Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. xv |
Meet Your Dell Axim Pocket PC and the Software that Comes with It | |
Meet Your Axim Pocket PC | p. 3 |
History of the Pocket PC | p. 4 |
The Windows Mobile OS and the Pocket PC | p. 4 |
Pocket PC 2002 to Windows Mobile 5.0 | p. 5 |
Overview of Axim Models | p. 6 |
Dell Axim X5 | p. 6 |
Dell Axim X3 and X30 | p. 7 |
Dell Axim X50 and X51 | p. 8 |
Hardware Accessories for the Axim | p. 9 |
Variety of User-Installable Software on CD | p. 10 |
Continued, Rapid Growth of the Pocket PC | p. 11 |
Getting the Most Out of Your Axim | p. 11 |
Adopting a Mobile Lifestyle | p. 11 |
Seven Tips to Help You Adopt a Mobile Lifestyle | p. 12 |
Keep Your Dell Axim with You Wherever You Go | p. 13 |
Get Started with Your Axim Pocket PC | p. 15 |
Unpacking Your Axim | p. 16 |
Hardware Orientation | p. 17 |
Turning Your Axim On for the First Time | p. 20 |
Setting Up the Owner Information | p. 20 |
Using the Start Menu | p. 21 |
Customizing the Start Menu | p. 22 |
What's on the Companion CD? | p. 23 |
Entering Data by Hand | p. 23 |
Mastering Handwriting Recognition | p. 23 |
Using a Keyboard to Enter Data | p. 33 |
Using the Virtual Keyboard | p. 33 |
Changing Virtual Keyboard Options | p. 34 |
Using an External Keyboard | p. 35 |
Connecting Your Axim to Your PC | p. 36 |
Setting Up ActiveSync | p. 36 |
Setting Up an ActiveSync Sync Relationship | p. 37 |
Resolving Synchronization Conflicts | p. 43 |
Converting Files Between your Desktop and Pocket PC | p. 43 |
Scheduling ActiveSync Data Synchronization | p. 44 |
Beaming Data for Easy Transfer | p. 45 |
Beaming Between Two Pocket PCs | p. 45 |
Beaming Between Your Axim and a Palm | p. 45 |
Connect Wirelessly with Your Axim | p. 47 |
Connecting to Wireless Networks | p. 48 |
Selecting the Hardware for Your Wireless Connection | p. 49 |
Setting Up Your Wireless Modem | p. 52 |
Setting Up a CF GPRS Card | p. 52 |
GPRS Utilities | p. 54 |
Sending and Receiving E-mail Wirelessly | p. 54 |
Surfing Wirelessly with Pocket Internet Explorer | p. 55 |
Instant Messaging and Chatting | p. 62 |
Choosing 802.11b or a Wired Connection | p. 65 |
Setting Up the X50/X51 Built-in Wireless | p. 66 |
Setting Up a Socket 802.11b Wireless LAN Card | p. 69 |
Using a Wired Ethernet Connection | p. 72 |
Performing Advanced Network Diagnostics | p. 73 |
Bluetooth | p. 73 |
Configuring Built-in Bluetooth | p. 73 |
Adding Bluetooth to Your Axim | p. 77 |
Get Personal With Your Axim | |
Have Some Fun with Your Dell Axim | p. 83 |
Lots of Fun Built into Dell Axim Pocket PCs | p. 84 |
Windows Media Player: Video and Music on the Axim | p. 84 |
Microsoft Reader: Curl Up with a Good eBook | p. 86 |
Let the Games Begin | p. 88 |
Action, Adventure, and Arcade Games | p. 88 |
Board Games | p. 94 |
Card Games | p. 98 |
Casino Games | p. 102 |
Game Emulators | p. 102 |
Puzzle Games | p. 103 |
Role-Playing Games | p. 107 |
Simulations | p. 108 |
Sports | p. 110 |
Strategy Games | p. 114 |
Game Web Sites | p. 114 |
Hobbies, Travel, and More! | p. 115 |
Digital Photography | p. 115 |
Hobbies and Activities | p. 116 |
Making Travel More Fun with Your Pocket PC | p. 119 |
Mobile Clothing and Accessories | p. 119 |
Take and Send Pictures with Your Axim | p. 123 |
Taking Pictures with Your Axim | p. 124 |
CompactFlash and Secure Digital Expansion Card Slots | p. 124 |
Adding Storage Memory to Your Dell Axim | p. 125 |
Camera Hardware | p. 127 |
Working with Pictures | p. 128 |
Windows Mobile 2003 | p. 128 |
Windows Mobile 5.0 | p. 130 |
Windows Mobile 5.0 | p. 131 |
Drawing Pictures on Your Axim | p. 133 |
Sharing Pictures with Friends and Family | p. 136 |
