Sony VAIO PCG-FXA36, User Manual

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Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
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Expanding Your Notebook Capabilities
The following peripheral devices can be connected to your notebook, to expand
the capabilities of your computer and enhance its versatility to meet your various
business or personal needs:
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A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
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A Wireless LAN Access Point
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A 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:
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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.
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Keep your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in the
address book, and find them when you need them.
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Add tasks to the To Do List, prioritize them, and assign them due dates.
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Synchronize your data with the software on your notebook, to back up your
data.
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Track expenses when you are out of the office, then transfer the data to your
notebook.
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Exchange data with your notebook.
Wireless LAN Access Point
The Wireless LAN Access Point is designed for building a wireless Local Area
Network (LAN) 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 notebook, and using the provided software.
Because a wireless LAN configuration requires no wiring, you can operate
multiple computers more freely than ever before.
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