Pocket-PC-World

Introduction:

This image, is 12: 15 pm and stop at Joe's Snack shop for a quick bite to eat. While enjoying this great sandwich that you're wondering if you have time to stop it from that perspective the Office before returning to the Office for your weekly staff meeting. Unfortunately I do not remember if the meeting starts at 1: 30 or 2: 30.

You think to yourself, "You open my laptop and check my calendar, but you remember quickly is out in the car and it's pouring down rain, you think," boy, there must be a better way. " As you look around Joe's Snack shop disappointed not carry the laptop with you, have you noticed that some young hot-shot has just pulled something out of Pocket Shirt that resembles a pocket calculator. You gather the courage to walk over him, and asks, "what is that thing?" Without looking up from it says "is a Palm, dude, where have you been? I'm just checking my schedule for the afternoon. "

A Palm tree, what is a Palm? Only Palm that you are familiar with are those attached to his hands. As you walk out to your car to use laptops continue to wonder: what is a PDA, Palm or whatever? And how to get my hands on one?

Just like the laptop freed the world from your desk and Office, new discoveries in technology, such as Personal Digital Assistants, called so often a PDA (Palm or PDA) is revolutionizing the way the mobile computing.

What is a PDA?

Official name: Personal digital assistant

Nick names: Palm Pilots, PDA, handheld

Defined: A remarkable, very small, fully functional portable device, such as the type of a computer. Its beauty is that it is only about the size of a calculator, small enough to hold in the Palm of your hand. Unlike A paper Organizer or planner, a PDA may also contain your e-mail downloaded and play music.

PDA history

Actually one of the first PDA to be commercially available is designed by Apple Computer during the 1980s. It was called the "Newton Message Pad". However, Newton proved to be too big, too complicated and expensive. In addition, his handwriting recognition program was poor. A handful of other companies attempted to make a PDA with little success.

It was not until 1990 that the idea of doing a small laptop for storing phone numbers and addresses, take notes and keep track of daily events really blossom.

In 1996, he introduced the original Palm Pilot, and was a great success with consumers. It was small and light enough to fit in a shirt pocket, ran for weeks on AAA batteries, it was easy to use and could store thousands of contacts, appointments and notes. More importantly, it was affordable. Today, it is possible to buy Palm-like leading PC hardware manufacturers such as: Palm, Inc. \r

Although originally intended as a simple digital calendars, PDAs has evolved machines able to crunch numbers, games or music and download information from the Internet. All have one thing in common: they are designed to support a desktop or laptop computer, do not replace one.

How to make PDAs work?

Hardware-Palm devices

PDA is classified into two main types: palm-sized computers and laptops. The main differences between the two are size, display and data entry mode.

Palm-sized computers are smaller and lighter. Have smaller liquid crystal display (LCD) and rely on stylus touch screen handwriting recognition technology and for data entry.

Compared to the palm-sized computers, laptops tend to be larger and heavier. Have the largest liquid crystal display (LCD) and use a miniature keyboard, usually in combination with touch-screen technology for data entry.

Software-operating system

The operating system contains pre-programmed instructions that tell the processor what to do. Operating systems used by PDAS are not as complex as those used by the PC. Generally have fewer instructions and take less memory. For example, the Palm operating system fits in less than 100 K of memory, which is less than 1% the size of Windows 98 or Mac OS.

PDAS typically have one of two types of operating systems, Palm OS or PocketPC (3Com) (formerly called Windows CE, Microsoft). The current Palm OS dominates the market, but the PocketPC is challenging. Palm OS takes up less memory and runs fast, and most users say it is easier to use.

PocketPC easily supports color display, graphics, miniaturized Windows packages (Word, Excel) and other devices (such as MP3 players or embedded MPEG movie players). The PocketPC requires more memory and consumes more battery power. Some owners have pointed out that it is more complicated.

Software-applications

All PDAs equipped with some type of management software (PIM) personal information for the following tasks:

Shop contact information (names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses) that make the task or to-do list taking memo write keep track of appointments (calendar, date book) mention that appointments (clock, alarm functions) project plan to track expenditure calculations

However, not all of these functions are included in each package, so check this before you buy. Also, make sure your PC has such software so that you can easily exchange data between your PDA and PC. Sometimes, PIM PC software is included with the software PDA.

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