MegaMemo for the Palm OS

Gadgeteer Hands On Review by Ed Brandwein

July 11, 2002

Product Requirements:
Device:
Almost any Pocketable PDA

MegaMemo is what many Palm OS users have long wished the built-in Palm Memo program was, a useable text editor/word processor.  Unlike the Memo application's almost useless 4kb file size limitation, MegaMemo can write memo files of up to 32kb. This eightfold increase in file size allows MegaMemo to be used for reading and writing relatively long documents. 

The application consists of two parts, the Palm side program and a desktop based conduit that can open, view and edit MegaMemo files and export them as .txt files.  While the formatting is decidedly simple, you do get a choice of four fonts along with the option to insert .html tags and ASCII characters, and the option to print via Infrared if you own a copy of Palmprint.

By now a number of you are probably thinking, "big deal-there are all sorts of text editors and word processors for the Palm OS that can do everything MegaMemo can do and then some."

You would, of course, be correct except for one detail:  MegaMemo is free. 

Frankly, when you consider how much better this program is than the built-in Memo program, and how effective it is for relatively long documents (32kb seems to work out to about 25 pages for me), there is just no reason not to give it a try.

If you are going to write documents that are very large or if you must have advanced formatting, look elsewhere.  If, however, you just occasionally write a long letter or paper and don't want to spend on a more feature laden word processor, MegaMemo is perfect. 

Price: $Free
You can find MegaMemo at PalmGear.

Pros:
Breaks the Palm 4kb memo size limit
Includes a desktop conduit
Free

Cons:
No advanced formatting