In my constant search for ways to
make myself more efficient and better
organized, none of the electronic
address books I have tried have come
close to the Palm Pilot Professional I
recently purchased.
The Pilot ($350, http://palmpilot.
3com.com) is an amazing little piece of
equipment. And I mean "little" — it literally
fits in the palm of my hand. Most
of the work area is a back-lit LCD screen
with a section at the bottom for writing
with a built-in stylus. The Pilot
Professional also comes with a cradle
that attaches to the serial port of your
computer and allows for synchronization,
or a "HotSync," between the two
(see Figure 1). Synchronizing the information
between your computer