Any office that already offers Outlook Web Access to users already has all the necessary capabilities to support real-time email access and synchronization to Windows Mobile smartphone users. Let's take a look at how you could put a smartphone to work for you in the real world.

Commuting conundrum

You're stuck in slow-moving traffic thanks to an overturned truck blocking three lanes on the freeway, but this won't slow you down! You can:

• Be productive: Your morning emails are piling up. You read each one as it comes in, but you can't take your eyes off the road for the time it would take to reply. No worries. The iPAQ 510 offers a voice reply shortcut feature that enables one-touch recording of a sound file (in .wav format) with your reply. The file is emailed as an attachment that the recipient can play to hear your response. By the time you get to your office, you've handled many urgent requests. Now, you can sit down and go straight to work instead of losing the rest of your morning playing catch-up.
• Escape: Launch Windows Live Search to get maps, turn-by-turn directions, and traffic status so you arrive at work before everyone else who is still stuck in the traffic jam.

Update your calendar in real time

The meeting with your client is running long -- but you're also about to secure an additional sale. It's not the best moment for you to step out to call your assistant to rearrange your schedule. Instead, make real-time calendar changes from your phone that your assistant can access from her own screen.

Present material via projector

With third-party software you can easily present PowerPoint slides to a group by connecting to the projector in the room and sending the whole document to one of the available wireless printers. Use an SD (secure digital) card to edit, store, and carry large documents and to pass them onto others easily.

Establish work/life balance

Work and family collide, and you're cheering on your children at their after-school activities. Your smartphone enables you to access multiple email accounts for both personal and business, which means you can arrange plans for social activities on-the-fly, send updates via email as you learn of them, and stay connected to your office even while you're bonding with the kids.

Next up

The iPAQ 510 packs big functionality into a compact, yet incredibly capable device. The next section shows you how easy it is to get started with your iPAQ 510 smartphone.