"You have made the
investment in a PDA, now it is time to understand how to use it and
turn it into a true life-enriching tool." - Power By Hand
I
have never heard of any big tutorials for new PDA users. As
someone who is always looking to help people find what is best for
them, I was surprised to have never come across a product or service
to aid in learning how to use your device. Most of the manufactures
provide adequate support for starting to use your device, but don't
really walk you through how to use the software. For computer
power users, this is fine, and when PDA's were mainly being used by
people with computer knowledge this didn't present a problem.
More and more,
I hear from people who are more typical computer users who just bought
a PDA and need to know how to use it correctly. Power By Hand
is a company that is prepared to provide a solution to this problem and
training new PDA owners on how to use their device.
PDA Power Training is something new PDA users
should defiantly take a look at. I think this is a wonderful
tool for people to become better PDA users and understand all that
their device can do. The first thing that made me really like
this software is that it starts instantly and there is nothing to
install. The CD contents start with the Power By Hand logo and then
the training begins. The presentation for training the user is
provided by video content. The series of video sections are well
made and are clear and easy to understand. Steps aren't just given
by the host, but there are actually pictures of where to tap, what to do, and what should happen when you do this. Though the
pictures show a Palm m505, the software is in no way hardware specific
and only covers the software side of using your device. The
design of the software makes it very easy to stop content, change
where you are in the training, or review content you might be unsure
about.
As you can probably tell, this is a product I am
enthusiastic about. It is well put together, and something that
I think most new PDA users could use. My only real complaint
with the software is some issues with pricing. The software
comes with two levels, but only the first one is unlocked for the
purchase price of $19.95. If you want to see the second level,
it is another $9.95. There is also an additional fee if you want
to unlock the software included for your PDA. Power By Hand is
an inventive company, and I would hope that they would come up with
creative ways of giving back to their customers that purchased their
product.
Manufactures might not provide the tutorials that new PDA
users really need, but Power By Hand has seen their flaw and created a
product to fill the void. PDA Power Training is quality, easy to
use software, and I highly recommend it to PDA users (specifically new
users) that want to learn how to better use their device.
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Minimum PDA Requirements:
No PDA required for this software, though if you wish to purchase the recommended
extra software, you will need a Palm OS based device.
Recommended PC
Requirements:
Intel Pentium 266mhz or higher (with MMX) or AMD 300mhz or higher
48mb of RAM, 8x CD ROM, Windows 98 or above
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