| You may be wondering - how do Palm Pilots | | | | the user's desktop PC or laptop to ensure that |
| work? How do PDA's connect to the Internet and | | | | they have the most current version of any |
| over all help you organize your life? The personal | | | | documents they are working on. Palms also run |
| digital organizers manufactured by Palm, HP, Apple | | | | various down-sized versions of office software, |
| and other manufacturers can help the road | | | | games and utilities. Even doctors can find |
| warrior stay connected to the office, or just help | | | | software that will help them run their patients, |
| parents keep track of their children's many | | | | their clinic and their medical activity. A very |
| activities. It is not necessary to understand | | | | important part of PDA's is their ability to connect |
| everything about how Palm Pilots work to enjoy | | | | to various accessories that enhance their |
| the usefulness of a PDA, but a basic knowledge | | | | capabilities. For example, the Palm can be |
| of how it functions can help you find the best one | | | | connected to a GPS receiver and use a GPS map |
| for your needs. | | | | software to act as a GPS device in your hands or |
| Let's take the basic operations of a Palm Pilot, | | | | in your car. So, in a way, the Palm is just like a |
| any PDA for that matter, and see how they are | | | | smaller version of your PC. |
| carried out by this device. | | | | When thinking about how do Palm Pilots work it is |
| In some ways a Palm Pilot is similar to a scaled | | | | also useful to know how these devices connect |
| down laptop or desktop computer. Like a normal | | | | to the Internet. Most of todays PDA's connect |
| PC, it runs on a processor and comes equipped | | | | wirelessly to the internet via wi-fi hot spots, a |
| with memory, an operating system such as | | | | wireless network or Bluetooth technology. These |
| Windows Mobile 2003 or Palm OS and even | | | | wireless connections can also allow the user to |
| programs like Pocket Word and Pocket Excel. | | | | connect to the Internet, to their email accounts |
| Palm Pilots also come equipped with special | | | | or even to the computer network at their office. |
| software that allows them to sync up quickly with | | | | |