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Time Management Tools: MSL 2004 Fall Workshop Hampton Inn, Great Falls

This document discusses various time management tools including traditional paper planners, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet PCs, and personal information manager (PIM) software. It provides details on the features and capabilities of different PDA models. The document emphasizes selecting one primary time management tool and being consistent in using it to avoid losing important information. It also stresses backing up all data.

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Time Management Tools: MSL 2004 Fall Workshop Hampton Inn, Great Falls

This document discusses various time management tools including traditional paper planners, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet PCs, and personal information manager (PIM) software. It provides details on the features and capabilities of different PDA models. The document emphasizes selecting one primary time management tool and being consistent in using it to avoid losing important information. It also stresses backing up all data.

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TIME MANAGEMENT

TOOLS

MSL 2004 FALL WORKSHOP


HAMPTON INN, GREAT FALLS
Available Tools

• Day Planners
• Handheld PDA’s
• PDA / Cell Phones
• Handheld tape
recorders
• PIM Software
• Tablet PC’s
PAPER SOLUTIONS

Day Planners:
Old paper – based
organizers are still
around but now
they have PIM
software partners
PERSONAL INFORMATION
MANGAGERS (PIMs)
• PIMs are software programs designed to run
on computers or PDAs that help you keep
track of addresses, appointments, phone
numbers and notes to yourself.
• The basics of a good PIM are a calendar,
address book and scheduler.
• New PIMs integrate with e-mail and office
suite software, and also include Web access.
EXAMPLES OF PIM’S
Microsoft
Outlook

Lotus Organizer

Any Day
ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS
A Few Examples of Personal Digital
Assistants (PDA’s):
PalmOne
Hewlett Packard
Sharp
Toshiba
Dell
Sony
Blackberry
PDA FEATURES
• SCREEN SIZE
• FAST PROCESSOR, LOTS OF MEMORY
• OPERATING SYSTEM
• EASE OF USE
• BATTERY LIFE AND BATTERY TYPE
• RECHARGE TIME
• BUILT-IN SOFTWARE
• MEMORY CARD SLOTS
PDA FEATURES (continued)
• COLOR SCREEN AND HIGH
RESOLUTION
• PIM SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY
• SMALL SIZE
• LIGHTWEIGHT
• WIRELESS INTERNET CAPABLE
• BLUETOOTH CAPABLE
• BUILT-IN CELL PHONE, CAMERA,
VOICE RECORDER
PDA FEATURES (continued)
• INFORMATION ENTRY METHODS
• STYLUS DESIGN
• FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
• DURABILITY
• DESKTOP CRADLE
• EASE OF SET-UP / TECH SUPPORT
• HARD RESET AVOIDANCE
PDA LINKS
• http://www.pdareviewspot.com/
• http://denison.uchsc.edu/education/PDA.htm
• http://www.west.asu.edu/it/hardware/pda.htm
• http://guide.darwinmag.com/technology/perso
nal/pda/
• http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/pd
areference.html
PDA LINKS
http://www.extremepda.com/links.htm

PDA Use in libraries:


http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/PDA.html

PDA Use in Hospital Libraries:


http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/pda/librari
es.html
MORE
ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

Tablet PC’s: the power of a PC


without the package
USING THE TOOLS
• Don’t be afraid of the learning curve
• Be consistent - daily is daily, occasionally
is not worth much.
• One source works – multiple sources mean
you never have the information you need
when you need it.
• Backup everything. An appointment lost, a
contact lost, may mean work is a do-over,
and who needs that.

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