PowerNet - Palm Power manager.

Written by Igor Nesterov (C) 2002-04

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1. About PowerNet

PowerNet is a power manager for PalmOS. With PowerNet you can tune AutoOff timer, disable it while network active. Also you can control backlight while hotsyncing and so on.

Features:

• Disable backlight while HotSync
• Turn off 'Beam Receive' after HotSync (PalmOS 4 bugfix)
• Fine tune AutoOff timer with 1 second discrete.
• Disable AutoOff timer while network is active
• Turn off backlight instead of AutoOff timer
• Disable power button while networking.
• Program has no hidden hacks.
• No extra power consuming.
• Auto start after reset.

2. Requirements

3. Installation/Deinstallation

4. Usage

5. Configuration. HotSync Settings

• Turn off backlight - turn off backlight while hotsyncing and restore it after. This option used to save battery.
• Turn off 'Beam Receive' after - well known PalmOS4 bug caused beam receive activation after hotsync. Active beam receive cause large power consumption. Check this option to save battery.

6. Configuration. AutoOff timer.

• AutoOff time - you can set preferable time for inactivity timer, more options than in Prefs->General.
• Disable AutoOff while online - Most important feature. If you tired to restore network connection after AutoOff, you can check this option. Don't foreget to disconnect, else you can discharge battery completely.
• Disable AutoOff forever - You can disable auto-off with this option. Don't forget to turn device off manuall, else you discharge battery.
• Turn off backlight instead - If you choose to disable AutoOff timer, you can turn off backlight instead of complete device.

7. Configuration. Other.

• Disable Power button while online. - disable occasionally touch of Power button in online mode.

8. Disclaimer

• Device model.
• PalmOS version.
• Active hacks list.
• Application, where crash happens.

This application is free.

9. Version History

• 1.9.8 (November 9, 2004)
  • Conversion to Preferences panel from menu
  • Minor OS5 fixes.
• 1.6 (April 7, 2003)
  • Backlight support for PalmOS5 devices added.
  • Discussion group 'palmnest' opened
• 1.5 (March 8, 2003)
  • Turn off backlight on hotsync
  • Turn 'Beam Receive' off on hotsync
  • Full AutoOff timer control
  • Less power consuming
  • Discussion group 'palmnest' opened
• 1.0 (September 9, 2002)
  • Initial release

10. Author information

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