Product Description

Pocket PCs are constantly evolving, boasting new features and functions. This book explains all these new features, making it attractive to anyone who recently bought a pocket PC.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #508682 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

From the Publisher

Learn how to:
-Connect to the Internet wirelessly and browse your favourite Web sites-Create documents and crunch numbers using Pocket Word and Pocket Excel-Install and remove programs, and backup and restore data on your Pocket PC-Synchronize your Pocket PC with your desktop computer using the ActiveSync Partnership Wizard-Configure and monitor amount of space available to run programs and store files-View pictures, give presentations, and make calls-Customize Pocket PC settings and change the appearance to conform to your personal taste and needs-Use your Pocket PC to create databases and store and query data -Add peripherals to your Pocket PC to expand its functionality

From the Back Cover

Get the most out of your Pocket PC and all its features and capabilities with this easy-to-follow resource. You'll learn to personalize your portable device to suit both your style and a wide range of needs from business to pleasure. Use your Pocket PC to manage a wealth of information from scheduling appointments and maintaining contact lists to tracking investments. Connect to the Internet, share data with other handheld devices, play music, download games, send messages, and stay on top of your e-mail wherever you go. This handy guide will show you how to be more productive and fully utilize all the functionality your Pocket PC has to offer.

Inside, learn to:

-Maximize all the features and productivity applications on your Windows-based PDA
-Connect to the Internet wirelessly and browse your favorite Web sites
-Create documents and crunch numbers using Pocket Word and Pocket Excel
-Install and remove programs, and backup and restore data on your Pocket PC
-Synchronize your Pocket PC with your desktop computer using the ActiveSync Partnership Wizard
-Configure and monitor amount of space available to run programs and store files
-View pictures, give presentations, and make calls
-Customize Pocket PC settings and change the appearance to conform to your personal taste and needs
-Use your Pocket PC to create databases and store and query data
-Add peripherals to your Pocket PC to expand its functionality

About the Author
Frank McPherson (W. Bloomfield MI) is an avid user of personal digital assistants starting with the Newton MessagePad in 1993 and later the Windows CE Handheld PC. Since 1993 he has been helping Newton and Windows CE users online on CompuServe, the Microsoft Network, and in Internet newsgroups. He developed and maintains the Windows CE Knowledge Center Web site (http://www.pocketpchow2.com), which is visited by Windows CE users around the world seeking help using their Pocket and Handheld PCs. Microsoft has recognized him as a Most Valued Professional for his contributions to the Windows CE community in 2001. Frank is the author of the first two editions of How to Do Everything with Your Pocket PC, and his articles about Windows CE have appeared in Windows Powered Magazine, Pocket PC Magazine, Uplink.com, and PocketPC.com. Frank is a 1989 graduate of Michigan Technological University with a BS degree in Computer Science. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Senior Information Specialist at EDS, where he has been employed for more than ten years.

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Customer Reviews

Buy It! It's a Must!
This book is simply excellent. I found the on screen help and manual I got with my iPAQ poor but knew I had bought a very capable piece of kit. This book explained shortcuts and features I didn't know I had.

One of the best features is the loads of www sites listed all through the relevant chapters some with free down loads and others offering features I was looking for. My iPAQ is replacing my old but very trusty Psion and in particular I found the Contacts and Appointments features in Pocket PC could have been better. This book offered a site and down load of a programme which improves these features 100%

This book is a must if you want to get the most out of your Pocket PC, even if you just want to improve some of the features you use regularly

Thorough and useful content for Pocket PC owners
Very comprehensive resource for Pocket PC users. Went into more detail than I expected, which was welcome, but didn't 'baffle me with science'

Felt very disappointed regarding the Lotus Notes sync section because it didn't mention some software that I have been using religiously for three years called Cadenza by CommonTime Inc. Considering the software is recommended by Compaq and others it's a criminal oversight in what was actually an exceptional book.

The software library was superb and the technical content would put many technical writers to shame, it was GOOD. The flow of the book was even more logical than that pointy-eared Star Trek officer which made it an easy, and not cumbersome reference tool.

Would I recommend this book? Yes, your PDA would miss this book. There's not much more fun you can have with your fingers and a handheld device!!