Welcome to the new and expanded edition of Pocket PC magazine. These pages will always contain a wealth of information about Handheld and Pocket PCs for consumers and end users. But starting with this issue, we also include our new Enterprise Solutions supplement. Of course, Pocket PC magazine has always covered the Enterprise. Past issues have regularly included articles on the subject, listings of new products and services relating to the Enterprise, and news announcements about it. But from this issue onward, we will include a regular and substantial section for readers interested in Enterprise topics relating to Pocket and Handheld PCs.
The Enterprise Solutions supplement begins on page 23 of this issue. Read about how the LA Lakers' scouts became more effective using Pocket PCs, and how the U.S. Forest Service uses Handheld PCs in the wild. Find out more about Bluetooth, wireless computing, and robotics. The first edition of the supplement has 11 Enterprise articles. Future issues will include articles on vertical applications, integrating Pocket and Handheld PCs with networks, corporate wireless connectivity, developers' issues, and more. If you have any feedback on the
Enterprise Solutions supplement, contact our new Enterprise Editor, Doug Mackey (doug@PocketPCmag.com).
Our new Enterprise Solutions supplement is an addition to Pocket PC magazine and does not diminish our commitment to end users and consumers! In this issue we review two new Pocket PCs: Compaq's iPAQ H3800 and Casio's Cassiopeia E-200. Both devices have Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 OS and applications built in. The hardware and add-on software differentiate these two devices, and there are some interesting differences. We also take a closer look at two of the enhanced applications built into the Pocket PC 2002: Windows Media Player and MS Reader.
We look at a number of multimedia solutions in this issue. A program called SnapStream lets you capture a TV signal on your desktop PC and send it to your Pocket PC for later viewing. PQView lets Pocket and Handheld PC users view still images and "motion" videos captured on a digital camera. Finally, we investigate presentation software for the Pocket PC. Unlike the Handheld PC, the Pocket PC has no built-in version of PowerPoint. To remedy this situation, a number of third-party developers have released programs that let you run presentations on, or from, your Pocket PC. We take a look at some of those, and a few connectivity solutions that let you connect a Pocket PC to a VGA monitor or projector.
Handheld PC users will be interested in the review of PocketOrganizer 2000. This Outlook alternative provides new user interfaces for Calendar, Tasks and Contacts, and adds features currently not available to Pocket Outlook users. And for some fun, check out the in-depth look at the Pocket PC version of the desktop classic, SimCity 2000!
We wrap things up with a "how to" article on creating eBooks from scratch, a review of the new look at
PocketPC.Com, our regular Tips and Tricks section, and a lot more. Interested in what's going to happen with the Pocket PC in the next five years? Check out Hal Goldstein's Pocket View column for the five trends in 2002, and "The Future of the Pocket PC," a panel discussion from Pocket PC Summit.
I took a trip to Las Vegas last November for the Fall COMDEX; the computer industry's big show. Because of the downturn in the economy, COMDEX wasn't quite as big as it was last year. But the Pocket PC end of the show was doing just fine. You can expect to see a continued expansion of Pocket PCs into the Enterprise, along with increased acceptance by consumers.
Pocket PC magazine will enjoy covering this expansion for you.
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