Manage Your Home Entertainment with Your Axim | p. 139 |
Turn Your Axim into a Universal Remote Control | p. 140 |
Making the Software Work with Your TV | p. 141 |
Features to Watch for | p. 141 |
The Vendors | p. 142 |
Managing a Media Center PC | p. 143 |
Streaming Your Digital Media to Your Axim | p. 146 |
What Else Can It Do? | p. 148 |
Manage Your Finances on the Go with Microsoft Money or Quicken | p. 149 |
What Can You Do with Pocket Money? | p. 150 |
Downloading and Installing Pocket Money | p. 150 |
Account Manager | p. 151 |
Account Register | p. 152 |
Categories | p. 154 |
Investments | p. 155 |
Payees | p. 157 |
Money Options | p. 158 |
Setting a Money Password | p. 160 |
Money ActiveSync Options | p. 160 |
What about a Pocket Version of Quicken? | p. 161 |
Account Manager and Register Tabs | p. 162 |
Navigate with GPS on Your Dell Axim | p. 165 |
The Global Positioning System | p. 166 |
Components of a GPS | p. 166 |
GPS Receivers | p. 167 |
GPS Solutions for the Axim Pocket PC | p. 169 |
Destinator Personal Navigation System | p. 170 |
CoPilot Live [vertical bar] Pocket PC | p. 171 |
TeleType GPS | p. 173 |
Mapopolis Navigator | p. 174 |
Pharos Pocket GPS Navigator | p. 176 |
TomTom Navigator | p. 176 |
Space Machine PocketMap Navigator | p. 178 |
OnCourse Navigator | p. 179 |
GPS for Work and Play | p. 181 |
Work with Your Mobile Office | |
Use Word Mobile to Read and Write Documents | p. 185 |
What Word Mobile Can Do | p. 186 |
Opening an Existing Document or Creating a New Document | p. 189 |
Entering and Editing Text | p. 190 |
Entering Text | p. 190 |
Formatting Your Document | p. 191 |
Text Formatting | p. 191 |
Paragraph Formatting | p. 192 |
Saving Your Document | p. 193 |
Beaming and E-mailing Your Document | p. 194 |
Zoom | p. 195 |
Undo/Redo | p. 195 |
Spell Check | p. 197 |
Word Count | p. 197 |
Setting Your Options | p. 197 |
Default Template | p. 197 |
Save To | p. 199 |
Display In List View | p. 199 |
An Alternative to Word Mobile | p. 199 |
Writing Resources | p. 200 |
Tomeraider | p. 200 |
Lextionary | p. 200 |
Microsoft Reader References | p. 201 |
Use Excel Mobile to Work with Numbers | p. 203 |
What Excel Mobile Can Do | p. 204 |
Opening an Existing Spreadsheet or Creating a New Spreadsheet | p. 207 |
Entering Data and Formulas into Cells | p. 208 |
Selecting Cells | p. 208 |
Entering Data into a Cell | p. 209 |
Entering a Formula | p. 210 |
Tapping and Holding a Cell | p. 212 |
Formatting Cells | p. 213 |
Size | p. 213 |
Number | p. 214 |
Align | p. 214 |
Font | p. 216 |
Borders | p. 216 |
Formatting Rows and Columns | p. 216 |
Working with Sheets | p. 217 |
Using the AutoCalculate Feature | p. 218 |
Using AutoFilter | p. 219 |
Sorting | p. 221 |
Inserting Symbols | p. 222 |
Defining Names | p. 223 |
Using the Fill Feature | p. 225 |
Zoom and Full Screen View | p. 228 |
Panes/Splitting | p. 229 |
The Toolbar | p. 230 |
Undo/Redo | p. 230 |
Find and Replace | p. 230 |
Saving Your Workbook | p. 231 |
Beaming and E-mailing Your Workbook | p. 234 |
Protecting Your Workbook with a Password | p. 235 |
Synchronizing with Your Desktop | p. 235 |
Use Outlook Mobile to Take Control of Your Mobile Life | p. 237 |
What Is Outlook Mobile? | p. 238 |
See What's Up with the Today Page | p. 239 |
Keeping Your Appointments with the Calendar | p. 242 |
Starting the Calendar Application | p. 243 |
Viewing the Calendar | p. 243 |
Entering a New Appointment | p. 249 |
Adding Notes | p. 254 |
Beaming an Appointment | p. 254 |
ActiveSync Settings for the Calendar | p. 255 |
Managing Your Contacts | p. 255 |
Navigating Your Contacts | p. 255 |
Entering a New Contact | p. 259 |
Customizing the Contacts Manager | p. 261 |
