Operating environment

1
Operating environment

• 50 humidity
• Temperature to keep components cool
• Low dust

2
Transporting a notebook

• Specially-designed padded case
• Properly pack to ship

3
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Include apps -Address book -Calculator -Date
book -Simple text -memos and notes -To do
lists -games
Touch screen
Stylus
4
Palm Desktop software
Hand held OS -Palm OS most popular -Microsoft
Windows CE -Microsoft Pocket PC OS -Epoc
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPOC_(computing)
5
Graffiti alphabet
Palm OS handwriting techniqueGraffiti MS
handwriting techniqueJot Both cases the user
learns How to write what the OS will understand
6
Palm Notepad note
Handwriting recognition software -user trains
the OS to recognize Their hand writing. Palm
devices include Notepad app. It captures your
handwriting directly Into the PDA like you would
on paint.
7
Using the stylus

• Access applications through the touch screen
• Interact through
• Menus
• The handwriting technique
• An external or onscreen keyboard
• Tapping icons
• Calibrate the screen
• Stylus stored in body of PDA

8
Powering the PDA

• Battery powered
• Sometimes rechargeableuse cradle
• Turns off automatically to conserve power
• Battery indicator on screen
• Also includes a ROM battery

9
Connecting PDAs and PCs

• Connection options
• Cradle with USB or serial connection
• USB
• Infrared
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Synchronizing information
• Palm Desktop
• Windows CE and Pocket PC
• Partnership

10
Handheld device problems

• Power issues
• Synchronization issues

11
Unit summary

• Identified, installed, and resolved issues with
  notebook components
• Identified, installed, and resolved issues with
  handheld computers

12
Transporting a notebook

• Specially-designed padded case
• Properly pack to ship

13
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Include apps -Address book -Calculator -Date
book -Simple text -memos and notes -To do
lists -games
Touch screen
Stylus
14
Palm Desktop software
Hand held OS -Palm OS most popular -Microsoft
Windows CE -Microsoft Pocket PC OS -Epoc
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPOC_(computing)
15
Graffiti alphabet
Palm OS handwriting techniqueGraffiti MS
handwriting techniqueJot Both cases the user
learns How to write what the OS will understand
16
Palm Notepad note
Handwriting recognition software -user trains
the OS to recognize Their hand writing. Palm
devices include Notepad app. It captures your
handwriting directly Into the PDA like you would
on paint.
17
Using the stylus

• Access applications through the touch screen
• Interact through
• Menus
• The handwriting technique
• An external or onscreen keyboard
• Tapping icons
• Calibrate the screen
• Stylus stored in body of PDA

18
Powering the PDA

• Battery powered
• Sometimes rechargeableuse cradle
• Turns off automatically to conserve power
• Battery indicator on screen
• Also includes a ROM battery

19
Connecting PDAs and PCs

• Connection options
• Cradle with USB or serial connection
• USB
• Infrared
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Synchronizing information
• Palm Desktop
• Windows CE and Pocket PC
• Partnership

20
Handheld device problems

• Power issues
• Synchronization issues

21
Unit summary

• Identified, installed, and resolved issues with
  notebook components
• Identified, installed, and resolved issues with
  handheld computers