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In PalmOS always the calls have existed “hacks”, that are applications that are intalan in our certain Palm and which they add or they modify caracterísistcas or properties of the operating system. In order to execute hacks it was necessary to have a manager of hacks like HackMaster, TealMaster or X-masters.

The problem of hacks was perhaps that to install one certain one it gave some problem us. For example, when installing the Afterburner or FastCPU normally stopped working the infrared and the accessories like keyboards. It was solved simply deactivating hack at issue.

In view of the instability that could introduce, in PalmOS 5 no longer they are supported. In its place they are used the Desktop Accesories or GIVES. They are not hacks because they are not executed constantly in background, but only we called when them, but either programs because in case single they cannot be executed.

The advantage GIVES of them is the capacity that they have to execute itself without needing having to leave the application in course in which we are. Of this form, for example, if we are in Docs to Go and we want to receive a document by infrared, we will be able to activate them without needing leaving the program. Or we will be able to vary the volume assigned to the games without leaving the game, among others many and useful functions. Another detail to favor is that majority of them DAS that we can find is gratuitous.

Since already there are saying IT GIVES, them need another application to be executed. Therefore to these other programs they denominate launchers to them. A few exist launchers, but the one that I use, who in addition am gratuitous is GIVES Launcher. Its operation is simple: we activated when it adds a new icon to us in the bar of commandos of PalmOS, we see so that it if we wrote an outline diagonal of down upwards in the graffitti area. This new icon unfolds a list with all the DAS installed, and it is only necessary to select the one that we want to send. In addition, DAS gives the option to select two us favorite that will appear with their own icon in this bar (in yellow and green) to allow a fast launching. For that you use a Palm with PalmOS previous to the 5, you have a version of GIVES to Launcher in format hack.

The menu of GIVES Launcher with all ours GIVES

Now that we know how how to use them DAS, we needed to know those that exist. In post on the solution to the problems with the NVFS already we spoke of DbCacheTool, and of which it included GIVES to release the DbCache when we wanted without entering the program. But they exist more very many. Next I include summarized a more useful list of them DAS, than I have removed from the excellent tutorial of Expert PDA on which I am being based:

• AsciiPop: It shows a panel with characters ASCII of the operating system, showing all type of information about them and allowing to copy them to the paper holder; very useful at the time of introducing international characters.
• ClipDA: A simple paper holder that we can use in those applications that do not support the own one of Palm OS. It allows to add with an APT the hour and the present date.
• CoolDA: Essential, available in version shareware and freeware. The difference is that the version shareware offers more additional functions. This IT GIVES allows to control all the fundamental options of our system from the application where we are. It offers information about the battery, date and hour of the system, memory available in ram and in all the cards, it allows to modify the volume, to activate the infrared, to change the state of the hidden registries, to realise a soft reset and to fit the brightness.
• EzConvDA: IT GIVES for that they work with international measures. It turns weights, lengths, temperatures, etc, to and from different units. It allows the option to transfer the results to the paper holder, turns which into ideal to send it on a spreadsheet or a document of Word.
• Tiny Gives: A set of four DAS. Flipper, defeat the screen 180 degrees in T3 and T5. StatBar, a small utility that hides to the bar of tools inferior in these two models. ToggleFS, to activate and to deactivate FontSmoother quickly. RotateDA, tour 90 degrees the screen of the T3 and the T5 (it does just like the icon of the bar of tools, but in combination with Flipper we can obtain extra rotations).
• NetConnectDA: It allows to directly activate or to deactivate the predetermined connection that we have in the Preferences of the system, or abrir the corresponding panel of Preferences of Network. It can be used to establish connections without having to leave the navigating Web, or the client of mail in which we are.
• OmakeDA: A note program by hand raised, that unfolds a field where to transcribe by means of Graffitti which we have pointed in the note and power to copy it to the paper holder directly. Of this form, we can use the raised field of hand to write down a number or a note of fast form and, later and with more calm, transfer it to the paper holder and copy it in a memo, a contact or an appointment.
• RakuDA: It inserts a memo, a task or an appointment quickly, without leaving what you are doing. Simple, simple and effective.
• StopWatch: A chronometer that we can even leave running with our dull machine. Useful if nonprecise to have a specific program for this necessity.
• ToUpperDA: It allows to select a text and to turn it into capital letters, small letters or capital letters only in the initials.
• Battery GIVES: it throws basic information on the state of the battery.
• NoDoze GIVES: it avoids that palm goes out in the predicted interval.
• PasswordDA: it generates keys random of different lengths and allows to copy them to the paper holder.
• Daylight Saving GIVES: it allows to delay/to advance to the clock according to the winter schedules/summer in the devices that do not incorporate this function.
• RAM GIVES: it shows summary of the memory expressed in Kbytes.
• AOControl GIVES: it allows to select the intervals of dull of the device, from never to 30 minutes.
• SHChanger GIVES: it allows to change the state of visualization of the private registries.
• QuickSync GIVES: it can replace the absence of the button of synchronization in some devices.
• ExpenseReport GIVES: it shows total amounts extracted of the application Expenses including in ROM.

CoolDA Integra many functions

They exist more DAS by the network, but with this list already it is possible to be begun to experiment. There are true jewels, that avoid a pile to us of steps to carry out certain tasks. If some of your favorites is not in the list, you can recommend it through the commentaries.

Published: I read adds more to the list. Some are in the original article of Expert PDA, like StampDA, I omitted and them because my intention was to put only one of each type. Here they are those that have drawn me attention more:

• Melody GIVES: peculiar musical keyboard to compose melodies. It allows to export them in a memo later.
• DaMemoPad: a version in GIVES of the memo, for fast annotations.
• CalCal: a calculator always by hand for high counting rates.

Israel recommends SnapCalc to us: another calculator, with very good appearance.

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