Do I need a PDA?

Today many people hold a PDA in their pocket. It is more like the diary or organizer of many years ago. For the curious, PDA stands for personal digital assistant. If I mentioned the "Palm" or "Windows Mobile" or PDA phone you will know what it is.

For techie, a PDA is a must simply because it is fun to have one. For those who are more affluent perhaps owning a PDA exhibits some status and commands respect of peers.

From personal experience I can tell you that a PDA does not immediately benefit its owner. It is only after some time of usage that an owner becomes dependent on it. This is because of the build up of information collected over time.

So I would provide some checklist of the major purpose of a PDA.

1. Keeping appointments.
2. Records of contacts.
3. Things to do
4. Other peripheral applications like expense tracking, etc.