[From Prof TJ Marinello, Netherlands] One of the great headaches for any who make "must have" recordings using Palm Voice Memo on a Treo 680 is the lack of a regular way to transfer the files to a PC. Palm never provided a proper conduit for these recordings to sync with your desktop. Further, the Voice Memo recordings only can be recorded to the internal memory of the Treo 680. Most users have given up on Palm and purchased a third-party software such as CallRec. CallRec is an excellent choice for voice recordings and will record direct to an SD card unlike Palm Voice Memo. But what about the poor souls who have valuable information trapped on their Treo? A Google search even linked a plea for a solution from a PhD student with 40 hours of recordings trapped on his Treo. I found myself in a similar situation with a few valuable recordings that needed to be transferred for easy use. The answer is in hand! I finally was able to make my valuable recordings accessible on my desktop. A posting by a user named "bigalex" on the Brighthand forum last Fall provided a way. His 6-step instructions are below. I've added some useful related instructions and ideas once the files are transferred.
These instructions are related to Versamail:
1. Attach the voice memo file to e-mail.
2. Save the e-mail as "draft" and close it (don't send it)
3. Open again the mail msg
4. Tap on the yellow paper icon and choose save to card
5. You will get a confirmation box saying that the file was saved
6. Go to [SD card]Palm\Programs folder and you will find the file. Your file is the one with the "amr" extension.
Several notices are in order for this method.
1. You will need to have Versamail setup. A real account is not needed. Just satisfy the software with some type of settings.
2. Files longer than a 50-minute recording seem to be too large to attach. Another reader on the Brighthand blog mentioned some method of Bluetooth in combination with the Versamail instructions, but the details were not given.
Once the files are transferred to your SD card, transfer those files to your PC via a card reader of some sort. Although the files have been transferred to your PC, how do you play them? At least two methods exist.
1. Play them directly using RealPlayer 11. The .amr files already should have been associated during the installation. If not, associate this file type.
2. Download a free AMR to WAV program called MIKSOFT Mobile AMR Converter. Convert and then play on your favorite WAV player.
I hope this helps those who have been looking for an answer to this challenge.
