Pocket PCs for Dummies (Paperback)

by Brian Underdahl (Author) "Have you ever noticed that some of the coolest gadgets turn out to be a lot more useful and fun than you first thought they..." (more)
Key Phrases: digital phone card, memory storage card, synchronization cradle, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Money (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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"...three star rating...offers a lot to the mobile computer user..." (Personal Computer World, April 2003)

Product Description
Who would have thought that so much computing power could fit into a package that easily fits into your pocket? The Pocket PC is an extremely capable and easy-to-use computer that is, quite honestly, amazing. In a package that weighs just a few ounces, you’ve got computing power that rivals the huge filing cabinet-sized systems of a decade ago.

Pocket PC For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is your road map to using your Pocket PC. This is a hands-on guide that uses real-world examples to show you just what you need to know about Pocket PCs and why you want to know it. You won’t find a lot of hype or jargon. You will find useful information presented clearly and concisely. This book is for anyone who wants to

Manage appointments

Keep up with e-mail while on the go

Take digital images and music files anywhere

Organize and keep track of important notes

This book will help you lay a solid foundation for getting to know your Pocket PC and how it compares with other computers you may have used in the past. From there, you’ll find out how to take advantage of the Pocket PC’s unique features. This friendly and comprehensive guide covers the following topics, and more:

Using the touch screen

Handwriting and your Pocket PC

Printing from your Pocket PC

Understanding synchronization

Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, and more great tools

Connecting to the Internet

Downloading eBooks

Editing photos

Pocket PC For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is about the new Pocket PC 2002 systems. It has been fully updated to cover the new ways of doing things on the Pocket PC 2002 units, and you will find all sorts of new products covered that simply didn’t exist a short time ago.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076451640X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764516405
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #659,767 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete How-to-do-it for Pocket PC's, February 27, 2001

By	nevadageo (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket PCs for Dummies (Paperback)

I picked up this book to help my decision between getting a Palm or a Pocket PC and was blown away by the capability of this new class of shirt-pocket computing power. I've checked out all the features of the Casio pocket PC following this book, and it's totally comprehensive. This is the book that should have come with the computer. It covers every aspect of the built-in Microsoft Office suite, as well as the MP3 player functions, e-books, handwriting recognition (awesome!), GPS compatibility, remote web browsing, and on and on. This book sold me on Pocket PC's over a PDA, and for that I consider it worth the price. But it's also an easy to read reference manual for using all the capability that these little gems have to offer.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pocket Pcs for Dummies, July 27, 2006

By	A. M. Kingston "mustread" (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was printed in 2002 and is SO out of date that it is really not worth having. Very disappointing!