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PDAs - For Beginners
InforMedia
LRTS
Plamen Miltenoff
Available at: http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/pda/pdaclass.pps
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Who’s Using a PDA?
• What kind?
• How long have you had it?
• What do you use it for?
• Would you get the same thing again?
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Plan
• Introducing the Technology
• Basic functions & features
• Getting more advanced: software
• Where to find out more
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I. Introducing the Technology
• What are these things anyway?– More than an organizer– Almost a computer
• Operating Systems: underneath it all– PalmOS vs Windows (PocketPC)
• Brands & models– Handspring, Sony, Palm, Compaq
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Palm Brand (PalmOS)
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Other PalmOS Devices:
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PocketPCs:
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Alternative: Sub-Notebook
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Shopping for a PDA
PalmOSPalmOS PocketPCPocketPC
Price Available software & goodies
Easy for PC users to learn
UCSD wireless-compatible now
Outlook compatibility
First, select a platform
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Things to consider
• Color: adds to cost, weight
• Memory: minimum 8MB for PalmOS
• Expandability / accessories
• Batteries – AAA adds to weight, cost
• Wireless access: how expensive?
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Accessories
• Cases• Keyboards• Modems• Digital cameras• Mobility (car power kits, etc.)• Multimedia: GPS, Voice
recorders• Memory cards
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II. Basic Functions: Palm
• Address Book• Datebook
(calendar)• Memo pad• Note pad (new
Palm)
• Expense• Mail• System utilities• Calculator
Basic Applications:
On Computer: Desktop Version
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Connecting the PDA
• Cradle to connect to computer
• “Sync” software copies newest information both ways
• Infrared for between-PDA “beaming” (some printers support IR)
• Wireless-equipped models can connect to Internet away from a computer
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Demo
• Main Screen
• Address Book
• Date Book
• Memo Pad
• Note Pad
• To-Do List
• System Utilities
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Mail on the PDA
• Non-wireless: need to be able to move e-mail to PDA– May need an outside program
depending on how you get your e-mail.
– Get e-mail at Sync– Read, compose replies “off-line”– Post replies at Sync
• Wireless: e-mail can be live
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PocketPC
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PocketPC: Office Apps
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PocketPC: E-Books
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III. Getting More Advanced
• Extend your PDA with software
• Literally hundreds of programs available via download sites on the Web– TUCOWS– Handango– Memoware: documents & books
• Many cost money, usually not much
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Software Categories• Most important
– Security, especially for clinical users– Document readers for .DOC, .PDB files
• Useful utilities– Second calendar for your personal life– Reference content
• Fun stuff: good for first tries– Games, doodlers, maps, restaurant
guides
• Think about: anti-virus software
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Installing Software for PalmOS1. Download (uncompress if needed)
2. Is it a PROGRAM or a DATA FILE?• Many programs: .PRC
3. Use desktop software to mark files for installation
4. Software is installed at next Sync
Or: Transfer software directly via “beam”
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The Net on a PDA
• Most PDAs are not well-suited to Web browsing– Small screens– Mediocre connectivity to
Internet
• PocketPC has advantage over PalmOS
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PocketPC: Web
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Web on PDA: Palm Options• PDAs with wireless modems: live,
but use Web “clipping” to reformat content
• Middleman services: grab content, deliver it at Sync
• Our pick: AvantGo– Register with your computer– Select “channels” or create your own– Read updated content on PDA
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AvantGo
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Educational PDA Apps
• Palm OS– mVal– TeacherPet– Lesson Planner
• PocketPC– SpareBrains!Student: arrange
student’s data– Coordinator’s Scope: coordinates
teachers schedule
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Where to Get More Info
• Vendors, magazines, newspapers
• Colleagues and friends
• Electronics, office supply stores
• Wireless cards: Computer Store
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Plamen Miltenoff Information Specialist / Librarian 204-J James W. Miller Center Learning Resources and Technology Services 720 Fourth Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 320-308-3072 [email protected] http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/faculty/
Available athttp://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/pda/pdaclass.pps