| Just like a mobile phone, your pda or | | | | The backup software or online service |
| personal digital assistant, is another | | | | will make sure that every part of your |
| piece of equipment that has tons of | | | | pda including emails, calendars, instant |
| highly important information stored on | | | | messages, address books and more are |
| it. This information can get lost if | | | | covered in case of a virus breach or |
| your PDA is stolen or misplaced or | | | | theft. |
| damaged. You will need to make sure that | | | | The SyncML software that has been |
| you use certain types of pda backups | | | | developed for pda backup is of the best |
| just in case you need to restore any of | | | | quality and uses the highest security |
| the data. | | | | features. It encrypts your data, some |
| One type of pda backup that you can get | | | | with military codes, and sends it over |
| is a small postage stamp sized storage | | | | the air, so that no one can intercept |
| device that works in a similar way to a | | | | and read any personal or business |
| memory card. You insert it and click on | | | | information. Your information is also |
| the backup button in your pda menu. Then | | | | stored in a couple of different places. |
| all of your information will be | | | | This will make sure that if any virus |
| transferred onto that card. If anything | | | | did worm its way in, and managed to |
| does happen to your pda, you can then | | | | retrieve any passwords and usernames to |
| simply insert that card into your new | | | | your backed up files, you could simply |
| pda and select restore. In no time, all | | | | go to one of your other packages, and |
| of your information will be back on | | | | retrieve and restore your system and |
| again. However, if that card also gets | | | | files. |
| stolen or lost, you are stuck. This is | | | | Another great advantage of having pda |
| why it is important to have an over the | | | | backup is that it does not have to be |
| air back up service where you can send | | | | something that you need to remember to |
| your data. | | | | do. It is understood that people have |
| There are many types of pda’s that | | | | busy lives and do not have the time to |
| can be synchronized to backup and | | | | be concerned with this seemingly |
| restore information. Some of these are | | | | unimportant task of backing up their pda |
| the BenQ Axim, Palm One Tungsten or | | | | data. For this reason companies like |
| Treo, Samsung i300x, SCH i730, and Dell | | | | have created an automatic backup that |
| axim among many others. The pda will | | | | you can set on your pda. You can select |
| run using an application like windows or | | | | it to backup your data every day, or |
| palm, so that you use your pda like a | | | | once a week if you like, which will |
| mini computer. Your pda will have | | | | take place automatically over the air. |
| windows excel, email, powerpoint and | | | | When it is time, your pda will be |
| other applications to run exactly like a | | | | backed up without you having to even |
| computer. These are perfect for | | | | think about it. |
| students to work on projects, take notes | | | | With pda backup you will never be |
| and listen to music, but all of this | | | | without your personal information again. |
| information can be backed up using a | | | | By signing up with a company like you |
| service provider like | | | | will be 100 percent protected against |
| Pda over the air backup is a safe a | | | | any crash, theft, loss or damage to |
| secure process that most people are | | | | your pda and can restore the information |
| encouraged to use nowadays, as most | | | | onto your new device with ease. |
| businesses run through mobile devices. | | | | |