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PalmCorner Weekly Feature--Natara Daynotez

PalmCorner Weekly Feature will cover top Palm software programs and accessories on every Monday starting today. There will be other major features that covers new Palm OS devices on a monthly basis or as needed. The honor for the first PalmCorner Weekly Feature goes to Natara's Daynotez. The reason? It's one of the programs I use everyday. If you are a professional, or anyone who wants to keep track of your work, contacts, or daily records, there isn't a program that is better than Daynotez. I've been using the program since its inception, and the developers have done a real nice job improving the program to make it more useful each time.

The program features three useful views: daily view, list view, and monthly view. Each note entry can have its own category, and there are plethora of other options such as follow-up flag, keyword entry, contact entry (with auto-fill feature). The program also has a nice search feature where you can jump to your searched entries one by one (using next/previous icons). The list view allows you to filter the entries by categories, or you can set up multiple filters for your special viewing needs. For instance, you can filter for flagged items, certain keyword, contact information or any texts in the entry. Recently, one of my colleagues asked me what I have for my community service during the past year, and I was able to provide him with the whole list within a few seconds. He was definitely impressed. The developers have recently added the voice memo feature and the expanded screen viewing for the Sony UX-50. Hopefully, they will add the VG support for the new Palm T3 soon.

There is also a companion desktop version that adds spellcheck and sophisticated filters. If you purchase the desktop version for $24.95, you get the Palm version as well. However, if you want to use the program just in your Palm, the Palm OS version only will cost you $14.95. Believe me the desktop is worth more than $10 you are getting charged for. There is also alternative desktop conduit that allows you to sync the Palm version to your Outlook on your PC. For me, I tried both versions, and I always come back to the regular Daynotez desktop version (I think it offers more features than Outlook).

I use the program every day, and it is one of those programs where the return on your investment is really huge. I can assure you this will not one of those programs that we paid for but rarely use. So check out the program, and let us know what you think about the program.

Daynotez Desktop