• $20

• Makes memory cards quicker to use
• File lists combine RAM and the cards

• A bit of work to setup
• Not real useful

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Setting it up
FilePoint provides you the ability to completely manage your files - but first you need to organize your files. I found that organizing the files could take a long, long time. That could be partially because I have so many programs, but I think much of it was the process.

To create a folder you use a pull down window and if you want to nest the folders you need to be sure you uncheck the box which specifies if it's a top level folder. Once you have created and named all of your folders, you can easily drag and drop the files into place. The only complaint here was the confirmation message every time you moved a file and hitting OK for every file really added up.

Features
Filepoint has three different views: a folder view, an icon view, and a file details view.

You can do quite a bit with the files. At the bottom of all the views is a tool bar which allows you to scroll through and manipulate the files. To open a file you can either double tap it, use the pull down menu, or hit the icon at the bottom of the screen.

Among the icons at the bottom there is a filter and arrows to scroll with. The icons allow you to print a document, delete a file, or copy to and from the expansion card. Unfortunately you can't delete or beam an entire folder using those icons, but they are still very useful for the individual programs.

Memory cards
As stated before, this program lets you deal with your memory card as well as the RAM. To identify a file on the card you will see a small asterisk by the file. This really helps to separate the items which are on the card when you're viewing them with the ones in RAM.

Using FilePoint for programs on the memory card, instead of the default launcher, really helps to save time. You can quickly view a list of programs from the memory using FilePoint, but the Palm's default launcher can take over a minute to load.

Using FilePoint as a launcher
Really, FilePoint doesn't do much if you don't set it as the default launcher. To set this up just go into Preferences and check the box. When using it as a launcher the first thing you may notice is that every time you try to exit a program you will have to wait for FilePoint to load. Also, you might realize how completely useless the files are under the icon and file detail views. It would be nice if there were little icons you could tap on representing the folders. Another drawback to using it as a launcher is that you need to double tap a program to use it instead of the standard single tap most Palm users are used to

Conclusion
FilePoint provides a Windows-like interface but most of the features will only be appreciated by the techies. For most users FilePoint is overkill and definitely not worth the $20, but there are certainly a few people who will benefit from this program.