After trying and realize how simple it is to move my contact and calendar data and push gmail using Google Sync, I search around to find similar way to sync my Palm Treo 650 contact and calendar data with google as well. If you read my post about utilizing my treo 650, this is encourage me to try it.

All you need is register with 3rd party service called NuevaSync. For free service, you can get contact and calendar sync with google. And if you want more services like push email and tasks sync (with Toodledo service), you can upgrade your account to premium with annual fee only $25.

You can check detail steps here. What's not explain there is that you need at least VersaMail version 3.5 and EAS (Exchange Active Sync) updated. I'm using Treo 650, and since Treo 650's built-in VersaMail version only 3.1c, you have to upgrade it first. Instead of upgrading (that will make my tiny RAM exhausted), I did a custom ROM and put updated files inside Treo 650's ROM :)

I've no chance to try Tasks sync, but push mail with gmail went smooth and it also runs well, almost no delay. One minor disadvantage is that folders (or you could say labels) in gmail doesn't show up in my VersaMail. Only Inbox and Trash that show up. But if you're not using labels like I did in gmail, I'll sure recommend this service. Enabling real push-mail ability in your Palm Treo 650 or any PalmOS device. Worth it! :)

Actually the concept is similar to my other posting about using Nimbuzz account through Chatopus in PalmOS. First, you have to create nimbuzz account, then all you need is setting up the nimbuzz parameter in iChat.

Create new account in iChat:
Account Type: Jabber Account
Account Name: [your-username]@nimbuzz.com
Password: [your-password]
Server Options
Server: 194.229.27.7
Port: 5222


then, click 'Done'. After that, check 'Automatically discover server & port' in Server Settings under Account preferences.


And now you can chat with whatever protocol you've registering in your nimbuzz account (even if iChat doesn't support it).. Yahoo Messenger, Live Messenger and Facebook Chat :))

In this high-end gadget era, features like HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, multitouch, etc. would be standard features that everybody would want to have on their devices. But for me, that won't matter. That's why I still keep my Palm Treo 650, which (as you might already knew) even don't have 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS nor multitouch :D

It's okay for me, just equipped it with unlimited data access, I set it up so it can be used as my working tool. My primary tool is pssh and CheckWWW, which I use a lot to do SSH to my UNIX server and doing things within its terminal. With CheckWWW you can do ping, whois, trace, lookup, finger, etc.

Another thing is setting up email with ChatterEmail, which actually can do "push email" with idle-imap technology. This idle-imap works by sending out small amount of data to mail server periodically, to check for new email, and if there is any, then ChatterEmail will executing request command and then retrieving the email. Almost no delay, just like push email, right? :)

And also Chatopus for my IM needs, you can see my post about integrating Nimbuzz account to Chatopus here. For web browser, you can use built-in Web from palm. Another choice would be Mini Opera and/ or Xiino.

For entertainment purposes, you can use AeroPlayer for local media files, simple, light and skinnable. Another multimedia player is PocketTunes and/ or CorePlayer which allow you to do streaming internet radio and watching YouTube, respectively. Another entertainment thing is games. I use LJP (aka. Little John PalmOS), an emulator to play from NES, SNES, Sega and many other old game console.

With DocsToGo, you'll be able to create new and/ or edit office documents (doc, xls, ppt) and read pdf files. It'll be some kind like e-book reader :)

And, for completing many activities with Palm Treo 650, I use CoLauncher. This amazing applications allows me to switch from an application to another without have to press Home button and back to default launcher before open another application. All you have to do is assigning one HardButton to execute CoLauncher, then press one letter or number, which you already setup before, to launch application assigned to it. So easy, just try it.. I'm sure you'll like it :)

That's for me :) How about you? Please share how you use your old Palm Treo 650.. Thanks!

If you still using Palm OS till now, when other OS seems to grow violently :), you should be proud of it, I do. It's been almost 10 years since the first time I use Palm PDA. The last one is Treo 650, and I still keep it till now although my primary phone is Treo Pro which using Windows Mobile.

This time I want to write about one IM applications name Chatopus, perhaps you already know that from long time ago. In the newest version (2.51), it has added integration with Nimbuzz, a mobile social messaging service that allow you to connect to many IM protocol (YM, MSN, Gtalk, Aol) and even Facebook chat :)

It's very simple, just create a new Nimbuzz account, installing Chatopus on your Palm device, then launch it. You'll get this on your device's screen:

Fill in your Nimbuzz username and password, that's it! You're done :) Enjoy, and don't forget to support the developer by purchase. Long live Palm OS!