Applications that I need on my Pre Plus

Question

I was able to move from a Treo 680 to a Pre Plus because I knew that I could use Classic to emulate the PalmOS for applications that I really needed. I like many of the new Pre applications and certainly true multi-tasking is great but here is what I need and am missing in my Pre (in random order):
(1) Windows Office program - A full Documents-to-go was promised more than a year ago. Now, Quick Office is promised for Web OS 2 but Web OS 2 is eliminating Classic. That's a big problem because I still need the rest of this list which is only available through Classic and Palm OS.
(2) Genealogy program - I currently have "My Roots" that works with my PC program working through Classic. There is nothing yet in WebOS
(3) Worldmate - Bits and pieces of its functions are available through WebOS but nothing compares to the real Worldmate which is available in multiple smartphone formats, including Palm OS.
(4) Pocket Quicken or an equivalent - Here's a real problem. Intuit no longer licenses it but existing users can continue to use it. I use it on a daily basis through Classic. It synchronizes transactions with my PC version of Quicken. I'd settle for an alternative but there is none to my knowledge.
(5) Backup that I control - I have used RscBackup for many years. I like selecting my backup preferences and being able to restore partially or fully. Also, I want them on my PC (and its backups) and not on yours.
(6) One Synchronizing program - I currently synchronize with three applications: Chapura Synch Manager (dates, contacts, memos, todos), HotSync (for applications maintained in Classic), and Wifi Media Synch. And, still I have to use the USB connection to move files.
(7) File Manager program - I want to be able to, at least, move a photo between folders but even that means turning off my Pre and attaching the USB cable and then disconnecting and restarting. Come on, we need an easier way!!
(8) Better Music program - I really miss pTunes. It handled music, playlists, and radio with plenty of controls and adjustments.
(9) Better eReader program - I have, to date, used six major reading programs between my Treo (eReader, MobiReader, Plucker) and Pre (Kobo, pReader, & Popelli.) The Pre ones are limited and cumbersome. Also, none can handle the DRM protected files, not even the basic ones from the public library.
(10) Audio book reader - I am using the Music player on the Pre but I cannot stop and resume without losing my place in an hour long section.
(11) Holidays on calendar - One thing I no longer am missing is holidays on my calendar. After years of using an application on my Treo that added them to my calendar, which I could then edit, I am now following a suggestion on the Palm Forum to use Google calendar. I cannot edit these but it is better than nothing and since Classic cannot send items from Holidates to Pre calendar, I will live with this patch.
I love my Pre and carry it everywhere. I have used it worldwide. I use it a lot! It could be so much better and less annoying if some of the above were available.
Oh, and about the battery life...
Post relates to: Pre Plus p100una (AT&T)

Answer 1

lkklose wrote:
I was able to move from a Treo 680 to a Pre Plus because I knew that I could use Classic to emulate the PalmOS for applications that I really needed. I like many of the new Pre applications and certainly true multi-tasking is great but here is what I need and am missing in my Pre (in random order):
(1) Windows Office program - A full Documents-to-go was promised more than a year ago. Now, Quick Office is promised for Web OS 2 but Web OS 2 is eliminating Classic. That's a big problem because I still need the rest of this list which is only available through Classic and Palm OS.
(2) Genealogy program - I currently have "My Roots" that works with my PC program working through Classic. There is nothing yet in WebOS
(3) Worldmate - Bits and pieces of its functions are available through WebOS but nothing compares to the real Worldmate which is available in multiple smartphone formats, including Palm OS.
(4) Pocket Quicken or an equivalent - Here's a real problem. Intuit no longer licenses it but existing users can continue to use it. I use it on a daily basis through Classic. It synchronizes transactions with my PC version of Quicken. I'd settle for an alternative but there is none to my knowledge.
(5) Backup that I control - I have used RscBackup for many years. I like selecting my backup preferences and being able to restore partially or fully. Also, I want them on my PC (and its backups) and not on yours.
(6) One Synchronizing program - I currently synchronize with three applications: Chapura Synch Manager (dates, contacts, memos, todos), HotSync (for applications maintained in Classic), and Wifi Media Synch. And, still I have to use the USB connection to move files.
(7) File Manager program - I want to be able to, at least, move a photo between folders but even that means turning off my Pre and attaching the USB cable and then disconnecting and restarting. Come on, we need an easier way!!
(8) Better Music program - I really miss pTunes. It handled music, playlists, and radio with plenty of controls and adjustments.
(9) Better eReader program - I have, to date, used six major reading programs between my Treo (eReader, MobiReader, Plucker) and Pre (Kobo, pReader, & Popelli.) The Pre ones are limited and cumbersome. Also, none can handle the DRM protected files, not even the basic ones from the public library.
(10) Audio book reader - I am using the Music player on the Pre but I cannot stop and resume without losing my place in an hour long section.
(11) Holidays on calendar - One thing I no longer am missing is holidays on my calendar. After years of using an application on my Treo that added them to my calendar, which I could then edit, I am now following a suggestion on the Palm Forum to use Google calendar. I cannot edit these but it is better than nothing and since Classic cannot send items from Holidates to Pre calendar, I will live with this patch.
I love my Pre and carry it everywhere. I have used it worldwide. I use it a lot! It could be so much better and less annoying if some of the above were available.
Oh, and about the battery life...
Post relates to: Pre Plus p100una (AT&T)
1. Quickoffice has promised a pay for app that can edit.
5. Have you heard of homebrew and Precentral.net?  There's a homebrew app called Save/Restore that will allow you to save application data onto the USB drive where you can offload it to your computer.
7. Continuing with homebrew, there's an app called Internalz that will allow you to browse all of the files on your phone, not just your USB drive.
8. I would recommend using Music (remix) as a music player and TuneIn by RadioTime for radio stations
10. Music (remix) allows you to create bookmarks to you can resume where you last left off.