Resources
Supplementary class materials
The Whole Word In Your Hands: Buyer’s Guide to Handheld Computers
General sources of information
- Mobile Tech Review (formerlyPDA Buyers Guide)
- About.com PDA Buyer's Guide
- Dijit's PDA Buying Guide
- PC Magazine Handhelds Product Guide
- Pocket PC Magazine best sites
- plus many others via Google
Local sources of information
- Washington Area Pocket PC Users Group
- DC Metro Area Palm Users Group
- “Nothing Up My Sleeve — It's All On My Palm!” classes
Books
Any good bookstore is likely to carry a number of different books covering Palm Powered technology, but this list covers the ones I consider to be the most helpful. The Pogue book (The Ultimate Guide) is a bit out of date — but if you're using an older model of handheld, it is still an excellent resource. The various Johnson/Broida books (How to Do Everything...) are all rather similar. If you're ordering one, by all means get the version that matches your handheld. But if you're borrowing from the library or browsing old books, any of them should be useful.
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PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide
by David Pogue
published by O’Reilly & Associates, 1999, ISBN 1-56592-600-5
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How to Do Everything With Your Palm Handheld (Fourth Edition)
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN 0-07-223082-7
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How to Do Everything With Your Sony Clié (Second Edition)
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN 0-07-223074-6
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How to Do Everything With Your Zire Handheld
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003, ISBN 0-07-222930-6
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How to Do Everything With Your Visor
by Dave Johnson and Rick Broida
published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2001, ISBN 0-07-219392-1
Any good bookstore is also likely to carry a number of different books covering Pocket PC. Since I am not a Pocket PC user myself, I have not evaluated any of them, but these appear to be the most useful.
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How to Do Everything With Your Pocket PC, Third Edition
by Frank McPherson, Tim Green
published by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002, ISBN 0-07-222979-9
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How to Do Everything With Your iPAQ® Pocket PC
by Derek Ball, Barry Shilmover
published by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002, ISBN 0-07-222333-2
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Pocket PCs for Dummies, Second Edition
by Brian Underdahl
published by For Dummies, 2002, ISBN 0-7645-1640-X
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Pocket PC Handbook
by Dan Hanttula
published by John Wiley & Sons, 2001, ISBN 0-7645-3568-4
Need more advice?
- Read past issues of the magazine column "The Whole World in My Hand"
- Sunny Banana offers personal consultation to help you make the most effective use of your handheld computer. Contact us for details.
Retail sources
PDAs are available at major office supply and electronics stores, including Staples, Office Depot, MicroCenter, CompUSA, and Best Buy. Can't wait to get one? Order a PDA at the Sunny Banana Marketplace.