NOTE--Location for Meeting
Cleveland Park Library, 2nd Floor, Large Meeting Room
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Wash., DC

Audience: New and experienced users of PDAs

Purpose: Help PDA users become more productive and learn new tips for being organized while on the run. 

Description: While on the go, do you need an easier way to keep in touch with
colleagues via instant messenger, e-mail, and the Web? Would you like an alternative to lugging around a heavy laptop when making presentations? Do you need to develop Web sites for easy viewing on the wide variety of PDAs now available? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, you won't want to miss this meeting--put it on your calendar (PDA) now!

PDAs are increasingly popular, are seen everywhere, and are used for organizing business and leisure, even for recreation. This presentation will remove the mystery for those new to PDAs by describing what they are, what are they good for, and what your choices are. 

There may even be a bit of a Palm vs. Pocket PC shootout!

Moving beyond the introduction, Ray Wiley and Shawn Googins will describe PDA ease of use and why your PDA won't become just another gadget that will gather dust. They will cover how PDAs can best be used for organizing personal and business details, and how to integrate and synchronize your PDA with your PCs. Shawn and Ray are lively presenters who will also share new ways to have fun with PDAs--don't miss this presentation! 

Already a PDA guru? Come to this meeting and share your PDA tips and tricks with Ray, Shawn, and fellow PDA users.

Speakers:

Ray Wiley is the chair of the Washington, DC, Area Pocket PC Users Group (WAPUG), CPCUG's Pocket PC SIG, which meets the third Wednesday of most months. He may be reached at rwiley@hpti.com. 

Shawn Googins is the chair of the D.C. Metro Area Palm Users Group (DC-PUG), CPCUG's PalmOS SIG, which meets each month. He may be reached at theoenophile@yahoo.com. 

Agenda

12:50 pm	Check-In
1:00 pm	Welcome & Announcements
1:10 pm	"And You Can Quote Me on That . . . " Tax Updates & Accounting Tips, Jina Etienne, CPA
1:20 pm	Main presentation: Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
2:45 pm	Q&A
3:00 pm	Closing announcements
3:05 pm	Informal queries, conversation, networking

Presentation Description | Speaker Information | Meeting Agenda | Location  | Registration

Location: One-half block south of the Cineplex Odeon Uptown movie theatre on Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. (There are many restaurants suitable for pre- or post-meeting gathering/networking/refreshment in the block north of the library.) 

Parking: Very small lot, off Macomb St., to left of library. 

Metrorail--Cleveland Park Station on the Red Line (on Connecticut Avenue, just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site) 

Free and open to all

Several times a year a smaller group (usually about 8 to 12) goes to Nanny O'Brien's (directly across the street from the library at 3319 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 202-686-9189, open 2 pm Saturday to 2 am Sunday) or another local establishment for continued conversation, networking, and refreshment following the meeting. (Participants pay for their own beverages and food.) 

Join us!