HP rx5900 Continuing Setup, Travel Tools, Setting Up the Travel Companion, Organizer Features

Travel Tools

WorldMate Standard Edition

The Travel Companion comes preinstalled with WorldMate Standard Edition. This travel assistant provides a host of tools that aid in travel planning. Features include:

●Clocks for global city list

●Currency converter with ability to automatically or manually update currency rates

●World map with city locator

●Weather forecasts for global city list

●Measurement converter

●Country phone codes and area codes

●Clothing size chart

●Extensive packing lists

Weather forecasts and automatic currency conversion require synchronizing the Travel Companion with a PC that is connected to the Internet and running WorldMate Active PC Sync Plug-in.

For more information about WorldMate Standard Edition, see the Additional Product Information on the Getting Started CD.

Organizer Features

The Travel Companion includes a number of organizer features that allow you to manage busy travel times.

E-mail — While traveling, you can use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to send and receive Outlook and Internet e-mail. You can also access e-mail using a VPN connection.

Calendar — Sync with the company network and use the built-in Outlook calendar to update and manage appointments, including meetings and other events. You can display appointments for the day on the Today screen.

Contacts — Use the built-in contacts database to manage travel contacts.

Wireless — Using WLAN* and Bluetooth, connect to and exchange information with other handheld devices, various network types, or the Internet.

NOTE WLAN is available on rx5900 series models only.

Continuing Setup

Setting Up the Travel Companion

Use the following steps to quickly set up the Travel Companion. These steps allow you to load software so you can sync with your personal computer and update WorldMate information, integrate with e-mail and contacts, etc.

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