How to Do Everything With Your iPAQ(R) Pocket PC

409 Pages·2002·6.57 MB·English

by  Derek Ball

iPAQ
Pocket PC
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iPAQ
Pocket PC
Derek Ball
Barry Shilmover
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DOI: 10.1036/0072228008
Dedication
For “my girls” who support and encourage me
through every crazy project I pursue. Thanks for
riding the roller coaster with me!
—Derek
To my family. Thanks for everything.
Thanks for understanding when I had deadlines.
For giving up your weekends with “Daddy” so that
I could try to meet my deadlines. For putting up
with the late nights. Thanks. I could not have
done it without your support!
—Barry
About the Authors
Derek Ballis President and CEO of Sonic Mobility, Inc. (www.sonicmobility.com), a
company focused on delivering solutions for handheld wireless devices such as the Compaq
iPAQ. Derek has published seven other books on technology topics and has traveled the world
speaking at conferences and seminars on emerging technology. In between trips, Derek lives
in Calgary with his wife, Lesley, daughters Jamie and Carly, and golden retriever, Casey.
Barry Shilmoveris the Chief Technical Evangelist for Sonic Mobility, Inc. Barry has
published many books on system administration, network management, security, and mobile
computing topics. Barry is an MCSE and has worked for many well-known technology
companies including Microsoft. When not traveling throughout North America speaking and
training, Barry lives in Calgary with his wife, Shawna, and two boys, Jory and Conor.
About the Technical Reviewer
Jason Dunnis the Executive Editor of Pocket PC Thoughts, one of the most popular sources
of information on the Internet for the Pocket PC community. He’s also been a Mobile Devices
Microsoft MVP since 1997, volunteering his time to help others with their Pocket PCs. When he’s
not using his Pocket PC, he runs a technology company (www.kensai.com) that specializes in
new media communications.
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Contents at a Glance
PART I Meet Your iPAQ Pocket PC and the Software that Comes with It
1 Meet Your Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Get Started with Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Use Pocket Word to Read and Write Documents . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4 Use Pocket Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5 Use Pocket Outlook to Take Control of Your Mobile Life . . . . . . 107
6 Manage Your Finances with Pocket Money 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . 155
PART II Optimize Your iPAQ Pocket PC for Maximum Productivity
7 Optimize Your iPAQ Pocket PC—Better, Faster, and Longer . . . . 169
8 Secure Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
9 Connect Wirelessly with Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
10 Take Your Presentations on the Road with Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . 223
11 Have Fun and Play Games with Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . 247
12 Navigate with GPS on Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
PART III Select Hardware and Accessories for Your iPAQ Pocket PC
13 Go Further with Expansion Sleeves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
14 Store Your iPAQ Pocket PC’s Information Externally . . . . . . . . 315
15 Explore Peripherals and Add Functionality to Your
iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
PART IV Appendices
A Troubleshooting iPAQ Pocket PC Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
B Where to Go for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
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Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
PART I Meet Your iPAQ Pocket PC and the Software that Comes with It
CHAPTER 1 Meet Your Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The History of Pocket PC and Windows CE . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pocket PC vs. Palm OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Multitasking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Expandability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Bottom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The iPAQ Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Internet Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Blackberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Compaq Residential Gateway Products . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Home PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Handheld Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adopting the Mobile Lifestyle with Your Pocket PC . . . . . . . 11
Tips for Adopting the Mobile Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Keeping Your iPAQ with You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CHAPTER 2 Get Started with Your iPAQ Pocket PC . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unpacking Your iPAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hardware Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turning Your iPAQ On for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting Up the Owner Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the New Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Customizing the Start and New Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
What’s On the Companion CD? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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