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Palms to Hold On To

If you don't have your own PDA -- a Palm, Visor, or one of the Windows CE devices -- ask someone who uses one how ...

By Robert Regis Hyle | Updated on October 31, 2001

If you don’t have your own PDA — a Palm, Visor, or one of the Windows CE devices — ask someone who uses one how much they value the device. The responses will likely be overwhelmingly positive. People use PDAs to hold all sorts of personal information-contacts, PINs, passwords, and more often a connection to the company database. Their size and weight make them easy to carry; tools are constantly being developed to make them easier to use.

So that leaves just one important question: If they’re becoming such an important and valuable tool to the business community, why do their owners keep losing them? And besides a $300 or $500 piece of hardware, how much damage does a lost palmtop do?

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