looking to try a different browser then the default Blazer browser? Try Opera Mini…I'm trying it just to see the RSS news reader feature. If you are installing Opera Mini for the first time on your Treo, you might run into some trouble…

First lets get all the software.

1. If you do not have the Java Virtual Machine for your palm, start by downloading that here
2. Download the Opera Browser

Before you can run the opera browser, you have to make sure your JVM is set up properly. If it is not set up properly, the Opera Mini browser will crash during initial setup.

To Configure the IBM JVM, go to Prefs->IBM Java VM (it is located at the bottom in "Other").

Double Buffering: on (default is OFF)
High-res coords: on (default is OFF)
Memory Max: 1Mb (Default is 1MB)
Stack Size: 32Kb (Default is 2KB)

once you have entered the settings, you are ready to browse. I really just use it for feeds, which it handles really well. I'm going to try other feed readers soon, but until then, this should do the trick. 

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I have a Treo 650, and let me say, it is the best… When it comes to cell phones people can get really personal, so I'm expecting a few flames about this, but it's true. Yeah, it's heavier then the blackjack, and not as easy to use as the blackberry, but it has by far the most software available…much for free.

Trang, has a Blackjack and loves it. She use to have a Treo 650 but it broke and she now recommends the Blackjack to all her friends, but me and my tech friends all think she's a noob, and has no idea what she it talking about. Actually my brother-in-law got a blackjack, and he is pretty techy, but I don't think he ever had a smartphone before so to him the Blackjack must be futuristic.

Here are few quick appz for your palm to amaze your peers

1. Iphoney - Useless, but it looks like an iphone on your palm. I got mine the day after Apple announced the iphone. This is a hard to find app because Apple had all the download links removed from pretty much all blogs. So if this one doesn't work, then you might be out of luck. Iphoney is an app launcher for your palm: Iphone Download

2. The Core Pocket Media Player - This little wonder lets you play video on your  palm. I love it. Make sure you get at least a 1gig media card to hold the videos. I like showing Trang's video tours on the phone. It does not stream video, yet, and I don't think the company that developed the free version will support this version anymore, but it is open source, so there might be someone out there working on a stream feature. Download here

   There was discussion at FOREM about home searching from the cellphone, which got me wondering if there was a video streamer for the palm. This looks like a nice video stream package from Kinoma, but it's not free, so I will probably not try it, unless they want me to test it and review *(hint, hint). Back to FOREM discussion. The scenario I was thinking about is like this. I'm driving in my car, I see a for sale sign, with a link to the video tour. I whip out my treo and watch the video tour of the property while still in the driveway.

   Seems simple, but currently it is pretty hard to do. I found a website called tinytube.com that allows searching for video on your palm. You can't just go to youtube and search for videos…soon you will, but not now. Tinytube interface is made for mobile searching, basically it is just a search box. I typed in Real Estate and found a few video tours to download. You can download 2 versions from the site, High and low. The low is so bad you can't view it, but the high quality video is nice. Download to the palm was pretty quick, I downloaded a 1meg move in 2-3 minutes, then watched it. It works, and I can see this being useful, but with streaming right around the corner…might want to wait.

   I downloaded the same video to Trang's Blackjack, and it downloaded really fast. Less then a minute to get the video, but when I played it, the video was only about 1 inch x 1 inch?

3. u*blog - blogging from your Treo. Handles multiple blogs, and you can add/edit/update your blogs with too. I give credit for a really solid app, but you have to be hard pressed and completely addicted to blogging to use this. I tried to use it a couple times when I thought I had a couple hours to spare and nothing else to do (shoe shopping with Trang). It is just too hard to make a nice entry with the tiny Treo buttons. Download u*blog here

So there are a few appz to get you going on your Treo. I'm going to start giving more love to the Treo crowd, since it's such a good phone.

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–(test is from my treo, this is from my computer) Sweet, I can blog from my treo 650…and It is free software…more about this later. Stuck in jury duty today I went on a mad search to find Palm software to help Realtors…I got some good stuff. Faxing, mapping, voice, blog, I found it all

Starting a new section for smartphones.

We at Realivent all have Treo’s so I think I will call the section Treo Tips.

I think my ultimate goal is to get a listing, post it on the web, with pictures, create a property blog, all while still at the listing appointment…Trang will be doing the contract work and I will be typing away on my little treo. Of course I should probably do it on my laptop, but think how cool it would be to do all this from my treo!!!

Oh by the way, I’m using U*blog and you will need to have the data enabled on your phone, data = internet connection. It is around $10 extra month for limited, and ? for unlimited…I have limited, so help me out gang.
*Shaking with excitement*

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