Works Excellent most of the time, and Good the Rest. However, I have placed an order through PalmGear, a few days ago, and am a bit nervous as I have not received my code, yet. If I don't receive the code quickly I will up this rating to 5. This application has a smaller footprint to Zlink, which does the similar stuff, but has a quarter of a megabite footprint, whilst Powerrun is around 60k. :-)

A must for expanding internal memory, especially with larger memory cards. Add a gig or two to your internal memory

Great easy to use application which really frees up your memory. However, need to keep in mind that extension type programs cannot be moved. I guess that means programs which are constantly running cannot be moved to your card. It's not hard to figure out which apps cannot be moved, but those that you can move will save you a load of memory space.

Small, reasonably priced utility that delivers what it says it will. It's simple to install and use. It's a must-have utility for people that like to cram a lot of programs and a lot of utility into their PDAs.

This program is very useful to me, I save alot of memory. But some applications are not able to work well with this program or cannot be transfer to the card using this program. Overall can say that is very good.

This is a fantastic powerful ap. That can help me to arrange the capacity between RAM and SD Card. This ap shall become standard.

awesome app. great space saver. hardly notice a difference in speed of apps.

Easy!!!!!!!!!! And does exactly what it says it does.....Saves memory on your device. Worth tripple the cost.

I rarely write reviews, but having had my Zire 72 (and PowerRUN) for about a year now, I feel I can make an honest eval. As a Chiropractic student, I keep large pgms (like Netter's, Stedman's, and others) on my PDA, so memory is at a premium. I cannot fathom how other users do without PowerRUN! Heck, I am aready using a 1 Gig card (SanDisk, NOT Kingston, which gave me all sorts of trouble when recording lectures, even at 256K) and thinking of upgrading to a 2 Gig. Without PowerRUN my PDA would be just a nifty addressbook! Check out Dennis Essa's review, his directions enabled me run even MORE software off my card using PowerRUN (Diet Assitant's FOODs Db) and free up more hard drive! In short - Great purchase, even if u only use it "infrequently." :)

To Alex Rollo (disappointed reviewer). PowerRun CAN solve this problem! The files that powerrun copies to the SD card are those that have the same "Creator ID" as the application you move to the SD. Some applications have a different "Creator ID" for their data files. In this case, you can manually move them, with say the free utilities, FileZ or FileProg, into the PowerRun directory on the card, e.g., Palm/Programs/PowerRUN/xxxx, where xxxx is the name of the program you told PowerRUN to move. I hope that helps!

It may well run a lot of good software from the SD card, but the two most important programmes, for me, Noah Lite and SmartDoc, do not run without their data being kept on the main memory. The dictionary for Noah takes up a valuable 2MB and all my doc files take up about the same but SmartDoc just will not recognise the memory card at all. Pity really, I was hopeful when I read the description and other reviews.

PowerRun is one of my essentail apps. You can install new applications to your device by simply creating a new directory in the PowerRUN directory and copying the necessary files to the new directory. Then just open PowerRun and tell it to update shortcuts. You can even some apps that need to syncronize to the SD Card using this! Not all work but many do. I use SplashID on the card and it synchronizes perfectly.

I came back to powerrun after a happy time with launcher_III, that managed everything well on my old TRGpro. But with increasing cardsize (256mb) and number of files and programs stuffed into the "memcardpalm launcher" folder (critical above >60-70 files and some large referrence files like lexicomp etc) the unit slows down significantly, e.g. when mobibook reader scans the memcard for readable files and documents. With PowerRun the palm/launcher folder is nearly empty again, except from those large databases and some selected programs. But be careful and make a backup before starting to move data to your memcard via Poverrun: some progs (e.g. pocketmoney, mcfile) did crash my device and i had one hard reset (problems always happen when i tried to move the file to memcard at the first time - once moving to card did succed, I had no further problems).

Runs great on my Zire 71 with a lot of apps and data on a large SD-card and memorie free on your Palm. Easy exchanging from handheld to card (v.v). Helps to run a lot of apps on a limited memory handheld with a cardslot.

I have been using PowerRUN for a couple of years and it has never given me any problems whatsoever. I use a great number of applications in my work and I'd never get them all into my Treo 600 without this app. I tried others but they failed on several occasions. It will run large applications like LondonTube (2.4mb) and AirportCodes (1mb, and who claim you can't run their app off a SD card). Show me another app that will run 106 applications off the card seamlessly and without a hitch and I'll buy you a beer!

Very simple to install, works like a charm; As previously stated, the program does very little but it is a must have!!!

Nice and simple application with minimalistic interface and limited options. It would be great if developer updates it to support LifeDrive, as it currently causes fatal errors on it. Otherwise, decent application for avarage user who does not need as many features.

Does not work with new Palm Lifedrive handheld..causes resets had to remove from device

PowerRun is quite simply one of the most useful and reliable programs you could have on your palmtop. It does very little- but the little it does is very important. What's more, I have never known it to crash or cause any problems. Effectively this program vastly expands the capacity of your palmtop and allows you to shift and store applications that you only occasionally use onto a memory card. Most can be run from that destination and those that do not can be effortless returned to the Palm's 'internal' when needed. PowerRun really is a must have application. A little colour on the interface might be a cosmetic improvement worth considering. Adrian Skelton

Just purchased this product and I am very pleased! As a long time user of Palm products, I have always had a concern about the limitations imposed by the small amount of RAM and the limits it places on our ability to add applications. As a Real Estate Agent, I use several programs that require large amounts of data, such as Mapopolis, E-Key/Data, and Top Producer 7i Palm. I have had problems with HotSyncs due to the temporary data files required during the HotSync process by several of these applications overloading the available RAM. This application has allowed me to remove several of those programs that don't require daily updates and freed up enough RAM that this should no longer be a problem. My only concern, and a minor one at this point, is that according to the documentation, I can not use the card for any applications that need to HotSync data daily. Since TPP 7i stores a large amount of data, I was hoping this would run from the card also! But, I am pleased that I was able to free up enough RAM that I should not have to worry about updating those applications that have large databases any more.

