Using Technology

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Palm is the leader in Personal Digital Assistants, or PDAs. Recent advances in technology allow PDAs like the Palm to communicate on the go. Visit our Web site at http://www.mhhe.com/oleary to link to Palm’s Web site. Once connected, review the latest PDA products and then answer the following questions in a one-page paper: (a) What support for Internet connection is available? (b) What is required to connect a Palm to the Internet? (c) What type of Internet information is accessible? Is there any type which is not accessible? (d) Would you use an Internet-connected PDA? Why or why not?

www.palm.com

Ricochet is an innovative new technology that provides high-speed Internet access to mobile computer users. To learn more about this technology, visit our Web site at http://www.mhhe.com/oleary to connect to the Ricochet Web site. Once connected, explore the site, and then answer the following questions in a one-page paper: (a) What equipment does a user require to connect to the Ricochet network? (b) How does the Ricochet network deliver the Internet to users? (c) What are the current limitations of this technology? (d) Would you use Ricochet over a more standard Internet connection? Why?

www.ricochet.com