Windows versions were similar, until 3COM purchased Claris Organizer from Claris and rebranded that as Palm Desktop 2. Interestingly, the four modules of Claris Organizer had influenced some of the original Palm developers, who were familiar with it from earlier work on the Macintosh.
Palm Desktop contains four main modules which correspond to the four main modules of the original Palm Pilot:
- Contacts, analogous to index cards in a rolodex or address book
- Calendar information as discrete or repeating appointments
- Tasks, sortable by priority, date or category in task lists
- Notes, for reference materials, memoranda or journal entries
Palm Desktop ships with all current Palm devices, and can synchronize with a variety of devices using Palm's HotSync software. It is also available as a free download and can be used as a standalone application on personal computers. The Macintosh version has a much more sophisticated interface and many more options inherited from its history as Claris Organizer, including extensive printing capabilities for mailing labels and printed pages in various sizes of paper organizer.
