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by Derek Kessler Wed, 06 May 2009 9:30 am EDT

Excel on Pre

So, those crafty buggers behind Inside Sprint Now have done it again. This time, it’s a second set of frequently asked questions, though this time it appears that the questions have not been lifted from the support documents, but are instead those that Inside Sprint Now has received from readers.

There are some mundane questions, like if you can receive calls during USB mode (no), disable browser cookies (yes), choose your calendar colors (yes), run multiple IM conversations (yes), set your music as a ringtone (yes), and so forth. But there are interesting questions too, like how much does this Palm Backup service cost? Nothing, at least out of your pocket. Apparently video capture will not be in the mix at launch, but ISN says "hang in there as great things are on the way, and as the Palm Pre uses the webOS, updates are just a gesture away!"

Oh, and here’s an interesting little bit, though how to interpret it is not exactly clear:

Office 2007 - Any issues?
Nope. Go ahead, tell your boss about it, and bring it to work. Welcome to life with the Pre - it just works!

Huh. Is that referring to the Doc Viewer application icon that we’ve glimpsed before, or is this something more sinister, perhaps DataViz’s (launch partner!) superb Documents to Go software will be on the Pre at launch. Either way, we’re now in the less-than-two-months-left window, so keep you ears to the ground for more news.

Thanks to Peter and Mahootzki for the tip!

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24 Comments

Posted by Staff on Mon, 04 May 2009 5:04 pm EDT

I am, because I photoshopped it. It's Office 2007 you see.

Posted by ipsi on Tue, 05 May 2009 1:25 am EDT

Yeah, now that you mention it, I can see the cut off bits at the side where the rest of the Office ribbon would be on a desktop.

Posted by bretthammer2000 on Mon, 04 May 2009 12:09 pm EDT

If not Excel is pretty slick looking. . .

Posted by taharka on Mon, 04 May 2009 12:38 pm EDT

Indeed.

Posted by taharka on Mon, 04 May 2009 12:46 pm EDT

I think that's been known for a while.

Posted by Minsc on Mon, 04 May 2009 1:24 pm EDT

I wouldn't label this one as "mundane" at all. Just to make sure I understand what USB mode is, I'm assuming that's where the Pre registers itself as a mass storage device to Windows?

If that's the case, then why couldn't calls be made/received when in USB mode? That makes absolutely no sense. You can still make/receive calls in WM when you're using Card Export right?? So if I'm using my Pre to store all my music and podcasts, and I have it hooked up to a car which can read music from any generic USB mass storage device, I'm out of luck if someone tries to call me? Ouch...

Posted by mikese on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 5:20 am EDT

I was at staples last week checking out some new phones and PDAs glad i waited for the Palm Pre to come out i love it.

Posted by bretthammer2000 on Mon, 04 May 2009 1:22 pm EDT

Also may be an attempt to cripple the phone as modem function (assuming the USB mode pertains to device being recognized as a mass storage device)? Just a thought

Posted by Bob G on Tue, 05 May 2009 5:24 pm EDT

Cannot receive calls during USB mode? If "USB Mode" is where the Pre is acting like a Windows mass storage device, this doesn't make sense. The Pre can multi-task, so it shouldn't have any problem managing the file system and a phone call at the same time.

My BlackBerry only runs J2ME, and it can do a phone call or synchronize with the desktop at the same time I am transferring files in Mass Storage Mode.

Maybe "USB Mode" refers to tethering.