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RUMOR: Could a new Palm smartphone be coming on Sept 12th?

PDA 247 is reporting that a new Palm smartphone will be announced on Sept 12. This is according to a tip they received and a link to a German website that tells of a contest to win the "new Palm smartphone". It has been widely rumored that Palm has Linux based smartphone in the works and that Palm has the Centro also coming. The Centro has already been announced and several pictures have been floating around the internet. The release date of the Centro has not been revealed though the time frame has been autumn. This rumored date could be the Centro's release day. I think it will be a while before we see the Linux based phone from Palm.

dock - a new way to access your apps on the Apple iPhone

I've tried this new app called dock. It allows the user to scroll thru all of the applications on the springboard including ones added via hacks or installer.app. It's not as smooth as I would like it, but a rather neat way of accessing your apps on the iPhone. Watch the video below!

Echo Prayer - Help you remember your prayer lists

Has someone every come up to you and ask you to pray for them at a specific time on a specific date? Maybe they were taking a test at school or an important meeting at work or some other request that was a time specific request. Now, I've told people that I would do that and I'll tell you what, I'm so afraid that I will miss praying for them at that time. Now I know you can pray for them that morning, but I think it means something to the person asking that you tell them you will pray for them at that time. So how can you do that and not be afraid you might forget it?
Enter Echo Prayer, an online prayer list website, that allows you to create a prayer list and add specific prayer requests with notes. Once you have done so, you can then have Echo Prayer email you or text message a reminder at whatever time, on whatever day. This service which is free can help you not forgot to pray for that person. Since most pastors carry cellphones have a text message come to you could be an excellent way to remember to pray for them. Check out Echo Prayer's demo as it walks you thru their service. Being that it's free and they don't spam you, this is one of those services that's worth signing up for!

A new site design is coming!

The Gadget Pastor Blog will be getting a makeover hopefully in the next week. I'm putting the finishes touches on it. I am using a template from iWeb '08 with a few little mods from me. I'm really excited about it as I think it looks better than what I've got now. I've also added a few addition features as well that I hope will be a help to you as your serve in the ministry. So be on the lookout for the new theme. By the way, the new logo at the top of the page is part of the new theme.

DateBk6, V-6.1a, r4 Release Candidate #4 now Posted

One of my favorite Palm applications is Datebk 6, a calendar management program for Palm PDAs and Treos. It's an excellent program and IMO superior to other Palm calendar management programs. Well, today it's recieved another update and some issues have been fixed. Always a good thing. So if you are still a Palm user, it's time to update or time to take Datebk 6 for a spin.

"I just posted an R4 release which addresses the Palm OS redraw bug on
TX units only, whereby the refresh event is sent to the wrong window
when calling a "sub-dialog" - we've seen this bug in several places
on the TX - if you see any others just let me know (this was last
noted in the Today View's View Display Options dialog moving to the
Options Selections dialog). It's most noticeable when the status bar
is being hidden.

This release also includes a subtle preference option for sorting
items that have the same start time. The question is: if the start
time of two events is the same, which comes first? The one that ends
first? or ends last?

The traditional Palm OS Datebook application has always done the
former, so the first item listed is the one that ends first. DateBk6
previously followed that rule. Palm's proprietary Calendar app though
does the reverse - the item that ends last is listed first. Some
people think that provides a nicer view of nested time bars in the
Day View, some don't.

In any event, on a clean install, DateBk6 will now set this
preference to MATCH the built-in Datebook OR built-in calendar
application as appropriate, but anyone can now change it to suit
their taste, and at least DateBk6 now keeps to its goal of working
the same was as the built-in calendar application unless there's a
compelling reason to operate differently.

http://www.PimlicoSoftware.com/datebk6-v61a-r4.zip
is the link to this new step release....

Cheers!
CESD, Pimlico Software, Inc.

Need help waking up early? Try this tips...

Here is a great article from Life Remix about how you can work at waking up early. Let's face it, many of us would rather sleep in given the chance, but being up early makes us more productive. So here are 24 tips that can help you wake up early.


"Since I've become a full-time freelancer, I've found one of the hardest things to do is to get up early. Without the threat of being fired, there just hasn't been a whole lot of motivation to get out of bed in a timely fashion.

I've quickly learned that getting up is crucial to success as an entrepreneur. And better yet: waking up early is really just a habit. You don't need any skill to do it. You just need to wake up consistently to condition your body to the routine. Here are some tips I've picked up along the way to ease the process of developing the habit of getting up early.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you have to be motivated to get out of bed. Motivation is the only thing keeping us homo sapiens from lying in bed all day eating twinkies.

1. Create a conducive environment to wake up to. It may sound strange, but how messy my room is greatly affects how easy it is to wake up in the morning. I've found that if I have an orderly room to wake up in, I'm more inclined to bypass the snooze and start my day..."

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