I have bought and installed a gazillion programs for my Tungsten E. Some work fine, others don't work at all. Power Run is the most efficient, helpful software I have yet put on my Palm. I have quadrupled my memory capabilities, and I don't lose stuff either! Thanks

I would like to express my satisfaction with this software. It is by far, the best software which I have found for the Palm OS5 PDA. Thank you for this product!

Hey!!!!!!!! If you ever crash and lose every thing the P-RUN app.WILL NOT let you move apps on memory card again.Palm will say already on card..........NO FEAR.....just place memory card into a card reader and redownload from card reader to palm then back to memorycard from the palm . I know this may be simple to most, but I had to learn this by trail and error.

I have a Clie TJ37 with a 512mb card and can load and unload lots of apps in little time. I have not had any gliches with PowerRUN and have been using for about a month.

Works well on the Treo 650 - in case any of you new users are worried. I have GoodLink installed which takes up about 1/2 of the Treo's memory so the PowerRun is very helpful. Does not support the 5 way button yet but you really don't have to be in the app very much once you get it set up!

The reviewer that previously said that there was no use for this application anymore obviously does not know what he is talking about. There are still MANY applications that will only allow you to run them from the device's ram. You cannot simply put the app on the memory card and launch it with certian programs. BUT, you can install the program to memory, then use this app to move it to the memory card, hence allowing the program to run. This program is a must have if you like to keep everything you install and have the space to do just that! Awesome.

I disagree with the prior rating . Not everyone wants a complicated bloated launcher. Power run is an excellent tool to help you Keep It Simple yet be able to have power features like running apps from your expansion card.Power run is one of my favorite programs. Give it a try its worth the download :)

I ran PowerRun back in the day before it was even possible to run apps off the memory card. But honestly, I don't understand why people still buy PowerRun when another program is only $5 more and you get a full launcher/themes/uninstaller/file manager/AND memory card launching ability. Even the native Palm OS 5.2 launcher runs apps off the memory card- all you need is a file manager to put them there. PowerRun was great before other solutions existed, but honestly, it's not worth it any more.

What a memory saver of a program. where have you been all my life? This program rocks. I was amazed of all the memory space i was saving. I could not believe what i was witnessing. This program really does what it says. Thank You..Thank you..Thank You..I am forever grateful..Thanks to the programmer and palmgear.com...Awesome program...

Great software, makes the 23meg of memory in the Treo 650 larger by allowing me to move most programs to my 1G SD card. The interface is simpe and straightforward, the ability to see the start time estimate (there is a delay starting and stopping large files) before deciding to move a file is extremely useful. The ability to have shortcuts in the local category groupings is A+.

Simple program, easy to use..and does the job well

Muy buena aplicacion para PALM, ya tuve la oportunidad de usarlo con Palm T1 y Palm T3, en ambas permite correr las aplicaciones con mayor velocidad. El Programa es bastatnte estable, en pocas ocaciones ha generado la necesidad de hacer un reset. Ayuda a ahorrar espacio en memoria. Mucho cuidado ya que no funciona con Documents to Go. Vale la pena su precio

Best way to simply save precious RAM! I'm using over 50MB of the Tungsten C's 64MB, so I'm almost full. I'm planning on upgrading to a Treo 650, which only has 22MB, so I really need a way to keep all my proggies and data files. Fast and easy to use. Much better than PIDirect II, which won't work on Palm OS 5.2. See this page about upgrading to Treo: http://tinyurl.com/4nfnl Because of it's new file system (shared with the T5) your programs/files may GROW as much as 33% on the Treo. I registered it in one day.

Worked way beyond my expectations. Doubled my available internal memory with the added benefit of having card based apps in the "internal" favorites list on my clie. Simple, elegant and a must have for any palm based system with expansion cards.

A great program, especially in combination with Butler, so that all programs are easily accessible with an assigned keypress. But I think it's also responsible for the necessity to sync my Treo 650 two to three times before it will sync successfully without restarting on its own.

Exactly what I was looking for. Needed something quick, easy to learn and simple to use on my Zire71 to move files back and forth to the expansion card. What's great is that you can keep your progarm icons on your handheld and launch them off the card from there! As soon as I loaded it and took a look, I knew I had found exactly what I was looking for... zero learning curve-couldn't be any easier. Can't believe Palm hasn't included something like Powerrun on every product with an expansion card. Just brought my little Palm light years closer to running like a desktop computer.

For my use---very stable. I use Avantgo alot and this allows all of my channels to be stored on my SD card. Also runs PTunes, Mapopolis, AeroPlayer, Filz, Web Pro, Endorfa, MobileDB, SolFree, and UnDupe from the card. It's GREAT. Can't imagine using my slightly aging TT1 without it! Worth every penny!!!

I have brought a registed version, but somehow it did not perform as expected. I have use Lightwav over Pocketune on my Treo 600. After moving over Poctketune to SD, Lightwav could not detect Pocketune as a default ringtone handler. And some programs increase in size and will resident in ram after running from SD. Large program like CJKOS also not supported.