Keeping in Touch | p. 261 |
Setting Up Your Inbox and Services | p. 262 |
Navigating Your Inbox | p. 268 |
Reading a Message | p. 269 |
Handling Attachments | p. 270 |
Composing a Message | p. 271 |
Using My Text Messages | p. 273 |
Customizing Your Inbox | p. 275 |
Keeping on Top of Your Tasks | p. 277 |
Navigating Your Tasks | p. 278 |
Creating a New Task | p. 279 |
Keeping Track of Your Notes | p. 280 |
Navigating Your Notes | p. 280 |
Creating a New Note | p. 281 |
Syncing with Outlook Express, Lotus Notes, or Other PIMs | p. 282 |
Getting Hotmail on Your Axim | p. 282 |
Take Your Presentations on the Road with Your Axim Pocket PC | p. 283 |
Presentation Hardware | p. 284 |
Mobility Electronic's iGo Pitch Duo | p. 285 |
ColorGraphic's Voyager VGA Adapter | p. 285 |
I-O Data's CFXGA | p. 286 |
infraBLUE's IRMA Bluetooth/IR Presenter | p. 287 |
Presenter-to-Go Hardware | p. 287 |
Presentation Software | p. 288 |
Presenter-to-Go Software | p. 289 |
Pocket Slides | p. 292 |
Pocket SlideShow | p. 294 |
PowerPoint Mobile | p. 295 |
AlbatrosSlides | p. 297 |
ClearVue Presentation | p. 299 |
Periscope | p. 299 |
Remote Desktop Software | p. 300 |
Virtual CE and Virtual CE Pro | p. 301 |
Pocket Controller/Pocket Controller Enterprise | p. 302 |
Periscope | p. 303 |
Use Your Axim Pocket PC in Your Enterprise | p. 305 |
Windows Mobile 5.0 and 2003 for the Enterprise | p. 306 |
Application Development for Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PCs | p. 307 |
Sample Listing of New APIs | p. 308 |
Deploying Axims in a Corporate Environment | p. 308 |
Accessing Corporate E-mail | p. 309 |
Encrypting Data | p. 310 |
Tracking, Managing, and Supporting Axims in the Enterprise | p. 311 |
Enterprise Solutions | p. 312 |
Horizontal Solutions | p. 313 |
Vertical Solutions | p. 319 |
Other Resources | p. 322 |
Microsoft's Windows Mobile Business Solutions Web Page | p. 322 |
Pocket PC Magazine Enterprise Solutions Section | p. 322 |
Books about Developing for the Enterprise | p. 323 |
Online Resources for Enterprise Developers | p. 323 |
Optimize Your Pocket PC-Better, Faster, and Longer | p. 325 |
Controlling Running Applications | p. 327 |
Optimizing Memory | p. 329 |
The Main Tab | p. 330 |
The Storage Card Tab | p. 331 |
The Running Programs Tab | p. 332 |
Installing Applications on the Axim | p. 336 |
Installing to Main Memory | p. 336 |
Installing to a Storage Card | p. 337 |
Maximizing Your Axim's Battery Power | p. 338 |
Conserving Battery Power | p. 338 |
Emergency Power | p. 342 |
Secure Your Axim | p. 345 |
Using the Built-in Security Tools | p. 346 |
Extending the Built-in Security | p. 350 |
Sign-Gate | p. 350 |
PDALok | p. 351 |
visKey PPC | p. 351 |
Browsing the Internet Securely | p. 353 |
Securing Your Personal Data | p. 355 |
Encrypting Your Personal Data | p. 358 |
Troubleshooting Your Axim | p. 359 |
Troubleshooting | p. 360 |
Hardware | p. 360 |
ActiveSync | p. 361 |
Windows Mobile | p. 361 |
Screen | p. 362 |
Software/Applications | p. 364 |
Miscellaneous | p. 364 |
Hard Resetting Your Axim | p. 367 |
Where to Go for More Information | p. 369 |
Web Sites | p. 370 |
Axim-Specific Web Sites | p. 370 |
General Pocket PC Web Sites | p. 370 |
News Sites | p. 371 |
Commercial Software Sites | p. 372 |
Download Sites | p. 372 |
Freeware Sites | p. 373 |
Media Sites | p. 373 |
Accessories Sites | p. 374 |
Support Forums | p. 374 |
Price Comparison/Online Auction Sites | p. 374 |
Sites Formatted for the Smaller Pocket PC Screens | p. 375 |
RSS Feeds | p. 375 |
Publications | p. 375 |
Conferences | p. 375 |
User Groups | p. 376 |
Index | p. 377 |
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