Sony VAIO Viao PictureBook Computer - Manual (Page 75)

Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities
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Expanding Your Computer’s Capabilities
The following peripheral devices can be connected to your computer, to expand
the capabilities of your computer and enhance its versatility to meet your various
business or personal needs:
❑ A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
❑ The Wireless LAN Access Point
❑ The Wireless LAN PC Card
Personal Digital Assistant
A handheld PDA is the quintessential personal planner and entertainment center
that fits in your pocket. With a PDA, you can easily perform the following
functions:
❑ Enter your schedule details in the calendar and view them by the day, week,
or month, and even set an alarm to remind you of important events.
❑ Keep your contact names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other details in
the address book, and find them when you need them.
❑ Add tasks to the To Do List, prioritize them, and assign them due dates.
❑ Synchronize your data with the software on your computer, to back up your
data.
❑ Track expenses when you are out of the office, then transfer the data to your
computer.
❑ Exchange data with your computer.
The Wireless LAN Access Point
The Wireless LAN Access Point, which is also called the Access Point, is
designed for building a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) environment. The
Access Point comes with the Wireless LAN PC Card and required software. You
can easily build a wireless LAN environment by plugging the Access Point into
an AC power outlet, installing the Wireless LAN PC Card in your computer, and
using the provided software. Because a wireless LAN configuration requires no
wiring, you can operate multiple computers more freely than ever before.
You can also connect your Access Point to a telephone line, Integrated Services
Digital Network (ISDN) router, cable modem, or Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL)
modem to share access to the Internet among multiple computers.