What we have here is a teeny-tiny user's manual for a teeny-tiny computer. The Pocket PC shows how to use devices that are based on Microsoft Windows CE, regardless of their manufacturer. This book is equally applicable to devices from Compaq (the iPAQ series), Casio (Cassiopeia), Hewlett-Packard (Jornada), and Symbol Technologies (the PPT series). Author Steve Seroshek has documented the operating system and its key applications accurately and thoroughly, but he doesn't dig very deeply into aftermarket software, customization, or obscure hints and tricks. As a result, the book is slender, uncluttered, and easy for newcomers to the Pocket PC environment to follow. It will seem over-simple to users with even moderate familiarity with other platforms, but novices will welcome this deliberate approach.
The coverage in these pages, particularly synchronization of the Pocket PC's contents with a "mother ship" computer for purposes of data backup and electronic mail communication, is accurate and easy to follow. Special situations come up too--for example, users of AOL learn that they have to install a patch to get mail from their Pocket PCs. With its fine index, this book is a very good supplement to Windows CE's online help. --David Wall
Topics covered: Use of the Pocket PC family of personal digital assistants (PDAs), with emphasis on ActiveSync (via the cradle, a modem, or wireless link). Other sections deal with how to do work and have fun with Pocket PC applications, including Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, and Microsoft Windows Media Player.
Product Description
The Pocket PC is the most complete, useful PDA available today, and this pocket-sized guide is designed to help you get the most out of it. Detailed instructions show how to add hardware components such as a modem or extra memory to your Pocket PC and how to connect to a network or the Internet to exchange e-mail and surf the Web. You’ll also learn how easy it can be to record music, play games, read eBooks, and more, plus how to use the latest personal information management (PIM) and productivity software. Start faster and go farther with these Pocket PC topics:• Track appointments and tasks and maintain contacts, addresses, phone numbers, and other vital data with Microsoft® Pocket Outlook®.• Take notes, use the calculator, and work with Microsoft Pocket Word documents and Microsoft Pocket Excel spreadsheets.• Synchronize data with your desktop or laptop PC, and add, configure, and use a modem or wireless connection to send e-mail and surf the Web.• Set up and find your way around your Pocket PC, and expand it by adding memory and other components.• Download MP3 and WMA music files, play the latest games, and use Microsoft Reader to read electronic books.
