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