MonkeyCard
Mobile Phones and messaging have
become essential tools for mobile professionals and consumers alike.
The ability to send and receive short messages from a mobile phone
has proven to be a powerful method of managing time critical
information and a fun way to keep in touch with friends and
family.
MonkeyCard 1.0 enables you to send personalized
greeting cards (a.k.a. Picture Messaging) from the palm of your
hand. Eliminate the hassle of buying cards, paying postage and
sending them via-snail mail with the ability to send instantaneous
SMS greetings for any holiday or occasion. Plus you don’t have to
worry about your card arriving too late, because you can reach the
recipient anytime or anywhere because you are sending the card to
their mobile phone. Having a last minute get together? Send a quick
personalized Invitation via MonkeyCard! Using the SMS (Short Message
Service) of the GSM network, you can reach people all over the globe
with your greetings. MonkeyCard also allows you to share your
greeting card with other Palm users. Now you can send, receive,
store and edit Greeting Cards right on your Palm® OS organizer from
a convenient handheld application, without cables, modems or a
laptop computer. MonkeyCard allows users to:
- Compose Picture Message Greetings
on the Palm organizer
- Transfer Greetings from the Palm
organizer to your mobile phone
- Send Palm generated Greetings via
your mobile phone to other users.
- Edit existing Greetings with your
Palm organizer
- Create a General Card such as a
Christmas version, then edit the text to personalize it for each
recipient.
MonkeyCard is an SMS
based-communications program specifically designed for wireless
networks. MonkeyCard requires the following Hardware
- Palm OS Organizer running OS 3.0 or
higher
- Nokia 7100, 8200 or 8800 series
mobile phone. See the list of supported phones for more
Info.
- Infrared Connectivity from Nokia
GSM mobile phone (see list of supported phones)
- Infrared Connectivity from Palm OS
Organizer
AND
- GSM Subscription with carrier of
your choice
- SMS send and receive services with
your GSM wireless carrier. Depending on wireless carrier, there
may be an additional charge for data and SMS services.
- Eight-bit messaging capabilities
with your GSM carrier.
- Note: Your carrier may have
multiple messaging centers. Not all messaging centers at each
carrier are capable of 8-bit messaging. You may have to try
multiple message centers to properly configure your
MonkeyCard.
Installation
MonkeyCard 1.0 is a Palm OS
application. It is installed via Hot-Sync from the Palm Desktop,
then resides entirely upon the Palm organizer. After installation
there is no interaction between MonkeyCard and your Windows or
Macintosh desktop. After installation, there is communication
between the Palm OS device and the mobile phone.
- Download the file monkeycard.zip in
to a memorable folder. We suggest downloading this application to
your Windows or Macintosh desktop. Unzip monkeycard.zip to a
memorable folder using WinZip or StuffIt!
- Locate monkeycard.prc in your
unzipped folder. Double click on the MonkeyCard.prc file, this
will pop up the Palm install tool. Choose "Ok" to have the
application installed on your next Hotsync
- Choose the correct user name for
your Palm OS organizer
- Single Click the OK button
- Single Click on the Done button
- Hotsync your Palm (just as you
would with any Palm application). Once the Hotsync is completed,
you should see a MonkeyCard icon in Palm applications list.
Starting MonkeyCard
- Tap on the MonkeyCard icon to
launch your MonkeyCard application.
- Enter the serial number issued to
you with your purchase and click OK to begin application
TIP: Use Palm pop-up keyboard to
insure accuracy of your serial number entry. To enable pop-up
keyboard, tap the "abc" or "123" indicatory near the bottom of your
Palm entry tablet.
TIP: If you are using a Trial version,
there is no Serial number to enter.
Initial configuration
MonkeyCard can be setup to work
with your GSM mobile phone via infrared or cabled connection. Use
infrared for short-range wireless connectivity with mobile
phones.
Configuring your SMS Message
Center)
The Short Message Service Center
number must be entered into your Palm Computer. To access this
configuration, Click Menu->Options->Service Center. Enter your
operator SMSC (your SMSC number is available from your carrier)
beginning with a "+", then the country code and finally your Service
Center Number.

Connection- Choose your connection
type
To access this configuration,
Click Menu->Options->Connection If you are using the InfraRed
for the connection between your mobile and Palm, choose "InfraRed"
if you are using a data cable choose "Cable". You can now return to
the MonkeyCard application!
Operating MonkeyCard
MonkeyCard has several powerful
Greeting management features. For ease of navigation, MonkeyCard is
laid out on three separate screens. These screens
are:
- Main Menu- For managing Greeting
libraries. This screen will contain a database of all the
Greetings you have created or imported into your Palm.
- Editor- For composition of new
Greeting and alteration of existing ones.
- MonkeyCard Message screen- Screen
where you compose the message part of the Greeting. To get to this
screen select the Text box at the top of the Monkey Editor screen.
There is a character counter located in the bottom right corner of
the screen.( It counts from 120 backwards, allowing you to manage
content of your Message)
TIP: Most SMS’s are standard with a
limit of 120 Characters, contact your carrier and your phones manual
to verify your limit.
Layout of Picture Messaging Editor
Screen
At the top of the edit screen
there is a box that says "no message yet" this is where you add the
text of your Greeting (clicking here will open up a new screen where
you can enter in your message). Located beneath the Message box
there is a tool bar. Directly under that is the "drawing" box where
you actually use the screen to do you editing/creating, and below
that is another box which gives you overview of the Greeting Card
you are editing. To the left of the overview box is a magnifying
glass for zooming in on a specific area. To the right of the
overview box are arrows for moving the Picture around in the drawing
box. And at the very bottom are the 3 function boxes for Saving
(Save), exiting the editor (Cancel), and Deleting
(Delete).