I wish it wouldn't move things to Unfiled when you transfer them to the card, but otherwise this is a must have.

This really is an essential application. I have an aging Clie PEG 415 with only 8MB of memory. It does the jobs I need it to BUT I was running out of space for new applications I would like to have used. Power Run has given it a new lease of life! It has faultlessly run every application I have placed on the memory stick and, for applications you don't use too often, waiting a bit longer for launching is a minor inconvenience. If you are running out of memory and don't mind that wait this is a great buy.

a bug with using one game, but otherwise excellent to be able to run programs from the memory card

This is what I've been wanting my PalmOS devices to do since I owned one, about 7 yrs now. BRAVO!!! Completely frees up Data an App makes in RAM - on certain pgms! Mostly pgms that need the PalmOS internal clock/timing settings should be left in RAM, on your Palm. I have over 8MB of Mapopolis Maps and they run completely from an SD Card, NOW!!! Most others I've tried - have never been able to take such large PDB Files and run them flawlessly without a Hack. They would still use the Palm RAM as a buffer too, so you needed to allot for the size of the Data Files when running the App - or your Palm would Crash! I installed this and in one afternoon changed the entire structure of my pgm arrangements and my Zire72 is running super fast and plenty of space left to work with! Very stable and affordable APP!!! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Enjoy Your Day, PalmFX

Power Run is superb! Within minutes after downloading I had freed up 50% of My T3's "Hard drive" and moved the programs to my 128MB SD card! This has been by far the easiest program to learn to use out of all that I have downloaded or purchased! So far there has been no noticeable delay in opening any of my other programs. I chose NOT to move programs using alarms(like Datebk5)Eventhough I have installed silver screen Power Run seems to be the prgram actually launching" my applications. KUDOS to you guys for a great program!

Must be a bug in the software, been using this for nearly a year and once a while (that's like a week or so), some programs that has been 'PowerRun'ed would get to be on both the PDA memory & the SD memory at the same time. Can't use PowerRun to correct it - needed to 'delete' one of the 2 copies & move it over to SD card once more. Hope this could be checked out for future improvements

If more stars were available, this would have them. My Zire 71 was getting pretty near the 13.8 mb available due to maps and medical programs. Well... most are on my 128 sd card even though the aps said they can't be run from there! It keeps all the data on the card and the launching aps in memory. There is NO launcher out there that can do what this does. Try the 30 day demo. You'll buy it, too.

Este programa no está mal, lo que sucede es que lo hace mucho mejor y más completo el ZLauncher v4.01. Con programas como Mapopolis, con un fichero de 11 MB en la tarjeta SD de 256 MB (Lexar), arranca en menos tiempo el ZLauncher que el PowerRun, y además, hace muchas más cosas... con un precio mejor. ----- This program is not bad, what happens is that he/she makes it better and more complete the ZLauncher v4.01. With programs as Mapopolis, with a file of 11 MB in the card SD of 256 MB (Lexar), it starts up in less time the ZLauncher that the PowerRun, and also, he/she makes many more things... with a price better.

I have a Palm m515 with a 256 mg expansion card. This litte software enables to have so much on my PDA. 98% of the software I have runs through this software. A wonderful program and invaluable in efficient use of my PDA and expansion card. Definitely well worth the money! I have never regreted this purchase.

This is a review I am compelled to give: if you own a Palm M-130, buy PowerRun and a 128 MB expansion card. You can then run all the programs you wish, launching them from the memory card and still have the program icon on the handheld start-up screen! Love it. This program breathed FRESH LIFE into my Palm and made a nearly infinite number of programs possible. Thanks Hacker-Dude.san!

well, after initially thinking this was great I ran into a few problems with it. PalmReader and QuickOffice where not very happy and there where some other little glitches. So I submitted 3 support requests over the period of my 30 day trial. To date not a single response and no fix either. For $3 less you can get ZLauncher - faster, more flexible, next day responses when you ask a question, and a darn good launcher thrown in.

Good software. No gliches.

I have received flawless performance from 1.3. With Athena CF it has made use of my Clie NX-70V's wireless port usable as memory slot far more functional.

Excellent program! It's like buying more memory or a new unit for hardly any money. Easy to use. Every Palm owner should get this!

By far, the BEST launcher out there. Takes .pdb files and puts them on the card giving you more RAM. YOU MUST BUY THIS APP; trsut me.

This is the best! It has freed up so much space on my Palm Zire 71- and it really hasn't slowed down the apps much at all! Wonderful app!

I love this app ! It's freed up a lot of space on my UX50 that was starting to get a little stiffled ! Only question... after registering, does the PowerRUN logo disappear when shifting an app into current RAM (it's just a little annoying !)

This is great and it does help me to save more memory space on my Tungsten T. Guess I don't have to look for new Palm. Thanks.

Was very frustrated at not being able to free up memory on my CLIE.. I went with the reviews praising this program and they were RIGHT!!! Installed it... and within 5 minutes I hade freed up a lot of memory.. extremely easy to use.. if you have a memory problem.. BUY THIS!!

The program is great.

This software is wonderful, makes use of the memory stick so fast and so easy, and totally expaned the capibilities of my CLIE.

