Top 20 Plucker News Items http://www.plkr.org/feed The latest news and views for Plucker, the offline handheld HTML and ebook reader. en Copyright 1996-2007 David A. Desrosiers Fri, 09 May 2008 12:25:46 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Plucker RSS Generator desrod@gnu-designs.com webmaster@plkr.org 60 Plucker News Articles http://www.plkr.org/feed http://www.plkr.org/i/plogo_stone.png 46 The latest news and views for Plucker, the offline handheld HTML and ebook reader. Learning in Hand: Using Plucker in Education http://www.plkr.org/news/50?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/50?src=rss

I found this blog entry at Learning in Hand that describes how two schools in USVI are using Palm handheld devices for student use. Seventh graders at Moravian School are working on a St. Thomas episode their "Our City Podcast". One of the tools they're using to leverage this goal is Plucker!

 Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:14:00 -0400 Press Release: New Plucker website released with lots of new features http://www.plkr.org/news/49?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/49?src=rss After many moons of working with our existing website, I've taken some time to completely rewrite it from scratch, added some new features and made it much easier to use for everyone. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:14:34 -0400 Announcing Font Collector to convert fonts to many useful formats... http://www.plkr.org/news/48?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/48?src=rss Have you ever wished you could get some high-quality fonts in PalmBible+ or Plucker or other applications? Now you can! Fri, 19 Nov 2004 14:42:22 -0400 Happy Anniversary Plucker... 6 years and counting! http://www.plkr.org/news/47?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/47?src=rss Today is the 6th birthday of our favorite project, Plucker. Its come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1998... Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:03:23 -0400 rec.gambling.poker FAQ in Plucker format http://www.plkr.org/news/46?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/46?src=rss Do you like playing poker? Do you know all of the rules? Do you know some tricks and tips? The Poker FAQ has it all! Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:54:20 -0400 Latter Day Saints readings in Plucker format http://www.plkr.org/news/45?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/45?src=rss When I purchased my Palm m125 about a year and a half ago one of the things that I wanted it to take over for was my Bible and other books of scripture that I take to church and elsewhere with me... Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:23:28 -0400 Plucker merchandise! Get it while the ink is still wet! http://www.plkr.org/news/44?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/44?src=rss Did you ever want to wear a piece of Plucker? Want to show your Plucker Pride on your car or your head? Well now you can! Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:25:26 -0400 9/11 Commission Report in Plucker format http://www.plkr.org/news/43?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/43?src=rss The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:24:06 -0400 PalmFontConv 1.30 alpha released http://www.plkr.org/news/42?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/42?src=rss PalmFontConv is a set of utilities to manipulate Palm fonts, in v1 and v2 formats: afnx, nfnt (lo/hi/both densities), NFNT, conversion from Type 1/TrueType/BDF/PCF/etc. Tue, 25 May 2004 13:11:06 -0400 What would you do for a Plucker? Plucker 1.8 is out! http://www.plkr.org/news/41?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/41?src=rss The latest stable release in the Plucker series. Dozens of new features and options. You should upgrade immediately to this release, if you want the latest Plucker code running on your device. Sat, 22 May 2004 01:37:27 -0400 Another new Plucker release awaits your testing! http://www.plkr.org/news/40?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/40?src=rss Plucker 1.7.1, aka 1.8 beta 1 is now out. Test test test, and make sure to give us your feedback, so we can make it better and better with each new release. Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:37:27 -0400 Setting up Pluck-Comics on Windows http://www.plkr.org/news/39?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/39?src=rss Plucker excels at gathering and distilling news content for reading on the go, but how many out there are still carrying around that daily newspaper for the comics? Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:12:21 -0400 Dictionary lookups from within Plucker? Yes, its true! http://www.plkr.org/news/38?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/38?src=rss You can now look up words in the dictionary within Plucker, using the RoadLingua dictionaries. Read on for more! Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:55:22 -0400 Is the JPluck Project Dead? http://www.plkr.org/news/37?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/37?src=rss The primary maintainer of JPluck is no longer going to work on JPluck. Is this the end? Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:43:42 -0400 Happy New Year! Plucker 1.6.2 and 1.7 are out! http://www.plkr.org/news/36?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/36?src=rss Only 2 months after Plucker 1.6.1 was released, we now bring you Plucker 1.6.2 (stable) and 1.7 (unstable)! That's 4 new Plucker releases in 4 months! Sat, 10 Jan 2004 11:36:27 -0400 Plucker 1.6.1 is out with lots of issues fixed.. http://www.plkr.org/news/35?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/35?src=rss Plucker 1.6.1 follows closely on the tails of Plucker 1.6, and closes a lot of open issues reported by users and other developers working with Plucker and Plucker projects. Sun, 9 Nov 2003 08:09:28 -0400 Plucker Electronic Books mini-HOWTO http://www.plkr.org/news/34?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/34?src=rss Plucking electronic books, or "ebooks", is not that difficult. In this article, I explain some common sites and techniques that can help. Mon, 27 Oct 2003 10:56:08 -0400 What? You don't have Plucker 1.6 yet? http://www.plkr.org/news/33?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/33?src=rss Plucker 1.6 is out, and is the best release thus far. There are many new features in this release, building on the success and feedback from users of previous Plucker releases. Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:59:17 -0400 Testers wanted for Plucker 1.5 http://www.plkr.org/news/32?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/32?src=rss Plucker 1.5, part of the new (unstable) branch of Plucker development, needs people to help find, test and fix any issues in the code.. Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:55:08 -0400 Pocket PC Viewer, Vade Mecum, version 0.3 Alpha http://www.plkr.org/news/31?src=rss http://www.plkr.org/news/31?src=rss Vade Mecum, the Pocket PC Plucker document viewer, is now at vesion 0.2... Tue, 12 Aug 2003 12:07:21 -0400