When you open MonkeyCard from the main
screen choose "new", to start building your personal Greeting. Once
on the builder/editor screen you have some "functions" in the
toolbar used to build your Card.
Creating a new Greeting
Card
You will not use the graffiti pad to
create your Greeting; you will draw directly in the box on the
screen. First you can enter in the text message of your Greeting,
the default will appear as "no message yet". Just tap on the message
box, and you will be taken to a screen that allows you to enter in
your text. Use the toolbar to draw, erase, block, or shift the
position of the picture.
- Drawing with the pen (1st box)- to
make a dot, simply tap the screen, to erase the dot tap it again
in the exact same place. To draw a line drag the stylus in a
straight line and you will see it appear in the Picture Box.
- The eraser (2nd box)- use the
eraser to take away any marks, lines or shapes as you run the
stylus over them. This is most effective to use when you are
erasing a large area, for detailed areas, just tap the pixel you
want to erase.
- Shading (creating block) (3rd box)
To use this begin in any area of the Picture Box using the stylus
pen and while maintaining contact with the screen move vertical or
horizontal until you have covered the desired area. Use this
option if you would like to have a solid background. To complete
the process simply put your stylus away from the surface and you
will have a shaded area.
- Shifting/Stretching/retracting
(last 4 boxes) The best way to understand how the shift buttons
work is try drawing a circle then choose any of the shift buttons
and tap in the center of your circle. It basically will expand or
contract the overall size and shape of your Picture. These buttons
are handy if you are tying to create a symmetrical design.

Zooming in on Picture for
detail
There is also a button to
"zoom" in on the area you are working on. This will give you the
ability to put greater detail into your design. To use this
function, click on the magnifying glass icon and then you will see a
box appear in the bottom overview of your Picture. You can then use
the arrows to locate the specific area you choose to
detail.
Editing a previously created Picture
Message
From the main screen highlight the
logo and then choose Edit. From there, simply follow the steps from
"Creating a Greeting Card". Remember, if you don’t save an edit
under a different name you will lose the original. In turn, if you
forget to save your changes, the Card will automatically revert back
to the original.
Sending the MonkeyCard
To send a Greeting you have created,
make sure everything has been configured properly (from the set up
section of this manual), then select the Card you wish to send. Once
you have chosen the Card, hit the send button. You then enter the
phone number you want to send it to, or you can send it to someone
in your address book by clicking the "phone" icon. This is located
to the right of where you enter the phone number.
Copying a Logo
If you have a Card that you would
like to keep but make modifications to it, you cancopy it. Highlight
the Greeting you wish to copy, then go to the drop down menu and
choose "copy icon". This will take you to the MonkeyCard Editor
screen where you can make your changes.
TIP: This is great for sending
duplicate cards with different text. If you don’t make any changes,
you will have two of the exact same Greetings. You can then return
to the program later, modify it and save your changes under a
different name. If you copy a Greeting Card on accident, just delete
the extra one from the main screen.
Information and Help
If you see an icon that looks like
a circle with an "I" in the middle that means you can get some
information by tapping on the "I". This information is brief, but
helpful in the event that you are unable to access the detailed
MonkeyCard manual. The icon is usually located in the upper right
hand corner of the screen or drop down box.
Beaming a Greeting
Select the Greeting you want to
send from the List, Tap the "menu" silkscreen button (or tap once on
the application name, if you are using PalmOS 3.5), then select
"BEAM Card".
Line up the two Palm's infrared port
(as for beaming), your Greeting will be transferred to your friend's
Palm. Your friend will need to have MonkeyCard installed to view or
edit it.
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Which Phones are supported, or will
be?
MonkeyCard works with all Infrared
capable GSM Mobile phones. In addition, most GSM data cables, such
as TDK Global Pulse and Option Snap-On are also supported. Look at
the table below to find out which phones will be able to see your
postcards !!
Model |
Supported |
Infrared |
Cable |
Nokia 3310 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 3390 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 6110 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 6150 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 6190 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 8110 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 8150 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 8210 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 8290 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 8890 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 7110 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 7190 |
Yes |
x |
x |
Nokia 5110 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 5150 |
Yes |
|
x |
Nokia 5190 |
Yes! |
|
x |
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