Palm Pilot users-check out these programs

[geegee]

I was doing a little searching for new programs and applications for my Palm, when I went to Handango.com and did a search for "firearms." Take a look. geegee
http://www.handango.com/PlatformSea...1_1_2&siteId=1&platformId=1&keyWords=firearms

 

[Greg L]

I don't know if I would want to keep an inventory of what I have on my pilot. It would seem that the chances of that being stolen/misplaced would be much greater than that of my home computer. Perhaps a program that would let you put a wish list on it so that you know what manufacturer/markings you might be looking for in the used rack.

Greg

 

[Mike Irwin]

No way would I want to keep that information loaded on my Palm.

 

[geegee]

I don't know if I would want to keep an inventory of what I have on my pilot. It would seem that the chances of that being stolen/misplaced would be much greater than that of my home computer.

That's always the problem, isn't it? If you get your home broken in to, you'd be glad to have a list on your Palm. If you had your Palm stolen from your car (like a friend of mine did), you'd be glad all that info was available at home.

I think a reasonable solution is to put it on the Palm under a secured setting, using a password to get access to that file's info. That's my plan, at least. I'm just not sure which of these programs I'll buy as yet. geegee

 

[Mike Irwin]

If my home's broken in to, I have my inventory, home, firearms, etc., in several locations -- on my computer and on disks kept separately at home, on disks at my office, and on disks at a friend's house.

All are encrypted with PGP.

 

[braindead0]

I rsync my critical files over a SSH connection to my work computer (and vice versa, work stuff to home). Fully automated...

 

[George Hill]

My iPaq comes with something like that... it's called Excell.

But there is no way I am putting my gun information in there.
Keeping track of ammo... that;s not a bad idea. But a gun inventory?

If you lose your PDA, it becomes a shopping list for the badguys.

 

[Andrew Wyatt]

i just keep stuff like that on hardcopy.

 

[arinvolvo]

George hill, that is why you DONT have something just like that.

Most of these database programs developed for the PPC or the PALM are password encrypted....which your excell is not.

And some of these encryptions and passwords will be more difficult to break than your standard desktop computer password.

WHY? Because less people are familiar with hacking and cracking PALM and PPC.

What is also nice is the ability to HIDE entries and even certain programs on your PALM. A theif cant crack what he doesnt know is there.

 

[geegee]

It would appear that a Palm program for firearms is a solution to a question nobody's asked! geegee

 

[geegee]

What is also nice is the ability to HIDE entries and even certain programs on your PALM. A theif cant crack what he doesnt know is there.

That was my thinking exactly. For years I've kept a list of information that's available only by password. To each his own! geegee

 

[Tman]

Something else besides inventory?

I'd think a better program would be perhaps using a bullet trajectory calculator, or perhaps a log of either loads/bullets, accuracy, etc. Plain inventory can be kept on a sheet of paper, but using the power of a computer......I think that was the original function of the first computers (artillary trajectories?).

 

[t-money]

Hey tman,
that used to be my name on TFL. I was wondering who had it!

Anyhow, I set up a password on my iPAQ everytime you turn it on. Obviously, it won't keep the Feds out, but it keeps 'honest people honest' so to speak. My lifeblood is my iPAQ, and I pretty much never go anywhere without it.

 

[Tman]

T-money:
Sorry I took your name. Were you T-man over on TFL? I registered with Tman before I knew there was a T-man. Many apologies. Anyway, good to see you here on THR

 

[t-money]

Hey t-man! No apologies necessary!!!
I just think it's funny that a name such as that, that two people pick the same username. I was either t-man or tman at TFL. I can't remember. As you can see from my low post count, I don't really post a lot, but I've been at TFL/THR for about 3 years, and I'm addicted. I've really learned a lot about firearms, and it's really motivated me politically as well.

But anyway, have a good one!

 

[Justin]

Is there any way to encrypt stuff like that? Does PGP run on a PDA?

 

[geegee]

What's "PGP"? geegee

 

[Mike Irwin]

PGP is a file encryption program. The full name is "Pretty Good Privacy."

PGP corporation develops security solutions for government, industry, and individual users.

They've got programs to encrypt e-mail, files, disks, personal messaging, etc.

I don't know if they have stuff for PDAs or not.

Here's a link for a bunch of links that can give you more information.


http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Security_and_Encryption/PGP___Pretty_Good_Privacy/

 

[George Hill]

The one thing I am miffed at Palm about.
They made a deal with Sega to bring out some of the classic old games and port them to Palm.
When I got my iPaq, I was wishing "Shining Force" (an old RPG) was available.
Then I heard it was... I was happy.
Then I found it was from Palm Only.

That's okay. I have Doom. Age of Empires. Ever Quest. Tomb Raider.

/Sour Grapes