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Handheld Computing: Readers Respond TECH NEWS has received reader reactions from nonprofit colleagues in response to our article on personal digital assistants and electronic organizers. Here are a couple. A Board Member's PDA She's probably the last person you'd think of as a techie -- a member of a screening committee that reviews and rates the movies -- but she added a Palm Pilot to the mix of paper-based, computer-based, and web-based organizing tools she was already using, finding in each what works best for her: "Apropos your article on PDAs, I've now had my Palm Pilot for a year and find it indispensable. Using the four built-in programs -- calendar, memo pad, address book, and to-do list -- I can categorize, list, and print out needed information. There is also keyword search capability, in case you forget where you put your information, plus the usual cut, copy and paste. This can all be done in various formats, or transferred to a word processor. "I've added useful small programs, such as a finder for New York City cross streets and subway map, postage and foreign currency calculators and others. "Using Avantgo.com, I download the complete front page of The New York Times and many other publications, which I read while waiting for subways. Using Vindigo.com, I find restaurants, movies and their times, and shopping information. Both these services are free, as are many applications programs. "With the help of a wonderful book, The Ultimate Palm Pilot by David Pogue, I've discovered many other uses for the Palm. The book includes a CD with a thousand or more programs which can be added. Many are free; others are trial versions which can be ordered if they prove helpful. "Many sites on the Internet are useful sources of information for PDA users, such as handango.com. The list appears to be growing. "There are medical, scientific, religious, and many other categories of programs. The use of the Palm is limited only by the user`s imagination. And a small digital camera for PDAs is about to come on the market. "My enthusiasm for this handy little device knows no bounds. Mine happens to be a IIIx, which has been discontinued and replaced by the IIIxe, which has more memory. There are also color and wireless versions, and a small portable keyboard if you don't want to enter information by handwriting or to sync with information entered by computer. Your choice." A Techie's Tool From Maurice Coleman, Associate Director, PASA, Inc., we heard: "I admit it, I'm a gadget junkie. And I hate whiteout. A year ago when I got a Palm VII, I discovered it was both portable and functional. My calendar is always synchronized and can be networked. I can always find a phone number quickly, shift meetings on the fly, get rid of many of my little notes, keep awake with a game during long meetings, and back up all my information on my computer. I can't live without it -- it's just a tool, but it has saved my bacon on more than one occasion." What are you using your handheld for? Tech News would love to hear about uses of handhelds in ways that go beyond personal productivity, to support directly the mission and program work of your organization. Surely, FedEx isn't going to be the only organization that uses handhelds in the field to support its core activities.
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Innovations.... Wireless Innovations: New Wireless Technology Is Good News For Nonprofits (October, 2007) METRIX – A Free Database Solution for Nonprofits (March, 2005) The Case For Wireless Networking (October, 2004) Open Source – New Horizons (May, 2004) The Electronic Data Initiative for Nonprofits (August, 2003) Placing Wireless Technologies in Context: Are They Right for Your Agency? (October, 2002) How "Open Source" Can Open Doors for Nonprofits (June, 2002) CUNY Wired! Showcases the Best in Academic Technology (April, 2002) A Handheld Future (June, 2001) Migration to Handhelds: Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn (June, 2001) Using Handhelds in the Field: ACCION International Empowers the Self-Employed Poor (June, 2001) Nonprofits Benefit from ePayments Technology (April, 2001) Handheld Computing: Readers Respond (July, 2000) Is Handheld Computing Ready for you? (May, 2000) Community Voice Mail comes to New York (August, 1999) Other Articles of Interest.... How we're using Information Technology to Further our Mission (February, 1999) |
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