Make the most of your pocket PC with this hands-on easy-to-use resource. Find out how to synch your pocket PC with your desktop computer, browse the Web, send instant messages, play games, and much more.

Many words - few practical tips! This book did not give much more (-valuable-) information than I already had found out by reading the manual delivered with my pocket computer.
After reading the book I still had to search for web communities, where some of my questions could be answered.
My expectations when buying the book were mainly focused on the need for practical hints concerning how to manage tasks, contacts and appointments. Unfortunately, in my view, these important and basic issues were treated too superficially.

This is a good book for those who know how to use a PDA and are experts at reading and writing code. It is not for beginners or those who have never seen Win CE. But if you love computers and techie gadgets, are good with code and like to play with electronic toys, are looking for another techie's love of toys, then you might get something out of it. But if you are inclined in that way you already know this stuff. Don't waste your money. There are other books that do a better job in both areas

This book is great! Whether you're a novice or seasoned veteran with PocketPCs, this is the book to get. It can be read chapter by chapter or used as a reference manual. If you just bought a PocketPC and you're confused with the little or no information from the manufacturer, get this book. The author takes you through some of the more intimidating set-up procedures in an easy step-by-step order to get your handheld up and running. Each aspect of the programs- Word, Excel, and Outlook - is covered in a clear-cut, understandable manner. Accessory programs that can be added are also covered if you want to extend the functionality of your device. I bought 2 other books on the PocketPC; I found this one the most informative.

This is a really fun book to read. It is designed to help PocketPC users understand just what they can do with their really expensive toy. While it's probably not a good book for techies, since they will probably be able to figure out everything they're PocketPC can do pretty quickly anyway, it is good for everyone else.

The book starts out pretty much how you would expect it: with a section on how to synch your PocketPC and other introductory steps. Once you've got it synched, there is a discussion on personalization features of the PocketPC. The book then goes through each of the types of things you can do with a PocketPC: make contacts and manage appointments, use PocketPC versions of Excel and Word, call someone on the phone (if you're lucky enough to have the PocketPC Phone Edition), take notes, access multimedia content, use mapping software, and even instant message.

While I enjoyed the book and found much of the information informative, I was also disapointed that it's focus is on the 3100,3600,3700,3800 series and the MicroSoft CE 2002 operating system. The 3870 is the latest model referenced and it was released 11/15/2001, almost two years ago. Alot of changes have happened and this book is not current.

I have just been introduced to the iPAQ world with a 5555 and MS CE 2003. Most of the CE 2003 Operating System is the same (in appearence) as CE 2003. After reading the HP users manual, which I found sparce, I purchased this book partly for configuration information of WiFi email (which is a major bullet on the cover) and troubleshooting.

I found the book's information on configuration of WiFi email to be basic, almost the same at the HP manual, and there was little information to deal with setup problems that do arise. There are only 2 pages devoted out of 365 that deal with troubleshooting...