Wednesday, July 10, 2002
Is that a printer in your pocket, or...
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "HARDWARE" @ 02:24 PM
We got a mail from iPaqDude that inspires thoughts. He brought to the table the question: "what printers that our PDA carrying road-warriors may be taking with them when they hit the road?". Although most corporate PDA projects I have been involved in include the elimination of paper based forms it is not always possible to go entirely digital.
One of the best books I have read is "Business @ the Speed of Thought" by Bill Gates. The book contains many thoughtful and realistic scenarios where manual processes go digital and thereby gain speed and efficiency. In essence, Bill says that a number on a piece of paper is a one-way street, while a number stored digitally is the beginning of strategic thinking.
However, we don't control all requirements reality in itself articulates. Sometimes legal issues force us to handle paper receipts or paper copies of transactions. Sometimes we just want that piece of paper because that is how we always have gone about things. About a year ago Chris Forsberg wrote a review of PocketClipPrint by FieldSoftware. In short, PocketClipPrint adds printing capabilities to Pocket PCs. The review included a link to the various "PDA printers" supported by PocketClipPrint and I wonder... do you use any of them?
Do you use a printer with your Pocket PC, at all? If so, for what, why and how? If not, why not try and finish this post's heading?
(Picture shows Chris Forsberg's iPAQ Pocket PC and Canon BJC-85)
One of the best books I have read is "Business @ the Speed of Thought" by Bill Gates. The book contains many thoughtful and realistic scenarios where manual processes go digital and thereby gain speed and efficiency. In essence, Bill says that a number on a piece of paper is a one-way street, while a number stored digitally is the beginning of strategic thinking.
However, we don't control all requirements reality in itself articulates. Sometimes legal issues force us to handle paper receipts or paper copies of transactions. Sometimes we just want that piece of paper because that is how we always have gone about things. About a year ago Chris Forsberg wrote a review of PocketClipPrint by FieldSoftware. In short, PocketClipPrint adds printing capabilities to Pocket PCs. The review included a link to the various "PDA printers" supported by PocketClipPrint and I wonder... do you use any of them?
Do you use a printer with your Pocket PC, at all? If so, for what, why and how? If not, why not try and finish this post's heading?
(Picture shows Chris Forsberg's iPAQ Pocket PC and Canon BJC-85)
