>Hey I just got a new Palm VX (after feeling left out in NOLA ;) ). I see there's a bunch of apps and shareware I can download for this thing, I'm wondering what's the those-who-know scoop on the cool or not so cool stuff I should load? TIA!

If you are going to the Miami devcon, get the CitySync guide http://www.citysync.com/

For surfing the web and getting email directly to your Palm
http://www.proxiweb.com/

For IRC
http://members.tripod.com/~hokamoto/PalmIRC.html

For Databases
http://www.thinkingbytes.com

Turn your Palm into a remote
http://www.pacificneotek.com/omnisw.htm

For reading eBooks
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/HomePage/default.asp

For downloads:
www.palmgear.com
www.memoware.com