How to Do Everything with Your Dell Axim Handheld (How to Do Everything) [Paperback]

Rich Hall (Author), Derek Ball (Author), Barry Shilmover (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072229551 | ISBN-13: 978-0072229554 | Publication Date: October 29, 2003 | Edition: 1

Why waste time with badly written documentation and flimsy manuals. This easy-to-follow guide will help you achieve the Axim X5 Handheld mobile lifestyle—including connecting and synchronizing to your PC or laptop. Manage appointments, use Word, Excel and other essential applications, and play games in your spare time.

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From the Back Cover

Discover how to do more with your Axim than you ever thought possible with this step-by-step guide. Learn to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook or other e-mail clients, use applications, go wireless, access data from virtually anywhere, and much more. Optimize memory, conserve battery power, and use the Axim's security features to protect your valuable information. Connect to wireless networks, make presentations, and navigate with GPS. Whether you're a new user or switching from another handheld, this book will help you get the most out of your Axim.

• Save time and maximize your investment with plenty of tips from a team of Pocket PC experts
• Carry contact information, check your calendar appointments, or read and respond to e-mail
• Use calendar, contacts, tasks, and e-mail, plus Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, and Pocket Outlook
• Customize and enhance the performance of the Axim using the advanced setup features
• View videos and listen to music, play games, and read eBooks
• Add data/file storage, a high-capacity battery, and wired and wireless modems and LAN adapters
• Connect to wireless phones, GPS receivers, and take your presentations on the road with external monitors or projectors
• Add a touch type keyboard to the Axim or turn it into a digital camera

About the authors:

Rich Hall has written extensively about mobile computing. He is the editor of Pocket PC magazine, and previously was editor of The HP Palmtop Paper, The HP OmniGo World, The NEC UltraLite Connection, and The HP Portable Paper.

Derek Ball and Barry Shilmover are the founders of Canadian-based Sonic Mobility, a wireless mobile technology company that develops applications for Pocket PCs. Both are widely recognized authors, speakers, and instructors on emerging technology topics and mobile computing.

About the Author

Barry Shilmover (Calgary, Canada) and Derek Ball (Calgary, Canada) are the founders of Canadian-based Sonic Mobility, an application development company that develops applications for Pocket PCs, specifically for iPAQs. Barry is the co-author of Windows 2000 Power Toolkit (NRP) and Windows 2000 Sys Admin Black Book (Coriolis) among others. Derek has authored or co-authored 7 books about client server, application development, database topics and nearly 70 periodical articles. Derek is an international speaker and instructor at the corporate level on IT topics. He taught Object Oriented Software Technology at University of Calgary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (October 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072229551
• ISBN-13: 978-0072229554
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was hoping for..., December 28, 2003

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Gale L. Perkins "gperk49839" (Riverside, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your Dell Axim Handheld (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

I ordered this book in July when I got my Axim X5. It was delayed in printing and I did not receive it until December. By the time it came, I think I had pretty much given up my dream of using my Axim instead of paper. But I started reading the book,and found so much useful information in it...I feel like I have a new "toy" all over again.

I'm pretty savvy with Microsoft Office on the desktop, but there was just so much that I wouldn't have figured out without the book -- or it would have taken me a long time. I would recommend reading it like a novel, and putting it down to test what you think you understand. When I did that, I found that maybe I had skimmed the paragraph, and did not know exactly how to do it.

After spending one day engrossed with this book...I think I can put the old paper Franklin away for 2004. It inspired me to test what I read, transfer files from my desktop, scan documents to transfer to my Axim, and feel comfortable to carry my Axim with me...and know that I will have everything I need. Also, I understand why the things that are done are done, so I am less likely to do something out of ignorance that is dangerous to my system or my data.

I am no Pocket PC wizard, so I found this extremely helpful. If you are already an expert, I'm not sure it will be so enlightening, but I'd imagine you would still get useful tidbits from it. If you are a newbie...you're going to love it! Just...try not not skim, you'll miss something, and test every new thing you read. You'll be amazed at what you learn.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An okay book, December 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your Dell Axim Handheld (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

The book has some very good highlights and covers the entire range of the Dell Axim. It is up to date, covering the latest pocket pc from Dell as well as the older models. However, the book is not a "how-to" reference that I thought it was. It will tell you what is available, but not how to use it. The book does not go into detail on using the Dell Axim, but refers to web sites for further information. This is not what I bought the book for. If you are looking for specific information on using the Dell Axim, this is not the place to find it.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the time and money, December 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your Dell Axim Handheld (How to Do Everything) (Paperback)

I found this book to be extremely helpful. My Dell Axim X5 was becoming more of a bookend than a tool, and after the money I spent on it, it was a shame. With this book I learned about much more that I can do with it and now am a much more satisfied Axim customer!