Arthur Roolfs from RoGame Software was kind enough to give us a heads up on some new software he just released:

Hi Shawn,

We just released a new title called RefHack. Should be nice for people that use the reference function in eReader a lot.

RefHack is a utility for eReader that allows to directly go to eReader’s reference via application interface or Command Bar. This can be done by either tapping RefHack’s application icon or via the Command Bar shortcut. This eliminates several steps when looking up a definition. Additionally the first 5 letters of the system clipboard are automatically entered into the references search field.

RefHack requires Palm OS 5.0, the eReader application and an installed reference and retails for $6.95. A demo is available here or from our website. A $2.00 promotion code is available from eSellerate until July 5th, 2005. Enter coupon code CPN6072568715 at checkout.

Thanks,

Arthur

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Today I am announcing a couple new features of treo Addicts -> Mobile Site of the Day and Freeware of the Day. As long as I can keep up, I will be posting a useful mobile site that can be accessed on the Treo and a useful Freeware app. Eventually I will be incorporating the Mobile Site of the Day into the mobile version of treo Addicts (mobile.treoaddicts.com) but until then you will just have to type it in yourself.

Since I am excited about todays release of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I thought I would theme the MSotD and FWotD to the movie.

Mobile Site of the Day : h2g2 On the Move [www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/pda/] - h2g2 is an unconventional guide to life, the universe and everything, an encyclopaedic project where entries are written by people from all over the world. h2g2 was launched in April 1999, and the BBC took over the running of the site in February 2001 as part of our drive to develop new and innovative online services. h2g2 On the Move is the mobile version of this online guide.

If you can’t find what you are looking for on h2g2, I suggest looking on Wapedia [pda.en.wapedia.org] which is a mobile interface to Wikipedia. I point out Wikipedia because I predict that it will be eventually renamed to the Encyclopedia Galatica and will cost a little more then the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Most will prefer the HHGttG since it is cheaper and has “Don’t Panic” printed on the cover. This is soothing if your planet has just been blown up or , although unlikely to help at all, you just drank a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.

If you haven’t read any of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series of books, here is where the Freeware of the Day comes in. Although you can’t get the books for free, you can get the reader software for free. Head on over to eReader’s website [www.ereader.com], download the free eReader software, purchase the book and have fun reading. Or, if you are lazy or busy like me, head over to Audible [www.audible.com], download the free Palm compatible listening software, buy the audio book and have fun listening to it. It is one of the first Audible audio books I ever purchased and I have enjoyed it many times.

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I’m not sure how legal this is, but a member of TreoCentral’s forums managed to get a hold of a ripped copy of Picsel Browser off of an i539 that works with the Treo 650. Picsel is a great document viewer and the only native pdf viewer on the Palm platform (to my knowledge). You can view pdfs with Adobe’s Acrobat Reader for the Palm, but it converts the file before moving it to your palm device. This is inconvenient if you received the pdf through your email or if the conversion strips some nice formatting. When I used Picsel on my Sony Clie UX-50, I thoroughly enjoyed using it. It has a great interface and is really quick. Be warned though - it will steal a bunch of memory on your Treo. Head on over to mytreo.net’s download section to grab it, but use at your own risk! Oh yeah, don’t use the toolbox either - it will reset your Treo.

mytreo.net : i539’s Picsel Browser 1.03(1298)
TreoCentral Forums : Open native PDF on Treo 650? Here you go!!!!
mytreo.net Forums : Open native PDF on Treo 650? Here you go!!!!

*UPDATE: Looks like mytreo.net has pulled the file. mytreo.net’s Forums states the following:

The copy-protected package in question could only be downloaded with express permission from either SAMSUNG Electronics or Picsel Technologies Ltd, neither one of which has allowed redistribution at this time. It is no longer available from mytreo.net.

I guess that answers my first question.