iPAQ software is an essential element in unleashing your PDA's fullest potential

If your PDA is the car, than iPAQ software is the fuel. You can' run without it. Pure and simple. The difference between a pocket pc equipped with a good piece of software and the one that uses a bad one is day-and-night kind of difference. As a first step in out journey to understand this, let's make the first distinction with iPAQ software:

There are two types of iPAQ software:

iPAQ freeware/shareware software - this type of software is available free and can be transferred to you from other users. This usually includes simple applications and documents such as games, downloads, graphics, book etc.

iPAQ commercial software - this where things get more professional. These software products are developed through the efforts of dedicated developers and are quality programs you have to pay for. For example - operating system, maps that go with a GPS add-on, sophisticated games, mathematical worksheets such as excel, word processor etc. These software creations are vital for you to extract the maximum out of your device as you can only get so far on shareware.

Now let's take a look at some of the iPAQ software categories available:

Business software for iPAQ
Accounting
Presentation
Money Managers
Database
Legal
Medical
Engineering
Sales
Spreadsheet
E-Wallets
Currency Converters
Calculators
Project Management

Entertainment software for iPAQ
Food/Health
Video
Hobbies
Sports
Music Related
Multimedia
Movies
Radio
Ebooks

Travel software for iPAQ
City Guides
Maps
Transportation
Languages
GPS
Time Management
Unit Converters
Currency Converters

Games for iPAQ:
Arcade Style Games
Board Games
Card Games
Casino
Puzzles
Strategy games
Simulation Games
Tetris Games
Game Packs
Golf
Misc Games
Sports


As you can see, the list of iPAQ software available goes on and on…Is
You'd like to have a closer look at some of these products and choose those that suit your need, you'll wand to access Amazon's catalog of iPAQ software