{"id":6902,"date":"2020-08-18T10:29:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T10:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/?p=6902"},"modified":"2025-03-25T09:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:02:27","slug":"7-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-buying-a-pda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/7-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-buying-a-pda\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Questions To Ask Yourself When Buying A PDA"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>It may be known by different names &#8211; <strong>handheld organizer, Palm Pilot, iPac, PDA, and handheld<\/strong>, to name but a few &#8211; but no matter what you call it, a personal digital assistant (PDA) is an invaluable tool to help manage your life.<br \/><br \/>PDAs can help you with everything from writing a novel to storing a client database, capturing and showing photos or video, performing extremely complex calculations, maintaining an address book.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It can also help in storing recipes, prioritizing daily tasks, sending and receiving emails, surfing the Internet, playing games, reading a book, relaxing to some music, or tracking your extremely busy schedule, and so much more.<br \/><br \/>These super-powerful mini-computers that fit into a purse or a shirt pocket, and that transfer all their files to a home computer and vice-versa, are becoming more and more popular as people become more computer-connected and mobile.<br \/><br \/><strong>Even cellular phones are being manufactured with PDAs built right into them.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Once you&#8217;ve decided that you&#8217;ve just got to have a PDA, answering the following questions will help you purchase the model that&#8217;s just right for you.<br \/><br \/>1. What will be the PDAs primary function? Do you need to keep track of your schedule better, or be able to categorize and prioritize your daily tasks?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Do you need to show clients some photographs or videos? Do you listen to downloadable audiobooks or mp3 music, or do a lot of self-development reading?<br \/><br \/>2. <strong>What will be the secondary use for the PDA<\/strong>? Re-answering some of the above questions, and some of your own will help you decide where else your interests are.<br \/><br \/><strong>3. Does it need to have a built-in microphone and sound?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>4. <strong>What physical size should it be?<\/strong> Does it need to be small enough to fit into a shirt pocket or small purse, or do you plan to use a book-style cover that can also hold other items?<br \/><br \/>5. <strong>What kind of specialized software do you plan to run on it?<\/strong> This will determine the number of factors, including the processing power and memory you will need, and the type of operating system Windows CE, Palm OS, etc.<br \/><br \/>6. What kind of expansion card do you like to use or maybe already have in your digital camera etc.?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you have a digital camera that uses a certain type of memory card, you may consider buying a PDA with a similar expansion card.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This way, you can take pictures with your camera, then plug the camera&#8217;s card into your PDA and download the photos directly onto the unit. Some PDAs, however, come with a built-in camera.<br \/><br \/>7. Does the PDA need a wireless connection to the Internet or to other equipment, even your computer?<br \/><br \/>Let&#8217;s face it if we all had terrific memories we wouldn&#8217;t need day planners, notepads, to-do lists, and daily reminder alarms. But since we don&#8217;t and the technology is there, let&#8217;s use it to full advantage.<br \/><br \/>Happy PDA purchasing!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be known by different names &#8211; handheld organizer, Palm Pilot, iPac, PDA, and handheld, to name but a few &#8211; but no matter what you call it, a personal digital assistant (PDA) is an invaluable tool to help manage your life. 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