Friday, March 19, 2004
Access PIM Info On Your PC Before It Boots
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:00 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115265,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp
"Want to check your e-mail without waiting for your computer to boot up? Phoenix Technologies is releasing an upgraded version of its Phoenix FirstWare Assistant software that includes support for e-mail. By pressing a "hot button" the user will gain read-only access to e-mail and personal data, such as calendars, notes, and contacts, effectively turning their laptop into a PDA, Phoenix says."
I suspect this is some app that runs in the background copying relevant bits from your Outlook data file to a special place on the hard drive that this app can read back to you without booting the operating system. Seems to me this is answering a question no one has asked. Part of what makes a PDA so attractive to me is its size. I am not going to whip out my laptop/tablet at the airline check-in counter no matter how fast it can get to the data. What about you?
"Want to check your e-mail without waiting for your computer to boot up? Phoenix Technologies is releasing an upgraded version of its Phoenix FirstWare Assistant software that includes support for e-mail. By pressing a "hot button" the user will gain read-only access to e-mail and personal data, such as calendars, notes, and contacts, effectively turning their laptop into a PDA, Phoenix says."
I suspect this is some app that runs in the background copying relevant bits from your Outlook data file to a special place on the hard drive that this app can read back to you without booting the operating system. Seems to me this is answering a question no one has asked. Part of what makes a PDA so attractive to me is its size. I am not going to whip out my laptop/tablet at the airline check-in counter no matter how fast it can get to the data. What about you?