Isn't it annoying when companies like Sony, Handsprint, Palm, etc make their PDA devices and actually only put in 2Mb of memory? Well, ok, some of them are coming out in 4Mb, etc but still...why can't they implement, in one of the many models they release, a 64Mb PDA and be done with? The answer, from them, is the memory in PDAs costs more (I beg to differ but that's me). So the rest of us who have to suffer the consequences of poor design/commercial decisions must go out and get these external media devices such as SD cards and Sony Memory Sticks (using two of the most widely used external media formats as examples). At first, these external media devices were great at storing MP3s, documents and screenshots of the digital family album. That's all they were good for...unless vendor specific (spelt proprietary) added in application execution support from them. PowerRUN changes all that. Any palm device can now move applications off their overloaded Palm devices onto the external media cards, freeing up the Palm from memory crisis but also adding in a potentially whopping application memory space of 1Gb (+ the palm device's built-in memory). I've moved almost everyone of my applications to the Sony Memory Stick now and its so well integrated with the Palm OS that I don't notice the beauty of PowerRUN except for the brief PowerRUN messages telling me its loading the application from my external storage. The biggest gripe I have about it is that running large applications (and switching between applications) can be a costly exercise when it comes to the management of your PDA's power usage. Accessing an external media means the PDA must power up the external media drive to read/write data to it. It chews up your PDA's power much quicker than if you were playing Bejeweled all afternoon. But this is not the fault of PowerRUN's design. Its just one of those things you have to live with...for now or until someone makes a better, longer life battery. The other gripe is that it doesn't work with all applications. But as I've moved all the applications I only occasionally used or the applications which chew up more than 300K, PowerRUN has already met its criteria in satisfying my thirst for more memory. For those who can help, I would love to know how to move Avantgo across so that I can hotsync updates to Avantgo. Maybe the makers of PowerRUN is working on an update for that...my wishlist. The only other minor gripe I have is if PowerRUN could just be modified to ask whether I want to delete the application on my external or internal device if I am trying to move an application that already resides there. e.g. when I upgrade an application version. Saves me from using the stylus anymore than I need to.

dudes, this is the sweetest thig i've installed to my nx70v since my simpsons episode. if you dont have the software then you should break your palm right now. actually dont break it but install powerRUN before you finish reading this review.

You simply cannot maximize your Clie' without PowerRUN. Turned my NZ 90 into a road machine. Sony should have provided PowerRUN as standard OEM. A must software addition. Trust me!

This softeware is awesome!! Avant go wont update but besides that it works fatastic and with a memory stick- you now have more storage than a pocket pc!

I have a Palm M505, with a 64Meg SD card. I use it extensively, and I use Quickoffice, Thinkdb2, Daynotz, Bonsai, etc. etc. I can't get it all into the 8Megs that the M505 has. This has solved all the problems for me. It does take a bit longer to get some things loaded and running, but I store those programs that I use occasionally on the card, and the ones I use most frequently in RAM. This is a GREAT program if you don't have enough RAM for everthing. I find it very easy to use; and I don't recall spending much time learning how it works ( which is a good thing ). I recommend it highly.

This will actually be my first post. This Program is extremely good, it motivated me to post my comments on it. This application takes all the ram memory and it transfers it to your External Memory, Memory Stick, SD Card, or Compact Flash. I went from having 1.2 MB left of memory to 5.7 left now in my Memory. The best thing is you can access all the applications you've transfered to your external memory, from the applications page. Awesome. By far the best application too have. You wont regret it.

This is "must have" software. I run NetFront along with several readers on my Sony CLIE TG-50. With PowerRUN, I've moved NetFront onto the MS and no longer have to juggle apps to have enough internal memory to run the browser. Being able to categorize MS apps in the Launcher, and even use them as favorite apps is great--I'll be reloading some currently things currently on the MS just to take advantage of this feature. Thanks for a great app!

Another great "must have" from Hacker Dude-san. Thanks again! Large apps or apps with large databases are no longer a problem on my Palm m505. It's simple, useful, and nearly transparent in operation. I'll definitely be buying the license for the very reasonable fee.

This is what I have been waiting for for ages, Without this, the SD card has limited use

Well, another great poit of this software is, that after hard reset of your device after reinstalling powerrun you will find all your applications and databases back. Jan Pospichal

I tried this nifty little program for an hour before I made the decision to purchase immediately. It does an excellent job moving apps to your memory card and freeing up internal memory. Though the launching of programs from the card are just a tad slower than from internal memory, it is well worth it. Buy it!!!

This program is a MUST have for all Palm users with SD memory cards/Memory Sticks. I just freed up 2.6MB additional memory on my Tungsten T and now for the first time, I can load large city maps for the GPS program that I use (DigiMap). Only my 256MB SD card sets the limit now, compared to aprox. 1 MB free memory before. And I disagree with another review here; yes, certain launchers sometimes allow you to copy an application to your memory card, but the application has a database it needs to write to, this cannot be moved to the memory card or it will not work. PowerRun allows you to copy the complete application and will read and write to the database on memory card. This is the best single utility I have installed!

Is nice for a few applications I have, but it appears that most people do not know that this product is not a neccesity but a convenience. If they understand their launcher as well as what directories to store their applications in, it would not be necessary. I have removed it after finding this out. Not only can I launch my applications from my Memory Stick, but they run faster after removing them from PowerRUN. Oh yes, one other thing, the marketing is not very swift. Yamada must be the only vendor that discourages customers from purchasing more than one of his applications. No matter how many you purchase, he will not offer a discount. Look at many of the great suites offered from $25-$45 and you can see that he would be smarter to be more customer friendly. Jon

Though I've paid for and registered a large number of software products on the PalmGear site, I was never compelled to write a review until using Powerrun. This is THE program for Palm users with memory cards. It is simple to use, intuitive and fast. If there was a piece of software for the Palm that was worth the price, this is it.

