All the tools and information you'll need to write effective applications for Palm devices Palm(TM) Database Programming The demand for developers who can build applications for the Palm OS(TM) platform has never been greater. Now, with this "how-to" guide, you'll gain the necessary skills to program these new devices. Written by a software engineer specializing in Palm OS development, this book covers everything from the basics of Palm devices and writing applications to database synchronization and building database-centric applications. You'll be able to apply the information presented to create database applications, graphical user interfaces, and more. With the help of numerous examples and sample programs integrated throughout this book, you will: * Learn the key features of the Palm operating system * Master the development tools needed to build, run, and debug applications * Write interactive database programs for the Palm platform * Explore the code behind the Palm user interface * Learn about Palm databases, relational databases, and database synchronization * Create Palm applications that synchronize with external databases * Build applications using Sybase(TM) Ultra Lite and Oracle(r) Lite Consolidator The CD-ROM provides you with: * All the examples discussed in the text * Useful software that guides you through the development process, including a copy of CodeWarrior(r) Lite * An evaluation version of Sybase's Adaptive Server Anywhere relational database, including the UltraLite deployment technology * Comprehensive reference material on Palm OS * Complete working code for current database technologies The companion Web site at www.ericgiguere.com/palm features: * Updates on the Palm Computing(r) platform * Additional information not covered in the book * Links to other important Palm Computing Web sites

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Professional Palm OS Programming is everything programmers need to create applications for the world’s most popular operating system for handheld devices. Veteran Palm developer Lonnon Foster, who has been developing commercial applications for the platform since its introduction nearly a decade ago, provides readers with hands-on instruction, lots of code, and advice that only comes from the trenches – giving readers everything they need to build cutting edge applications and take advantage of the features of both Garnet and Cobalt. Coverage includes: Building forms, menus and user interfaces Managing memory Tying into Palm’s standard applications such as the Calendar, Phonebook, or Tasks Storing program data on removable storage cards Building network enabled applications Creating web applications for Palm Working with Palm OS new support for Web Services Programm ing for new device features such as jog dials, rocker switches, 5-way navigators Working with sounds, graphics, multimedia, and new high-resolution color screens Encrypting and decrypting data Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and wireless networking and more…

With more than 16 million PDAs shipped to date, Palm has defined the market for handhelds, having dominated this class of computing devices ever since it began to outpace competitors six years ago. The company's strength is the Palm OS, and developers loyal to this powerful and versatile operating system have created more than 10,000 applications for it. Devices from Handspring, Sony, Symbol, HandEra, Kyocera, and Samsung now use Palm OS, and the number of registered Palm Developers has jumped to 130,000. If you know C or C++, and want to join those who are satisfying the demand for wireless applications, then Palm OS Programming: The Developer's Guide, Second Edition is the book for you. With expanded coverage of the Palm OS--up to and including the latest version, 4.0--this new edition shows intermediate to experienced C programmers how to build a Palm application from the ground up. There is even useful information for beginners. Everything you need to write a Palm OS application is here, from user interface design, to coding a handheld application, to writing an associated desktop conduit. All the major development environments are discussed, including commercial products such as Metroworks CodeWarrior, Java-based environments such as Sun KVM and IBM VisualAge Micro Edition, and the Free Software Foundation's PRC-Tools or GCC. The focus, however, is C programming with CodeWarrior and PRC-Tools. New additions to the second edition include: A tutorial that takes a C programmer through the installation of necessary tools and the creation of a small handheld application. A new chapter on memory, with a comprehensive discussion of the Memory Manager APIs. Greatly expanded discussions of forms, forms objects, and new APIs for the Palm OS. Updated chapters on conduits that reflect the newer Conduit Development Kit. The best-selling first edition of this book is still considered the definitive guide for serious Palm programmers; it's used as the basis of Palm's own developer training materials. Our expanded second edition promises to set the standard for the next generation of Palm developers.

With complete coverage of the new Palm wireless and Web capabilities, this one-step reference shows programmers how to create next-generation applications for Palm OS devices using all the latest development platforms and tools. The author has tested the many code samples against all Palm OS versions right up to the new OS 3.5. The value-packed CD-ROM includes development tools, demos, and sample code.

"Artful Making" offers the first proven, research-based framework for engineering ingenuity and innovation. This book is the result of a multi-year collaboration between Harvard Business School professor Robert Austin and leading theatre director and playwright Lee Devin. Together, they demonstrate striking structural similarities between theatre artistry and production and today's business projects--and show how collaborative artists have mastered the art of delivering innovation "on cue," on immovable deadlines and budgets. These methods are neither mysterious nor flaky: they are rigorous, precise, and--with this book's help--absolutely learnable and reproducible. They rely on cheap and rapid iteration rather than on intensive up-front planning, and with the help of today's enabling technologies, they can be applied in virtually any environment with knowledge-based outputs. Moreover, they provide an overarching framework for leveraging the full benefits of today's leading techniques for promoting flexibility and innovation, from agile development to real options.