This week's free weekly listen:
The Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook
: a sample clip from The Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook by Steve Doocy.
This sample clocks in at 9 minutes 44 seconds.
If you liked this sample clip, please check out The Mr. & Mrs. Happy Handbook by Steve Doocy
Or, you can take advantage of a special introductory offer of joining Audible's AudibleListener membership for $9.95 a year (Get an Audiobook for FREE) plus 30% off all audiobooks and programs and samples. Or join the other Audible membership plans and get free audiobooks each month. More details on the promotions and the membership plans available can be found at my posting on Audible.
Unlike a lot of the other free Audible files, the weekly free listen is a streaming audio file. You don't add the free file to your cart and check out like you normally do.
Simply click on the Play icon (right pointing triangle) in the Flash player (of course, you'll need to have Macromedia/Adobe Flash enabled on your browser) to listen to the file.
The file is normally in mp3 format.
For more free Audible files you can download, please check out my audible del.icio.us tags or the audible category, or even look over at the list of related posts off to the right sidebar.
Today's special at $6.97
Hit (Unabridged) by Tara Moss
I hope you enjoy the free Audible file. More information on Audible can be found at Audible.com (get a FREE audio book) as well as my blog posting on Audible
Thanks for visiting and supporting Palm Discovery.net!
Del.icio.us categories: archives, categories, palm, misc, connectioncentral, audible
Posted by webmaster as palm, audiobook, audible, ConnectionCentral at 11:48 AM EST
Please Leave a comment »
Palm Discovery.net gives a quick THANKS to Sammy of Palm Addicts for a recent mention of my Prima Cases Open Face Leather Case review. Please check out Palm Addicts for a lot of great Palm related news!
The latest issue of the free Audible periodical This is Audible with Josephine Reed on XM Satellite radio is now available for download. For more info on Audible and the bi-weekly radio show
This is Audible, please check out
my previous posting on Audible as well as older postings with the
audible tag.
This is Audible Jan 30th issue features:
Marcus Sakey talks about his thrilling new crime novel, The Blade Itself.
Then, Larry Winget explains why They Call It Work for a Reason.
Next, we listen to an excerpt of a new recording of one Josephine's favorite books, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
and to one of the comedy albums nominated for a Grammy Award (The Carnegie Hall Performance by Lewis Black
But we begin with Maggie Linton and today's top selling study guides from Audible.com.
10 - SparkNotes Guide for The Aeneid by SparkNotes
9 - VangoNotes for Mastering the World of Psychology, 2/e, Ch 02: Biology And Behavior by Samuel Wood, Ellen Green Wood, Denise Boyd
8 - VangoNotes for Janson's History of Art, 7/e, Vol. 1 by Penelope Davies, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs, Ann Roberts, David Simon
7 - Effective Writing for Business, College, and Life (Unabridged) by William Stanek
6 - SmartPass Guide to Animal Farm: Audio Education Study Guide by George Orwell and Jonathan Lomas
5 - A+ Audio Study Guide: Frankenstein (Unabridged) by Richard Kaye, PhD
4 - Essentials of Economics by Glenn Hubbard, Anthony P. O'Brien
3 - VangoNotes for Nutrition & Diet Therapy by Mary Ann Hogan, Marge Gingrich and Evangeline DeLeon
2 - A+ Audio Study Guide: The Great Gatsby (Unabridged) by Richard Glatzer
1 - SparkNotes Guide for Fahrenheit 451 by SparkNotes
[Broadcast Date: January 30, 2007]
The links in this posting refers to the Audible audio book that is either discussed, referenced or related to what was discussed in the program. Please consider checking out and purchasing the books if interested.
Today's $6.97 special
Invisible Monsters (Unabridged) by Chuck Palahniuk
I hope you enjoy the free Audible file. In order to listen and download the files to listen on your Palm, you'll first need to register and set up a free Audible account. Download the necessary softwares (Audible manager, Audible player or Audible Air if you have a Treo) and install them. Download the files and transfer them over to the Palm (if applicable). Then sit back and enjoy. More information on Audible can be found at Audible.com (get a FREE audio book) as well as my blog posting on Audible
Thanks for visiting and supporting Palm Discovery.net!
Del.icio.us categories: archives, categories, palm, misc, connectioncentral, audible
Posted by webmaster as palm, audiobook, audible, misc, editorial, ConnectionCentral at 3:12 PM EST
Please Leave a comment »
Okay, that was an intentional (but joking play on the word). Erm. I hope Kevin doesn't take it the wrong way. 
Just got this nice little email from Palm Discovery's Otterbox 1920 winner, Kevin the other day with a pic of him in his "uniform" (he's not kidding!) with his Otterbox 1920.
Thanks for the Otterbox 1920. I look forward to putting it through its paces on the job, and while having fun in the outdoors.
Thank you for also providing these type of give-aways on your website.
