Over the last couple of years while using Linux, I've slowly become better at what could loosely be described as "hacking".

Now DON'T PANIC! - don't get me wrong - I'm not some Linux guru who can cut perl code with my toes blindfolded...just somebody who sometimes at a very low level likes taking someone else's code & modifying it for my own needs. Sometimes I might even improve on the original! *cough*.

I mainly focus on stuff that is Palm related, mainly trying to integrate some of the command line tools available for Linux->Palm connectivity with some well known Linux applications.

Here are my (meagre) hacks: Sticky Notes Gnome Applet -> Palm - Perl/Tk Script Modded X-Box, Xebian Linux, SMC Router & Ext 56K4 Serial Modem Christchurch Address/Map Search Perl Script Dilbert Perl Script Pilot-Link read-expenses -> CSV Perl Script -> Palm Tungsten W & T2, Palm Bluetooth card, Holux Bluetooth GPS & Handmap <- Casio Exilim EX-M20U 2MP Digital Camera and MP3 player with Linux Tribute to "Thrust" & "HHGTTG". The best computer games ever written! USB ProDrive with SD/MMC card with Linux pilot-doc.el - An Emacs LISP extension Nautilus Scripts DiddleBug Sketches Iverson-Gleeson Bent Middle Finger Grip (& other thoughts...) Happy Hacking Keyboard Christchurch Bus Timetables for the Palm Connecting Palm to Linux box with USB bluetooth dongle Connecting Sony Ericsson T610 via bluetooth to Linux box The ZX81 & Linux Gameboy & Doom for the Palm! Learning Harmonica using your Palm? gtd - desktop companion to mobileGTD All of them

HHGTTG & Douglas Adams at his best! Very sage advice!

The only thing that really stopped me before now getting this set-up was the lack of maps for New Zealand, let alone Christchurch, being available for the Palm. UNTIL HandMap released some recently! WOO HOO! Their maps for New Zealand reside here. You'll need to pay for the HandMap software, appropriate maps, and the GPS plugin for HandMap. Total cost was around \$NZ50.00.

So with some maps, I started looking at the best way of getting my Palm Tungsten W connected to a GPS unit. Decided on bluetooth as have too many cables lying around as is! First thing I needed to get was a Palm bluetooth card for this particular Palm. Palm had discontinued the bluetooth card a wee while ago, but I managed to pick one up on eBay pretty cheaply & easily. With that I was then able to look at bluetooth GPS devices. I settled on the Holux GR230. Setting it up was a breeze!

So with all these components you are basically sussed! Here are a couple of piccies showing it working:

Not my Palm, and not my piccie, but you get an idea of what HandMap lools like!	This is my piccie of my set-up. Palm, bluetooth card (sticking out), Holux GR230

I also use a cool bit off freeware called cotoGPS which shows things like latitude & longitude, altitude, speed, direction etc.

I recently brought a Palm Tungsten T2 that has built-in bluetooth, and this works even better!!! Being a faster device, maps are drawn far quicker, and there is no need to carry around a bluetooth card everywhere! Check out another application called Cetus GPS also that I never got running on the Palm Tungsten W .

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Thats all folks at the moment! If I come up with anything else I'II post it here.