StarTap for Palm 4.92

Create a shortcut for, say, Calendar (with an icon with a name beneath it, just like youre familiar with), create a folder (like "Tools"), then drag the shortcut into the folder. Now, tap on the folder. It opens, showing the Calendar shortcut you just dropped into it. Tap on the shortcut, and the Calendar program runs.

Now, go back to StarTap (select it from the Start Menu again). Open the "special" folder, Tasks. There youll find all the programs that are currently running on your machine, including the Calendar program we just launched, displayed like shortcuts (with icons and names). Tap on one to switch to it, or tap on Delete and then the icon to shut it down.

All pretty ordinary stuff, for a desktop, but its revolutionary for a palmtop! AND its all "finger friendly." You can start, stop, and switch among programs without ever pulling out the stylus. All the shortcuts and buttons are easy to hit reliably with a finger tip (this doesnt apply to the toolbar thats used for the setup and maintenance of StarTap, but for regular use its slick!).

As a matter of fact, if you assign a button to "StarTasks", you can bring up StarTap with the Tasks folder already open. One button press to see the tasks, then tap on the one you want to switch to and youre there. Two presses and you didnt have to use the stylus! Of course, if you do have the stylus in your hand, you can use the StarTap icon down in the Taskbar. Switch among tasks, shut em down, or bring up the main StarTap screen with just a couple of taps