| Will a PDA smart phone really save you time and | | | | to get to work by 8:00am. Not good. |
| organize your life? Well that depends on you. They | | | | Here's some good advice: Research, compare, and |
| save time for some people but waste a lot of time for | | | | e-shop on line before you buy. This will keep you from |
| others. | | | | buying one phone only to find out the next day that |
| For example, a PDA smart phone may include a | | | | another phone costs less and does a better job for |
| calendar, address book, to do list, a memo pad, | | | | you. If a phone has a reputation of of malfunctioning |
| camera and access to email and the web. If you really | | | | frequently, you will spend so much time fixing your |
| use your PDA smart phone, keeping it with you at all | | | | phone that you will regret you ever bought it. We won't |
| times and keeping it up to date, it probably will save | | | | even begin here to describe the hassle that you will |
| you a great deal of time. | | | | have trying to exchange or return an electronic device |
| If for example you have a calendar or scheduler on | | | | once you have used it. |
| your laptop as well as your PDA and you do not keep | | | | It is quite common to find the same, identical, feature |
| the two synchronized you may find that you miss | | | | loaded PDA smart phone priced anywhere from |
| some assignments and may double up on others. Also, | | | | $29.00 to over $500.00 depending on where you buy |
| you can easily lose time if you get sidetracked and do | | | | it. Why pay $400.00 more than you need to? You will |
| a lot of unnecessary browsing on the web. | | | | usually get a better deal buying through a company |
| It is easy to say 'once I get this app installed I will be | | | | that sells all brands of phones as opposed to the |
| finished' and then another app comes along that | | | | brand name phone that only sells its own models. You |
| catches your eye and you end up spending another | | | | can make a costly mistake if you ignore this advice. |
| three or four hours 'fine tuning' your phone. It's a good | | | | Remember that any electronic device can only be as |
| idea to determine in advance exactly what you want | | | | good as its user. So take the time to read your |
| in a PDA and then don't allow the newest app to | | | | manual. Become well acquainted with all its features to |
| capitalize on your time by installing it. If you don't, you | | | | get the best value from your purchase. It you really |
| may find that 2:00am catches you still working on your | | | | use your PDA regularly as a part of your normal |
| phone without ever finishing the task you set out to do | | | | routine, it truly can save you a lot of time instead of |
| in the first place and you still have to get up at 6:30am | | | | wasting it. |