Field Guide to Choosing & Using a PDA
(Updated April 2007)
Do you need a PDA to get organized? What features do you need? What brand should you choose? Do you really need all the latest bells and whistles? What do real estate professionals use their PDA for? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in the following articles and Web sites. (V. Broady, Information Specialist)
Contents:
Why Use a PDA? | Choosing & Buying a PDA | PDAs and Real Estate | PDA Websites | eBooks & Other Resources
PDA Software for REALTORS®
Why Use a PDA 
Choosing PDA can be battle of benefits, (Sun-Sentinel.com, Mar. 19, 2007).
The pulse of the Handheld Market, (InfoWorld, Feb. 13, 2006). Q
Why you need a PDA, (palmtops.about.com, 2004).
Palmtop productivity, (REALTOR® Magazine, Jan. 2003).
Hands down, the power's in the Palm, (Journal of Property Management, Mar./Apr. 2002). Q
Choosing & Buying a PDA
Motorola Launches Rugged PDA / Phone, (PC World, Mar. 28, 2007).
Never Miss a Call Again, (REALTOR® Magazine, Apr. 2007).
Connected: Motorola Q combines cell phone with PDA, (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar. 20, 2007).
Samsung PDA phone twists to stay slim, (OC Register, Mar. 20, 2007).
What handheld fits my needs?, (CNET, 2006).
Everything you need to know about handhelds, (REALTOR® Magazine Online Exclusives, Feb. 2005).
How to buy your first PDA, (palmtops.about.com, 2005).
PDAs vs. smartphones, (REALTOR® Magazine Online Exclusives, Dec. 2004).
Handhelds: the essential buying guide, (PC Magazine, n.d.).
PDAs and Real Estate
The List Issue 2007: 4 technologies that will bring change, (RisMedia.com, Mar. 10, 2006).
Filogix launches new mobile MLS system M-DMS, (RisMedia.com, Mar. 10, 2006).
The power is in your hands: palm-size PDAs pack a performance wallop, (R/E/T Magazine, Spring 2005).
Best Buys, (REALTOR® Magazine, Aug. 2005).
Pocket power: handheld advances deliver attractive options, (REALTOR® Magazine Online Exclusives, Nov. 2004).
Much potential in mobile access to MLS, (REALTOR® Magazine Online, Sept. 2004).
MLS anytime, anywhere: handheld devices allow REALTORS® to take data anywhere, (R/E/T Magazine, Fall 2004).
PDA Websites
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Blackberry For Dummies (Adobe eReader)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Computer applications for real estate, (Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western, 2005). HF 5548.5 C89
How to do everything with your Palm handheld, (Berkeley, CA: Osborne/McGraw Hill, 2000). HF 5548.5 J63
How to do everything with your Pocket PC & Handheld PC, (Berkeley, CA: Osborne/McGraw Hill, 2000). HF 5548.5 M24
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