Book excerpt: Special Edition Using Pocket PCs focuses on getting things done with Pocket PCs in a wireless networked environment. Coverage includes: security, synchronization, productivity using Pocket Word and Pocket Excel, multimedia and graphics, and receiving e-mail through Pocket Outlook. The Pocket PC platform represents a new generation of hand-held computing devices. While the first release of the Pocket PC operating system set the stage for widespread adoption, the newly released Pocket PC 2002 has finally given the platform enough credibility to assert itself as the future of hand-held computing.