I love the thrill of pointing people to this app. A whole new world opens up when they catch on to the idea thatthe barrier is gone!I have 50 MB of APPS and Databases, running on my card! Kudos. THe ONLY limitations are now 1. Card size and 2. Apps with conduits need to stay internal.

Although programs load slightly slower on the card, but it's definitly worth waiting a sec or two longer and have all the apps I want on it~~! Great job!

Very good application... would get 5 stars if it also performed file compression...

Very Fast load and upload from PDA to Card completely free up your RAM from your Palm Device. This is the best program I ever come across. Well Done!!!

It works great with Sony Clie SJ20. Now I can move my app into the memory stick. Thank you for your software.

First of I must say this is a great program. It saves you alot of room on your PDA. It is a must have. I do find one problem with it though (I already talked to the author about this and he is going to fix it as soon as the programming product, CASL, upgrades to being able to program in OS 5 environment without mistakes). The problem I find is that it gives you a Fatal error after some time using it. It won't work correctly after that. So it doesn't work perfect with OS 5, but nevertheless when it does get fixed it is way well worth the money.

Very good product. Only thing holding it back is that some programs with a large number of databases (avantgo or smartlisttogo) are all or nothing affairs. One can either move all of the app (including data files) or nothing. Programs with fewer number of databases can have just the app moved. I'd like to do this with avantgo and smartlist to improve the load time of the applications and smartlist is very bad at seeing its dBs on a card.

Excelente programm and must have for every Sony NX-60/70 user. It can save you a lot of RAM ,you can even launch NetFront from Memory Steak

This is definitely a must have program. One in a while you run into programs that are too good to be true-- this is one of them! I'm a very skeptical guy, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with program. If I were to advise anyone which program they NEEDED to have after they bought a new Palm device; PowerRun is the one to have!

Very simple to use. Just select the program that you want to move to Memory Stick (I use a Clie). Few seconds later, it's done, moved, and a shortcut is created in the launcher area. The downside is that applications on the Memory Stick will take a much longer time to load, but this is in no way a PowerRun issue (it simply is the transfer speed limit of the Memory Stick slot). Another issue is a compatibility issue between PowerRun 1.2 and YiShow 5.2 (for Clie): Icons (shortcuts) that are (originally)black and white does not show up in YiShow anymore, and are just "blank" with App's name. The two issues above doesn't bother me much (if at all). PowerRun itself is a great piece of software and does exactly what it says it does.

I purchased this program almost a year ago, and I don't know what I would do without it. I have almost 16 MB of programs/games running on my memory stick. This is by far the best app ever!

Excelente,excellent, superb,,,this siftware allowed me to do what many other progrmas did not,to move softwares to the memeory card and I save a lot of memory in RAM, I still have 10 days left to try it and definitily I am going to buy it.

BUY IT! BUY IT! BUY IT! I read all previous comments, tried it for 10 minutes, bought it and all I can say is BUY IT!!! The program is fantastic!!! It does all it offers and more. Opening programs from MS is as easy and fast as doing it directly. No launcher comes even close. I expanded my available memory from 1Mb to 6Mb in less than 10 minutes. BUY IT!!!

This is the application I've been waiting for! So much easier than other apps like MS Mount, for example. I saved 4 megs of RAM in a less than 10 seconds, and the apps I placed on MS launch perfectly! Thank you for making my life a lot easier! This Palm OS software is well worth every cent and essential for anyone who would like to save valuable RAM space on their handheld.

Works great on my M515 with 32MB SD card except....when I quit applications they stay in memory, even with a stock standard setup with no hack manager or 3rd party launcher...tried lots of different ways of using power run but can't get away from this problem - if there is a fix that works I will register in 10 seconds flat...Thanks

Wow, what can I say man!!! This IS the MUST-HAVE for all those Palms with VFS Support. If you are reading this, go back and click the order button now, cos this is the best application for VFS. Tell you what, I actually freed 4.6MB from my Sony Clie T665C. YES, 4.6MB, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! Wow, that's great and it works very well with programs that changes their databases often. The changes made are saved back to the card with no problems, which should in theory. And it also shows you the estimated launch time required if put into card so you can decide what to put onto the card. All in all, this is the best, better than PiDirect or any others!!! Go get it, you won't regret!!! : )

nice prog. - especially because of moving the complete applications to the card (compared to laucherIII 3.05: with my favourite 750kb dictionary launcher only gets the 20kb-application moved to the card and the 720kb databes is left in ram) unfortunately with handera330 (palmos3.5x) any application moved to the card by powerrun seems to take much more space in ram than the original file has. so some large databases/applications doesn't work or it takes really a long time to be moved from card to ram (e.g. with epocrates). so for theese my "problem"-applications i still have to continue using msmount.

This program let me get back another meg of main memory, which I badly need since I was down to about 200K. The ability to start the programs on the memory stick from the main application selection lets me use TealLaunch with any program I like. At least one launcher has a similar capability, but with PowerRun I can use any launcher I like, which I prefer.

This is truly an excellent piece of software even though it could use a few improvements. There are a couple of programs that will not run properly when used with PowerRUN (such as Netwalk II from Beiks - it does not save game progress) and it does not support conduits to work for those programs stored on the card (but that is understandable). What I would really like to see is some kind of progress indicator (like a loading bar or a % counter) so you know it's working, sometimes it feels like my Palm has frozen when using rather large applications. A minor issue that needs to be fixed, I am not sure if this is SilverScreen specific, is a problem that can occur when upgrading software. If, for instance, I move an app back to RAM, hotsync a new version over it and move it back to the card, whenever my launcher tries to view that program's icon it freezes and I need to do a soft reset. When the Palm has been reset it reads the icon just fine.

