If you are running a small business, repping a product or simply making yourself available to your clients after hours, you can utilize high-tech tools to improve productivity, reduce stress and keep you organized. To differentiate between contact managers and PDAs, think of a contact manager as an address book on steroids. It tracks names, addresses, and phone numbers and handles countless minute details. PDAs, on the other hand, are designed to help you organize all sorts of information, including the notes you might scribble on a legal pad. They also keep track of contacts and appointments.
Several programs provide optional compatibility with PDAs.
Most PDAs combine appointment books, phone books for maintaining address lists, task managers for organizing to-do lists, and notepads for storing personal data. And most highlight calendar and schedule functions. There's a wide variety of PDAs on the market, ranging from simple, standalone calendars and address books to complex, customizable organizers. Many allow networked users send e-mail, schedule group meetings, and share information such as contact data and calendars. The Newton is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers.