Briefly Defined

• NetLingo 
  • Handheld 
  • Palm Pilot 
  • Palmtop
  • PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) 
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 
  • Palm (PDA) 
  • Personal digital assistant 
  • Pocket PC 

General Resource Sites

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Genealogy Software 
  Post reviews, questions and answers.
• The Cemetery Column - A Tombstone in Your Palm 
  Article by Steve Paul Johnson about using your Palm Pilot to record tombstone details in a database.
• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter 
  Daily newsletter by Dick Eastman featuring many genealogy software reviews and press releases.
  • Search Past Newsletters 
• Genealogy.com - All My Ancestors Are in the Palm of My Hand 
  Article by by Gary B. Hoffman.
• Mobile Genealogy 
  Genealogy Software for Handhelds and PDAs - Palm OS, PocketPC/Windows Mobile.
• Palm Computers: Hardware, Software, and Use 
  Article by Beau Sharbrough.
• PDA2001: Annual PDA Roundup 
  Reviews and recommendations, including hardware comparison, from Beau Sharbrough.
• PDA2003: Biannual PDA Roundup 
  Reviews and recommendations, including hardware comparison, from Beau Sharbrough.
• PDA2005: Biannual PDA Roundup 
  Reviews and recommendations, including hardware comparison, from Beau Sharbrough.
• PDA Genealogy Software 
  List of links and descriptions.
• Pint-Sized Pedigrees - Palm Pilots for Genealogy 
  Article by Mark Howells.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Computing/Internet Resources Mailing Lists 
• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Software Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Genealogical Computing 
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Software 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• GENCMP Mailing List 
  Gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.computing newsgroup for the discussion of genealogical computing and net resources.
• GenPalm Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the use of genealogical software for Handheld or Palm devices.
• GENSOFT Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in genealogy software (e.g., users, developers, technical support personnel), to discuss any genealogy-related product including specific genealogy applications, general applications adapted to genealogy (e.g., word-processing templates for reports), and applicable database programs. Topics include how to get programs to work, what programs to buy, where particular features can be found, and product information about new releases. Archives: browse or search.
• MyRoots Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the "My Roots" genealogy software program for the Palm Computing Platform.
• PALM-GEN Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the use of Palm PDA's in genealogical research.

Software

• BirthCalc 
  Palm utility for determining birthdates when only the date of death and age are known.
• Calendar Pal 1.0.2 
  For Palm OS. Monthly view of Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic, Julian, or Persian calendar.
• GedStar 
  Shareware for the Palm Pilot operating system which allows the user to download GEDCOMs into the Palm Pilot for viewing. Does not support data entry - the product is designed as a "viewer" only.
• GedWise 
  Genealogy database viewer for Palm devices.
• John One One Graphics 
  Several Palm applications for genealogy.
  • Cemetery 
  • Gen2Do 
    Keep a to do list for your genealogy research.
  • GenRes 
    Keep track of your genealogy resources.
  • MySearch 
• My Roots 
  Shareware for the Palm Pilot operating system. Supports importing GEDCOMs into your Palm Pilot, note taking, and exporting new GEDCOMs back to your PC.
• PalmGear H.Q. Software Search Results - Genealogy Software 
• PalmGear H.Q. Software Search Results - Soundex Converters 
• Pocket Family Researcher 
  Pocket Family Researcher is a Microsoft Windows CE program for viewing and editing standard GEDCOM files.
• Pocket Genealogist 
  Genealogy software for the Windows CE operating system.
• Pocket Pedigree 
  A beta version of a genealogy program for the Windows CE operating system for Handheld PCs.
• Relations 2.3 
  A genealogy shareware program for Newton devices.
• Revolution 
  Software utility for the Palm that converts dates in the French Republican calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
• SoundexC 
  Soundex conversion utility for the Palm OS.

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