Palm Receive Off Screen ShotIn the Palm Preferences, leaving the Beam Receive option on can drain your battery at a higher rate than normal. However, returning to the Prefs application to turn the option on each time you wish to receive something can be a pain. Instead, write shortcut stroke, dot, i in any text field, which will turn on Beam Receive for a single instance.

The other option is to press and hold the plastic Address Book button as if you were going to beam your business card. After you beam your information (or tap Cancel), you’ll be asked if you want to turn Beam Receive on. …Cool.