I'm trying to customize my Palm, and I am looking for software programs to add. I am little confused with paid for programs versus freeware, are free ones safe?, etc. Any software suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Any good software programs to download for the Palm Tungsten E2?
FREWARE VS SHAREWARE
there isn't exactly the same stigma with freeware apps for Palm compared to PC. On PC, yeah, there are chances that a free screensaver can contain viruses, ad/spyware, etc., but the only bad things about freeware for Palm is that they tend to be less supported (as in not at all or whenver the dev can get to you since he's gotta worry about his day job, family etc. first), not as full featured, not as polished, larger footprint (e.g. a freeware clone of some TI graphing calculator is IIRC, about 4 to 8MB while a sharewqare equivalent is %26lt;2MB), or not as stable (doesn't work at best, forces soft resets on average, and forces hard reset at worst, which is the type of reset that would wipe all data).
If you're using freeware apps, check out reviews on various sites like freewarepalm.com and palmgear.com. Else, always backup your handheld before u install any apps you may be wary of.
Kind to think of it, while freeware TENDS to be this way, there are a fair share of shareware apps that can exhibit the cons of freeware listed above. It's just that when u pay for an app, you usually getting a more solid product. However, there are some freeware apps that are just as good, if not better than sharew, so it's not absolute.
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