Kevin
Glad to hear you're happy with your prize. Thanks very much for taking the time to email me back with the kind words and a pic of you with your Otterbox. Please spread the word about Palm Discovery and I hope you will continue to come back for any future giveaways I will be having from time to time.
Again, Palm Discovery.net gives a BIG THANKS to Kristin Golliher of Otterbox first and foremost for offering this great case up as a a prize. I'm so happy to have been provided the opportunity to give it away.
Stay tuned for future giveaways! I will be giving away a couple of Stuffbak sticker packs generously offered by Jeff of Stuffbak. Keep your eyes open for a Stuffbak review! (hint) 
Thanks for visiting and supporting Palm Discovery.net!
Categories: archives, categories, palm, editorial, misc, connectioncentral
Posted by webmaster as palm, misc, editorial, ConnectionCentral, contest, giveaway at 10:31 AM EST
Please Leave a comment »
A slight glitch at Netfirm's end that reverted showing data from a few days ago. I didn't notice until AFTER I posted this review that I lost 2 postings. Now that they have restored their most recent backup, I have to re-post this again. So, don't think your eyes were fooling you. This was posted but I had to re-post it again to get it back to what it should have been yesterday. But everything is fine now. Sorry for any inconvenience. At least it's all cleared up.
Palm Discovery.net gives a
BIG THANKS to Richard of
Prima Cases for providing the product for this review.
Here's a "veteran" case manufacturer that's been around for over 25 years! Prima Cases is a division of the Colemax Group LLC, one of the world's premier designers, manufacturers and suppliers of quality custom carrying cases for high tech companies, television sports networks, and major multi-national corporations. They are also the founders of the original Bellagio Designs, creators of the original Palm III Case, Palm V Case and Palm VII Case. As well, all the cases carried by CBS SPORTS field teams and executives are also Colemax cases. To say that they have experience in this field (pardon the pun) is quite an understatement.
Today I will be reviewing the Treo 700 Open Face Leather Case - Cell Phone Style Case from Prima Cases. This case is specifically designed for the Treo 700 series of devices. There is a similar one for the Treo 650, and Treo 600 as well.
Pics of Prima Case Treo 700 Open Face Leather Case
Click on the thumbnail images for a bigger picture
Video of Treo 700 Open Face Leather Case
Video at Vimeo requires Flash version 8 or better
Alternative Link: YouTube
First of all, keep in mind that this is a "specially" designed case for the Treo 700 series models only. Thankfully, I still have the Treo 700p on loan from Environics (thanks to Michelle and Amy) so I was able to do this review.
The first thing you will notice about this case is that it *looks* different. At first, I couldn't place it. And then, like a "dumb" moment, it hit me. It was the open face design (which was clearly noted in its name) that was the difference. It was clearly what made the overall case look very different. The open face design is just that, it shows off the "face" or front of the device. Unlike many other similar leather cases, the open face allows full frontal access to the device, without any obstruction. There is no small piece of leather that is normally found running along the bottom edge of the screen that separates the screen area from the buttons and keypad area. It looks clean and definitely provides a nicer, cleaner look.
This very different look is cleverly accomplished by its unique frame design that allows this special open face look but yet retains the firm, rigid shape of the case. What a clever design!
At the side, the case has side cut outs for the side and volume buttons. At the back, there's a speaker hole cutout (one that I really like) and a built-in flat head screw attachment for the removable ABS plastic swivel belt clip. The bottom has cut outs for the ports and connectors. The top has a cut out for the ringer switch. The case is kept in place with a magnetic snap closure that wraps over the top of the case and the device spanning diagonally across to meet the back of the case. Another interesting looking design compared to other cases where it's normally a straight wrap around.
Here are my observations:
I really like the open face design and it's quite nice to notice that this design really "shows" the beauty of the Treo device without any piece of leather that may "get in the way" to separate the screen and key and buttons area. This gives a very clear and "open" look. I also like how the special frame design does a great job of keeping the case's shape and rigidity.
The speaker hole at the back of the case is a big plus for me. I personally love listening to my Audible while driving in my car or just when I'm doing other things and don't want to plug in my headphones. Having a speaker hole makes a big difference because it will allow the sound to come through. A lot of leather cases do not have a speaker hole and a lot of times, I find that I have to increase the volume by quite a substantial amount to "hear" it. As well, without a speaker hole, I may not be able to "hear" the alarms when they go off, or when a call comes in. That is why I really like having a speaker hole, regardless of how it may look. For me, again, it's substance or function over style. But that's me.
The permanently attached flat head attachment screw for the belt clip is another plus for me. First of all, as I've discovered with other metallic screws that you screw on, is that over time, the screw will unscrew itself. I have personally experienced my share of mishaps when the removable belt clip failed on me. What normally happens is that the screw will unscrew itself and at the most inopportune time and you are left with the belt clip with screw still attached to your belt or pants and the case on the floor. With a permanently attached screw on the case, this eliminates this problem. Also, with a flat head, this also allows me to easily lie the case on a flat surface like a table or floor when it's removed from the belt clip. Unlike other