If I may, for a moment, draw upon some literary references to sum up my feelings for this software, let pause to quote the ultra-funk-rock group "The Ides of March" from their song "Vehicle", "GREAT GOD IN HEAVEN, I THINK I LOVE YOU!" <BR> THIS is the reason I bought my m125 in the first place! I run this with Silver Screen and have not had any {knock on wood} soft reset issues. <BR> If this software were a breakfast cereal, it would be "Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter!" I love it. Thank you and GOD BLESS YOU! <BR> Palmgear should DEFINATELY put this on the "Essentials" list for those of us running SD-type external cards! <BR> I LOVE YOU MAN!

Four-and-a-half stars. I use PowerRun on my Palm m505 with SilverScreen. When first installing this program, I experienced a few soft resets caused by a variety of factors. These crashes do not happen so frequently now, but I still have to perform the odd soft reset when returning to the application screen, having just moved a program to the SD card.<BR> This aside, PowerRun is still a very capable and impressive program that is certainly worth registering. Before installing PowerRun, I had just 300k memory on my m505. I now have over 3MB free. A possible improvement, however, would be the ability to run programs that have conduits, as some of my most memory-hogging applications use conduits. Speed improvements would also be most welcome. In conclusion, PowerRun has in effect just added 64MB extra memory to my m505. And for $15 (UK£12), you'd be mad not to purchase this excellent application.

Awesome product. Flawless with CLIE T615C and memory sticks. This is the only such utility that actually works for most apps.. *BONUS* that it works with Read/Write database files!! I have almost a hundred megs of apps on my memory stick by now and the ability to run them all in seconds. If you use a memory stick or expansion card, this product is a MUST-HAVE!

This is a very useful utility! I know this application since then first release.<BR> I using the LauncherIII and I know that will be increase a internal RAM in the near future palm products.<BR> Therefore, I tought the PowerRun doesn't need for me so far. However, I have a trouble a certin application. Its happend memory leak when put it on the SD card.<BR> Altough, This application mentiond the SD compatible in user manual. Then I have there is nothing for it but to use the PowerRun. Simply, I had expect to the PowerRun only this behavior makes work fine.<BR> However, The PowerRun come up to my expectation satisfactority. The PowerRun having very simple user interface and reliable. Ofcause, I can decrease the file size of internal RAM. In short, I can shorten a backup/restore to the SD card progress time.

I have used this app since purchasing my Palm m505,thru many revisions, and have had little difficulty with it. I believe it well worth registering, and the best of it's kind so far. I use it with Launch'em III, and have only had minor issues which I was able to resolve myself. Next to apps actually running from the card, this is the best solution so far. I recommend it to everyone I know with a Palm m50x.

Excellent program. I works perfctly with my Sony Clie. I am used to store in the MS card all the program that require less than 250K of memory and do not need to hotsyn. With 600K RAM left I can use more that 5MB of games, utilities and other programs.

This program works well with my Visor Prism until the 30day trial period is over... then even after purchasing the program, I recieve errors and can not access my memory card. The only work around I have found sofar is to change the date on the handheld to one prior to installation. Contacted the creator and was told to talk to Kopis Inc (the creator of the memory card adapter software).

Nice program, however with new launchers like launcherIII this app has little added value, since moving apps and databases back and forth to a card is integrated. Better jet, it can be done by one single move without opening powerrun first. The advantage of powerrun over e.g. the built-in function of launcherIII is that is indicates the loading time when the app is loaded from card.

Very nice work. The major advantage of this over PiDirect and MSMount is that PowerRUN works with databases that are changing, whereas those other apps only work with read-only databases. Other advantages of PowerRUN is its ease of use, semaless integration into third-party launchers, etc. Have I ever come across a bug? Yes. However, no one else has made anything which can touch this, so I give PowerRUN 5 stars.

A very nice app, but not well suited for the Handera 330: PowerRun supports only one installed memory card, but the Handera has both a CF and SD slot. With memory cards installed in both, PowerRun insists you remove the unused one so you can install files. Once files have been installed to the SD card, PowerRun won't see them if the CF card is installed -- it tells you to replace the CF volume with the SD volume. Another annoyance is the inability to move data files that don't have the same creator as the application. Case in point: Noah Lite's dictionaries. If you use PowerRun to move the application, then manually copy the databases to the right directory, it works, but the app should have some way to let me specify what databases to associate with the app. One final nit: PowerRun requires you name your cards, and it allows spaces and special characters to be used. However, it's just using the volume label to store the name, so "Doc Files 1" gets munged to "DOCFIL~1" -- not terribly intuitive. It would help if PowerRun would should you what the resulting name will be rather than letting you assume the card was named as you specified.

Excellent program! Using it with the Sony Clie N610c, it does everything I want it to! Loading time is excellent, it loads a 400 kb app/database in 5 seconds, which works for me. Obviously the documentation is translated, but, it is really easy to use. I highly recommend it to anybody who has external memory!

One of the best VFS program out there. Different from MsMount and PiDirect. I curently use PowerRun for PRC files and MsMount for databases. ADV: easy to use(move files back and forth b/t Ram and MS), fully tested, no bugs. Your launcher will remeber the catg. their belong. PiDirect will not. Everytime you reset your palm icons move back to the Unfiled folder. Disadv: a bit too slow launcher prog.

