Addit/MyTreo/MyPalm/MyCentro is an application that is basically a viewer to present certain information. The information presented on any given device is decided by Palm and/or the carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.).
The version of Addit that can be downloaded from Palm's site (and is preinstalled on some devices, including the Z22, LifeDrive, and, I think, the TX) provides a way to purchase applications from the device. The MyPalm application that is available through Palm's MyPalm program provides a smaller (but more carefully screened) set of applications that can be purchased. Some of the MyTreo apps have only User Guide and Support tabs; some have Bonus software tabs; some have other features. All of these can be updated wirelessly from the handheld if the handheld has wireless capabilities. If you have the Addit conduit installed, they are also updated during HotSync. MyPalm automatically updates itself every Sunday morning unless you disable it. There is nothing sinister going on here, although it looks like a lot of activity if you watch the Addit conduit, for example. Changes to the product catalog and the viewer software, along with any updates to the pages available for viewing, are downloaded when you update. Any changes to content are approved by Palm. For some period of time, there has been an internal misunderstanding at Bluefish about how updates are distributed to our servers, so updates have been more frequent than they should have been (but it was usually the same update being downloaded over and over). We believe this has now been corrected. If you have Central installed, the Addit conduit will also keep it up-to-date, installing a new version if it is available. The same viewer technology is used in GetSportz, which is a free app available at getsportz.com. If you like pro baseball, you should check out GetSportz's MLB Live feature, which shows the progress of games nearly real-time (updates every 30 seconds). It shows the names of all the players superimposed on a field, the position of baserunners, a scoreboard, and a tally of balls, strikes, and outs. It's really very cool. GetSportz also provides news, scores, and schedules for most major sports and can be updated via HotSync (with the Addit conduit) or wirelessly. GetSportz will be free for the foreseeable future, although advertising content may be added at some point. Jennifer Bluefish Wireless On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 7:06 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I'm interested in the answer myself. That is, what IS addit? I work in > an office of mixed Verizon and Sprint Treos. All Verizons have it, no > Sprints do. > > I always assumed that it was some Verizon tracking or DRM thing. > > > > On 4/30/08, Richard E Johnson, MD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, Jennifer, > > Thanks for the quick reply. I didn't mean that it repetitively > > downloaded Addit over and over today on one push of the Update button, > > just that every separate time I Update, it seems there is always more > > Addit data to download onto the Palm/Treo. What exactly IS Addit data > > (bug fixes, Palm/Treo improvements, etc., ?), what does it do for/on > > my Treo 680, and why does there seem to be a never-ending supply to be > > downloaded? I'm a physician, and though very computer-literate (Macs > > only!), I am only slowly learning about Palm/Treo software, updates, > > file management, utilities, etc. Any help would be great, and it's > > very cool (yes, I am 56 but things can still be "cool" according to my > > teenagers) that I accidentally found someone like you who actually > > works for the company in question! Just curious - where (just in > > general if you prefer - I respect privacy) are you located? > > Thanks, > > Dick > > > > On Apr 30, 2008, at 9:24 PM, Jennifer Shelamer wrote: > > > > > Hi Dick, > > > > > > I work for the company that develops Addit and MyTreo (MyTreo is the > > > "Treo name" for Addit). A step was missed tonight in uploading a new > > > catalog, and that caused it to be downloaded over and over. > > > > > > Have you experienced this issue other than tonight? If so, you can > > > contact Addit support. > > > > > > Jennifer > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Richard E Johnson, MD > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> When I go to the MyTreo Menu on my 680, at the bottom of the User > > >> Guide it has a button labeled "Update". When I wirelessly update with > > >> this method, it connects to the MyTreo Server, then to the MyTreoCG > > >> Server, and then downloads what are called "Addit_Data". It does the > > >> same thing and seems to repetitively download "Addit_Data" no matter > > >> how many times I "Update" with this method (up to 6 so far). What > > >> does > > >> this Update do and what exactly is Addit Data? > > >> Thanks, > > >> Dick > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > > >> Richard E. Johnson, ScM, MD, DABA > > >> Treo 680/AT&T > > >> Macintosh iBook G3, PowerBook G4, MacBook, Intel iMac > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > _____________________________________ > artAlexion > art[dot]alexion[at]gmail[dot]com > private: arthur[at]alexion[dot]com >
