Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003

Tasks and Mobile Computing

Personal information managers (PIMs) have steadily grown in popularity over the past several years. Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are available almost everywhere and can be purchased for less than $100. With this technology explosion, many people every day attempt to use electronic tasks to replace paper planners and sticky notes.

There are two main types of PDAs: Pocket PC devices and Palm devices. Both offer the capability to create and manage tasks and both synchronize with Microsoft Outlook through synchronization programs. Pocket PC devices use ActiveSync from Microsoft, and Palm devices use products such as PocketMirror and Palm HotSync Manager.

Complete instructions for creating tasks on mobile devices are ...