Rob's iPhone, PalmPilot, and Trivia Pages

Latest News

Update - THETA Poker (iPhone Poker Game) THETA PokerTHETA Poker Version 1.1.3 released January 29, 2009. Minor bug fixes for the strongest and easiest to use iPhone No Limit Texas Hold 'Em game.
Update - Triv (PalmPilot Trivia Game) TrivTriv Version 3.9.4 released December 15, 2008. Lower price to celebrate Triv's 10th Anniversary! Trivia updates from 2008.
Update - QuizQuilt (PalmPilot Trivia Game) QuizQuiltQuizQuilt Version 1.2.0 released December 15, 2008. Lower price to celebrate Triv's 10th Anniversary! Includes 50 new puzzles, several trivia updates, and minor bug fixes.
New - A Racing Game (iPhone Game) A Racing GameA Racing Game Version 1.0 released December 18, 2007. A game that keeps you mentally sharp and satisfies your need to compete.
New - Marq (iPhone Message Application) MarqMarq Version 1.0 released November 1, 2007. A low-tech way of communicating with the iPhone and iPod touch.
New - Trivia Why's Daily Quiz (iPhone Trivia Game) Trivia Why's Daily QuizTrivia Why's Daily Quiz Version 1.0 released October 15, 2007. A six-pack of trivia questions to enlighten and entertain. Optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch but runnable in any web browser supporting JavaScript.
Update - MOTOR (Messages On The Open Road) MOTORMOTOR Version 1.2.2 released October 1, 2007. Minor Knock Knock joke update (no changes to Burma Shave slogans).
Update - WordDraw WordDrawWordDraw teaches children how to read, write, and spell words. Version 1.0.3 released March 1, 2007.
Update - Trivia Blog Trivia Why's BlogThe Trivia Why's blog has moved from Blogstream to Blogger and now includes six multiple-choice questions on weekdays, an acryptic on Saturdays, and a themed quiz on Sundays (begun September 30, 2005; moved December 31, 2006).
New Review - Palm Trivia Games PalmPilot Trivia GamesPalmPilot Trivia Game Comparison posted December 24, 2006.
Update - LetterDraw LetterDrawLetterDraw teaches children how to write letters and numbers. Version 1.2.0 released April 3, 2006. Added extra slow animation and alternative lower case 'e' stroke order options.
Update - TotTutor TotTutorTotTutor is an educational program for children from about 6 months to 5 years old. Version 1.1.3 released March 16, 2006. Minor bug fix with new Random mode.
New - Trivia Why's (Trivia E-Book Series) Trivia Why'sTwo multiple-choice and two short-answer e-books in the Trivia Why's series were released September 28, 2005.
Update - Alphabet Rhyme Time ARTAlphabet Rhyme Time is an entertaining way for children to learn the alphabet. Version 1.1.2 released March 2, 2004. Now PalmOS 6 (Cobalt) Compatible.
Update - BabyMelodyPilot BabyMelodyPilotBabyMelodyPilot, a melody/lyrics/graphics application. Version 1.3.2 released July 22, 2003. Fixes analog clock when running in 320x480 resolution on Sony Clie's running PalmOS 4.x or 5.0.

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Overview

These pages are primarily intended for trivia lovers, iPhone and iPod touch owners, PalmPilot users, and Macintosh afficionados.
TriviaTrivia Books and Software
Multi-platform e-books and PalmPilot trivia software.
iPhoneiPhone Software
iPhone and iPod touch software and information.
MacPilotMacintosh Specific PalmPilot Stuff
PalmPilot-related Macintosh software and information.
MacintoshMacintosh Stuff (not PalmPilot specific)
Macintosh software and information.
PalmPilotPalmPilot Stuff (not Macintosh specific)
PalmPilot software and information.
ContactAuthor's Notes and Contact Information
More about this web site and how to reach the author.