It works well with sony clie. I have tried mcFile, piDirect and I like PowerRun the best. It is much easier to use compare to the previous two, i.e. you don't have to go thru a list of .prc files and .pdb files to figure out what to move to the memory stick or where to move to on the memory stick. You just need to pick an application to move, PowerRun hides all the detail information from the user. Although piDirect is little faster compare to PowerRun but when loading an application, PowerRun popups a loading window, as with piDirect, it seems like the program just hangs which could be confusing and user would tend to click on the icon again.

It works well with sony clie. I have tried mcFile, piDirect and I like PowerRun the best. It is much easier to use compare to the previous two, i.e. you don't have to go thru a list of .prc files and .pdb files to figure out what to move to the memory stick or where to move to on the memory stick. You just need to pick an application to move, PowerRun hides all the detail information from the user. Although piDirect is little faster compare to PowerRun but when loading an application, PowerRun popups a loading window, as with piDirect, it seems like the program just hangs which could be confusing and user would tend to click on the icon again.

I'm very frustrated with this program --using a Handera 330-- which the developer claims is compatibile. It is not at all compatible on my H330 and caused multiple fatal errors when trying to run. Worse, it became nearly impossible to delete, as somehow the file became corrupted or was otherwise set as a resource database by the application. Handera 330 users, just use AutoCF and save yourself the grief. Lack of documentation in English is totally unacceptable.

Just registered after trying it out for a week... note to John: while it *would* be great for PowerRun to be able to support files larger than your device's RAM, this is really not PowerRun's fault -- programs must be in RAM to be run. But I agree that it would be great if you could install directly to the card and have it work via PowerRun. Possibly a PowerRun install program could handle this in the future? I'm giving this a "good" rating rather than "excellent" because although I find the current version of PR to be indispensable, (1) I often (daily?) have errors requiring a soft reset (not sure if this is PR's fault or Silver Screen's fault), and (2) I can no longer go four or five days between recharges on my m505... but it's worth the small hassle of daily charging. Finally that 64MB MMC card I bought just after getting my m505 is being put to good use!

I was initially excited about the features and usability of Powerrun. It was useful in that it creates shortcuts for files in SD. And the useful feature of informing users how long it takes to move a file to RAM. So why 2 stars? The reason most of us buy a SD or MMC card is to store files, especially large files in those cards. Powerrun can't recognize a file installed straight from desktop to SD/MMC. Files have to be installed in RAM, then move to the cards. So, how I a install a 9Mb file when my Palm only has 8Mb? Even if I have 6 Mb left on RAM, it won't allow me to install a 3Mb file. So, beware to that before you buy this software. Hopefully the author will address is feature soon.

This program is definitly worth registering (it is the first program I purchased). It really makes up for the memory card support in Palm OS 4 and a m505 handheld. Now I can store useful applications and games on the memory card without putting them in the same 'folder'!

The expansion card support that came with the Palm was truly sorry (for example, it would move Mapopolis to the internal memory, but leave the maps on the expansion card which didn't work). Powerrun fixed this kind of problem, puts "shortcuts" on the launcher that Silverscreen 2.0 can see, and allows for much better management of expansion card apps (move, delete, beam...). EXCELLENT software that I registered within an hour of downloading!

Great Application! A must have for people with SD/MMC/Memory Stick, etc.

This is an update to my previous review. Sony's HiRes function and PowerRUN is NOT compatible, but you can use SwitchDash instead of the Sony's HiRes function. When you use SwitchDash, make sure the HiRes function is turned off in the pref screen. Hopefully, PowerRUN will support the Sony's HiRes function in the future releases, but for now PowerRUN works beautifully with SwitchDash. Here's what I received from their tech support: "Thank you for the information. Yes, PowerRUN and Sony's HiRes function is not compatible. You can use SwitchDash ( http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~imazeki/palm/data/SwDS033.zip ) instead of Sony's HiRes preference. PowerRUN and SwitchDash is compatible."

I'm testing this on my Sony Clie 710. The program works beautifully, except for one major problem if you're using it with a Clie. When I run my Clie in hires mode, some applications do not display correctly. For these applications, I can mark them as low res only in the preference screen. Unfortunately, if one of these applications is running from the memory stick, I can only mark the shortcut as low res only. So, when the real application is copied to the internal mem, Clie doesn't know to run it in low res. I've sent an email to tech support, but no response from them.

I have a Sony CLIE S300 and this is a dream come true. With my 64MG memory stick I can now run programs from the stick and conserve the precious internal memory. It works great for any application that is self contained - i.e. any program that does not have to update its files each time it runs - such as games, etc. When you move the application to the Memory Stick, PowerRun takes all the related files. This means that you can move programs with multiple files. I have also found that I can use my SONY digital camera connected to my desktop computer to add files or take files from the PowerRun folder, letting me modify what is and is not loaded when I run the application. It should be standard equipment on every CLIE!

Seamless operation with simple functioning. Superior to AutoCF by leaps and bounds. I also registered within a day of trial use.

This app is awesome! It was the reason I switched from PPC to Palm. I only wish that PQA's could be handled by PowerRun as well. This would be a potential wish list item.

I totally take back my previous Unacceptable rating; loading PowerRun crashed my HandEra because I had pZip loaded. Deleted pZip and PowerRun did everything it said it could do. As others have indicated, some programs like Documents to Go don't work and I found that PEdit didn't work either. Would like to see the option to move only databases and not Apps, but used CardPro on the HandEra to do that. A got-to-have app for anyone with a Palm OS device with removable storage cards!!

Excellent product, just upgraded to an M505 with a 32mb card and I love it. One problem though..... PowerRun fails with a Fatal Exception if you have !PZip installed too. OK, so !PZip isn't that critical now I have lots of space, but would be nice to have the choice of using both ;-) I have informed the developer.

