Connecting PDAs and Pocket PCs to Your PC
PDAs (personal digital assistants) such as Pocket PCs and PalmOS-based devices can be connected to PCs in three ways:
With a cradle that attaches to the PC with a serial or USB cable
Direct connect with serial or USB cables
IrDA (infrared) port
 | If you're working with a system that's so cutting edge it has an IEEE-1394b (FireWire 800) port or card instead of an IEEE-1394a card, you can plug the DV camcorder into the card or computer's legacy (bilingual) port, which can accept either 1394b or 1394a connections. See the Apple FireWire 800 briefing (PDF format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) at http://www.apple.com/firewire/pdf/FireWire_Tech_Brief-a.pdf ... |
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