Trivia

Trivia Why'sTrivia Why's Book Series
The trivia books that always tell you something more.
Trivia BlogTrivia Why's blog
Daily multiple-choice questions, acrostics, and themed quizzes.
QuizQuiltQuizQuilt ($9.95 shareware)
Trivia game and puzzle.
TrivTriv ($15 shareware)
A PalmPilot trivia game with over 25,000 questions.
Trivia Why's Daily QuizTrivia Why's Daily Quiz (freeware)
Daily six-pack of trivia questions with scoring and comments.

iPhone and iPod touch

A Racing GameA Racing Game (freeware)
A game that keeps you mentally sharp and satisfies your need to compete.
MarqMarq (freeware)
A low-tech way of communicating with the iPhone and iPod touch.
Trivia Why's Daily QuizTrivia Why's Daily Quiz (freeware)
Daily six-pack of trivia questions with scoring and comments.
Web AppWeb Apps
Official Apple Web apps directory.

Macintosh and PalmPilot

Version 4.2.1 of Palm Desktop with support for both MacOS 9 and X can be downloaded here. Version 2.6.3 of Palm Desktop is still available here.

My Shareware
MelodyPilotMelody Pilot ($5 shareware)
Record songs by clicking notes on a piano keyboard on your Mac. Output is playable on both Macintoshes and PalmPilots. Song Library.
Great Software from Other Authors
Graphic ConverterGraphic Converter ($34.95 shareware from Thorsten Lemke)
General purpose image tool for the Macintosh that can create PDB files in ImageViewer format for the PalmPilot.
StuffIt ExpanderStuffIt Expander (freeware from Aladdin Systems)
Uncompresses StuffIt and Zip any other types of files.
Other Macintosh/PalmPilot Sites
Strout Joe Strout's Mac/Pilot Pages
More Macintosh PalmPilot stuff.

Macintosh only

The following freeware and shareware programs run on both PowerPC and 68K-based Macintoshes.

My Freeware and Shareware
PGNTalkPGNTalk ($10 shareware)
A utility for viewing (or listening to) chess games recorded in PGN format.
Trick CandlesTrick Candles (freeware stack)
An incredibly simple game, or so I thought. Blow out a 5 by 5 grid of candles a few at a time.

PalmPilot only

I am the author of Triv (initially released December 15, 1998), 9-Ball Pinball (June 16, 2000), BabyMelodyPilot (November 2, 2001), TotTutor (March 1, 2002), Alphabet Rhyme Time (April 10, 2002), MOTOR (August 1, 2002), LetterDraw (September 9, 2003), WordDraw (December 10, 2003), and QuizQuilt (December 1, 2006). Other programs I have worked on include ExpensAble (financial software), Shanghai (tile matching game), and Small Talk (interactive foreign language phrasebook), all of which are available from LandWare.

My Software
Alphabet Rhyme TimeAlphabet Rhyme Time ($5 shareware)
An original poem to teach the alphabet.
BabyMelodyPilotBabyMelodyPilot ($5 shareware)
Melodies, lyrics, and graphics.
LetterDrawLetterDraw ($5 shareware)
Learn how to write letters and numbers.
MOTORMOTOR (freeware)
Messages On The Open Road -- Burma-Shave slogans and Knock Knock jokes
9-Ball Pinball9-Ball Pinball ($14.95 shareware) QuizQuiltQuizQuilt ($9.95 shareware)
Trivia game and puzzle.
TotTutorTotTutor ($5 shareware)
Educational program for young children.
TrivTriv ($15 shareware)
The trivia game of short questions and short answers.
WordDrawWordDraw ($5 shareware)
Learn how to read, write, and spell words.

Great Software from Other Authors
ChessGeniusChessGenius ($25 shareware from Richard Lang)
Excellent chess program (now ARM-native!)
DateBk5Datebk5 ($24.95 from Pimlico Software)
The ultimate datebook replacement by C.E. Steuart Dewar.
KeyringKeyring (freeware from Jochen Hoenicke)
Information encryption that's much more secure than the PalmPilot's built in "Private" fields. (click on the "Download" link near the bottom of the page)
UncUnc ($17.95 shareware from Mark Nudelman [Greenwood Software])
Unit Conversion and programmer's calculator.

Other Useful PalmPilot Links
HandangoHandango
PDA software archive.
PalmGearPalmGear
PalmPilot software (including many available as Macintosh StuffIt archives) and Calvin's FAQ List.
InstallInstallation Guide (Handango)
Step by step instructions for installing PalmPilot software from a PC or Mac.
Notes on Palm ModelsNotes on Palm Models
Random notes on the devices I've owned (Sony CLIE T415, NX70V, and NX80V, Handspring Prism, and Palm Professional, III, IIIc, VII, and Tungsten-T).

Author's Notes

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