About Creative Algorithms, mobile software developer

Supported Devices
for shareware/freeware:
(only devices using Palm OS)

Acer
Clie' (Sony)
Garmin iQue
GSL Xplore
HandEra
Handspring
IBM Workpad
Kyocera
Palm (all models except OS v. 1.0 and those running WM OS)
Palm smartphones
Palm Centro
Palm Treo
Palm Treo 755p
Palm Treo 680
Palm Treo 700p
Palm Treo 650
Palm Treo 600
Palm PDA's
Palm LifeDrive
Palm Tungsten E2
Palm Tungsten E
Palm TX
Palm Tungsten T5
Palm Z22
palmOne
palmOne Tungsten C
palmOne Tungsten E
PalmOne Tungsten T5
palmOne Tungsten T3
palmOne Tungsten T2
palmOne Tungsten T
palmOne Tungsten W
palmOne Zire (all models)
Palm Z22
PalmPilot Professional
Pilot 1000
Pilot 5000
Palm III (all models/versions)
Palm IIIc
Palm IV
Palm V
Samsung
Sony Clie'
Sony CLIE
Symbol
Tapwave Zodiac
TRGpro
Zodiac

**note: This list may not include all known manufacturers nor devices that use the Palm Operating System. If your device uses the Palm OS 2.0
and higher, then our software will work for your device (with the exception of Trip Boss2.0 which supports Palm OS 3.0 and higher).

Supported Platforms:
Palm OS 2.0x (except Trip Boss)
Palm OS 3.0x
Palm OS 4.0x
Palm OS 5.0x (Garnet)
Palm OS Cobalt

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Creative Algorithms, LLC is a developer of web-based applications for desktops, laptops, and mobile devices and of native Palm OS shareware and freeware applications for smartphones and PDAs. Our web-applications can be used in any web-browser. Our Palm OS programs can be used on any Personal Digital Assistant handheld using Palm OS 2.0 or higher. (Trip Boss 3.0 is the only exception--it can be used on any device using 3.0 and higher.)

Creative Algorithms is based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Please contact us for further information about our products or our company.

From

"(Creative Algorithms) are a breath of fresh air in their elegant, intelligent and thoughtful design"

excerpt from Handheld Computing magazine, by Harv Laser, Palm Editor,
"K.I.S.S. -- Functional, elegant, simple"

March 2006 "In this age of slow-to learn, hard-to-use software that looks more like puffed up desktop apps crammed into a handheld, Creative Algorithms...makes a collection of PalmOS programs that's functional, elegant, and simple. CA makes it software easy, fast, logical, and obvious, and builds it for a small screen....And above all, they do it with a professional, caring attitude.... (T)hey are a breath of fresh air in their elegant, intelligent and thoughtful design."

You can read the full review in the March 2006 issue of Handheld Computing magazine, along with reviews of all Creative Algorithms' software. Excerpts from the review are also noted on each of our software description pages.

OUR SOFTWARE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Why buy software from Creative Algorithms?

We design quality and usability into our programs. Some points are listed below:

Design Parameters

Where feasible, all older operating systems are supported.
Designed for minimum memory and battery consumption.
Applications sleep when idle to maximize battery life.
Screen data conveniently stored so you can return to the application right where you left off.
Application and data is automatically backed up during the HotSync® operation.
All fields support cut, copy, paste, select all, and undo operations.
"Beam" menu item standard on all applications for easy file sharing.
Virus protection for the product is built-in.

User Interface

Large buttons for fingertip operation.
Interface designed to minimize tapping.
Dates and times formatted to your system preference.
Aesthetic, uncluttered screen layout with adequate white space for rapid visual inspection of the screen data.
High-contrast icons and large fonts for better visibility.
Ergonomically designed for easy data entry and higher productivity.
Buttons for common operations.
Tabbed forms to simplify interface.
Changed fields briefly flash to provide visual cues to changed data.
Beeps used as audio cues for invalid or unrecognized input.
Clean, simple, easy to use interfaces.
Compliant with Palm OS(R) user interface guidelines.
Standard menu items and accelerator keys -- no missing cut/paste functionality or non-standard names for operations.

Coding Standards

Clean, elegant code written for clarity and simplicity reduces bugs and eases maintenance.
Code compiles cleanly with no errors or warnings on the highest detection levels. In fact, any error or warning will stop the build until it is fixed.
Code reuse provides stability and maturity to the newest of programs.
Liberal use of assertion checking within the code catches bugs early in testing.
Adherence to published API's (Application Programming Interfaces) for best forward compatibility with future operating systems.
Separate unit test applications are written and used to expose more bugs during the development cycle.
Proper handling of special case floating-point numbers such as +/- infinity and NaN (Not a Number).

Testing

Tested for usability and functionality under a variety of operation conditions.
Tested above and beyond Palm OS recommended compatibility testing.
Beta testing is also used where applicable, PRIOR to release of salable product.
Testing for pursuit of Palm Powered Solution™ for all shareware.

Packaging

Installation and User's Guide documentation provided with ALL software.
Downloadable software packages for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.
CDROM installation disks available for select titles as an alternate to downloading the Palm OS software.

Customer Service

We believe customer service is just as important as quality designs.
We deliver all codes within 1-2 business days and also respond to all questions within that time frame.
We also welcome suggestions, ideas, and bug reports--software always has room for continued improvements.

from Sammy McLoughlin,
webmaster/owner of PalmAddict, the largest Palm OS blog

"...(Creative Algorithms) not only offer outstanding products but they have that caring service too that you do not see too often in developers today."

HISTORY

Formerly, we wrote and released programs under the name of DeftSoft in the late 1990's. You may have already used our freeware version of Date Wheel™. The 2.0 version, released in 2003 as shareware by Creative Algorithms, LLC, was upgraded with new features and also to work with Palm OS 5 (Garnet). Please visit our products page for more details on the shareware version of Date Wheel™.

For more information about us, Palm247, a popular and quality online news source, conducted an interview with us in 2004. We also did a podcast interview in 2005. We were featured in Handheld Computing in 2006. Our software, most notably Trip Boss, has received several awards and nominations. Please reference each product's page for more details.

POLICIES

RETURN POLICY:
We strongly recommend that you Try Before You Buy. Since our products are shareware and a 30 day free, fully functional, trial is available, returns are usually not accepted on purchased registrations (via download) or on CD-ROM.
If the CD-ROM is defective you can receive a refund. The CD-ROM must be returned in order to receive choice of a credit for the product price only (not S&H) or a replacement CD-ROM.
For refunds on downloaded versions after you have received a registration key, you must fill out our Software Removal Form. Please contact us to request this form, then complete the form and mail it to the address given on the form. For legal reasons, we must receive a hard copy. As soon as we receive the form we will process the refund and notify you via email.

PalmOS and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.