These are commonly known as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) or "Palms" from the branded Palm Pilot.
Most commonly, these electronic devices are used for personal schedules, contact lists, to-do lists, wireless internet access and other programs such as Microsoft Office (for handhelds).
Yes.
At this time ITS will assist with configuration of handheld devices for users whose computers are also supported by ITS.
There is no formula to determine what handheld meets your needs, however, ITS has a list of suggested handheld computers (see the suggested handhelds page) in order to help you make a selection that will be compatible with NDSU applications.
Syncing your handheld with a desktop is the most common way of backing up data. When configured correctly, all of the data on your handheld can be recovered by syncing with the desktop computer.
Generally speaking, you should not store data on the handheld that "your life depends on." Handhelds are volatile and could fail or be lost at any moment.
Even so, you may want to back up the handheld so that you can restore it easily in the event of data loss. There are two methods to perform backups.
One of the most common security problems with handheld computers are the tendency to be lost. Given a sufficient amount of time, an intruder can access data stored on a handheld.
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