Got my new m505. Heard of PowerRun. Installed it, tested it, registered it, use it. All in a couple of minutes. What a great and cool application and it helped me organize my applications and free up memory. GREAT and worth any price.

Superb program. I registered almost immediately. The speed with which you can now access applications on the card is amazing, even more so if you use an overclocking utility. Combine this with ability to launch application as you normally would as opposed to switching to the card 1st, make this a must have.

From trial to registered in under 10 minutes. Easily a record for me. This is a fantastic program! I was disappointed with how the SD cards were handled by the m505, but this program, along with MSMount and McFile, have my m505 running EXACTLY how I want. If you have an m500/505 and an SD card, do yourself a favour and download this now!

Great program! I tried it on my Handera 330. The icons look terrible on the Handera and some programs do not work correctly when started from the card. Nevertheless - genious!

PowerRun is a great utility, but if you need to delete it (as I did to install the new version) take care to deactivate it first, or the delete will fail. Deactive via the app's menu. I would have given this product five stars but for the poorly written manual. I hope the developer invests some revenue in a better translation. Well worth the $15, even so.

It is a great piece of software. It is three times faster in accessing the expansion card than the original Palm OS. If anyone uses the M500 series Palm, you would know that it would get an intermittent Fatal Exception Reset error if accessing the expansion card too much. With Power Run, all that goes away. All Palm 500 series users must get this software.

I have to agree absolutely with Barry Traub - this is absolutely essential software for Palm m500 & m505 owners. I have always been dancing close to the end of my 8 MB internal RAM, playing with JackFlash, etc. to squeeze out a few more k of memory. This program solves my problems - at least until more software developers make their products "expansion card friendly". This app is also absolutely stable; I have had no resets thusfar...

If you own a PDA with an expansion card, do youself a favor and get this program. I downloaded the trial version and purchased the software within 5 minutes. It flawlessly moved programs into and ran from expansion cards. This is a program Palm should have developed and installed on all PDAs. An excellent execution of a mandatory application for PDA dependent users like me.

All the issues in my previous review has been solved. Many simple as an english version of the manual. :-) Read the manual! Now I do not have to wait for the card catagory to build it's icons, find the application icon I want to run amongst the list of all the apps. on my SD card (64 meg card with 26 megs filled.) and then the app. to load internal and run. PowerRUN lets you place the card's application short cut icons in any of your regular folders, find it faster and run it faster. Works great!

Absolutely Incredible! There are simply not enough stars to indicate the importance of this program to m505 owners like myself. In reading some of the reviews, I thought it would be impossible to figure out, but it was totallt intuitive and if there's a serious conflict, I've nott yet found it. I simply activated PowerrRUN, moved 15 programs (totalling 800+k) to my 64MB card and held my breath. I stayed away from programs dependant upon dynamic databases and not only did every program execute flawlessly using the PowerRUN command, they ran perfectly, from their Silver Screen 2.0 icons. The only minor glitch was that the Silver Screen icons became "unfilled" and that took just seconds to remedy. By the time I had finished, I had moved more than 2mb of executable prc's to my card. 15 minutes after I downloaded the shareware, I was back here, paying the registration fee; a bargain as I see it.

This is an excellent product for using apps on the memory card. As far as I can tell, registering isn't possible in English, but since there is no way to enter a code in the software, I don't believe that it does anything. You just have to wait for PowerRun 1.0 to really register probably.

Although it is good, but so expensive. I was using it in beta version. And the ion is MS CARD picture. I am the user of M505, i don't like the ion.

This is a VERY useful program. If you are one of the lucky people to get your hands on an m505 series palm, you must download this program. If anybody reads Japanese, could you post what registering does (gets rid of time limit, opens up features, etc.)

This is an excellent app, and I would have given it 5 stars if it had warnings on what it shouldn't be used with. If you have a palm with an SD slot get this app ? you need it! It works with other launchers (SilverScreen etc) and is easy to use. BUT BE WARNED: Do NOT move apps that use conduits (AvantGo etc.) the conduit expects databases to be available when they won't be, expect weirdness. Do NOT move apps that act as launchers (DocumentsToGo etc.) the launch is aborted when the app is placed back in the SD. Do NOT move apps that hack the OS (QuickBits etc.) just don't go there ? just don't. I would also be careful of apps that set alarms (DateBk, BackupVFS, etc). Don't get me wrong this really is a great app ? just be aware of what should not be moved.

This Application is an absolute must for all those Palm OS handhelds that wish to store data on external cards, and save internal memory. Shortcuts are created that can be categorised like any internal memory application. These, when clicked on automatically launch the App from the external memory. The shortcuts even remember which external card the actual app is stored on, and prompts you to put the correct card in the expansion slot. Jonathan

This is a truly IMPRESSIVE application. Don't let the simplistic description deceive you. I wasn't expecting such a creative development approach for an early-generation VFS launcher application. This application allows you to "move" an application and corresponding data to an SD or MMC card. This data is stored on the card, but a windows-like "shortcut" is created in your regular application group. This shortcut technique is truly marvelous, because you can use the existing launcher, or other launchers (I'm guessing, but I have not verified.) Flash cards are not as speedy as RAM. There's no way around this, but Mr. Tatsushi shows you how long it will take to launch the application from flash. How is an application AND data launched from flash? When you hit the shortcut in the program lancher, it loads the data from flash, and writes it back out to flash when the application closes. The data is portable with the card, and does not reside in main memory. I verified this with VFS utilities. I only downloaded this utility because I was desperate. I didn't realize how much creative functionality was packed into this program.