| Last week at the coffee shop I met my friend | | | | 5555 Pocket PC and spent all of $39.95, plus $9.95 |
| Susie; a woman who some years back could | | | | for an Add-on Laptop Adapter, which is less than |
| barely operate the VCR and the remote control | | | | Susie, spends on her monthly mocha latte |
| on her TV. But, my friend's come a long ways. | | | | allotment. Susie liked the fact that Gomadic offers |
| Now, instead of being a customer service | | | | a lifetime warranty on their products and offers a |
| representative for the phone company, she has | | | | cable exchange program. Plus, if you end up |
| her own business fixing up houses before owners | | | | getting a new cell phone or a Pocket PC and |
| put them on the market for sale. The business is | | | | require a different cable, all that's required is for |
| doing quite well too. Our of a sheer necessity to | | | | you to ship back the old cable and Gomadic will |
| keep in touch with her clients and manage all the | | | | send you a new cable for free. Susie said, "They |
| appointments Susie confessed to me over a | | | | believe in service and for them it's not some |
| double latte that she went "techno", she had to, | | | | dying dinosaur." That's my gal, always one to spin |
| and even worse for her to admit she liked it. In | | | | the sarcasm yarn when it's well deserved.I asked |
| fact, Susie bragged so much about using the PDA | | | | Susie how tough it was to hook up and she |
| with her cell phone, that at first I thought she | | | | snapped her fingers. I said, "That quick", and she |
| meant the other kind of PDA, the one known as | | | | said, "Yep". She explained how the Wireless |
| a public display of affection. Of course when I | | | | Internet Cable is comprised of three components: |
| teased Susie about that, she admonished me and | | | | a cable connecting to the cell phone, a different |
| told me to get my mind out of the gutter.Susie | | | | cable that connects the Pocket PC, and what's |
| explained how fast cable surfing was and again I | | | | known as the patented "ComQube" adapter, |
| thought she meant something else other than | | | | which connects the two cables. Instead of |
| technical version, so I launched into a story about | | | | creating one cable for each possible Pocket PC |
| body surfing and winding up stuck in some rip tide | | | | cell phone combination Gomadic uses the |
| and getting so tired my arms and legs felt like | | | | ComQube technology to create an |
| they'd gone swimming in a washing machine. Of | | | | interchangeable cable system.A benefit, which I |
| course Susie laughed and the little dimple on the | | | | told Susie which she didn't know is that Gomadic |
| side of her cheek flared, then she got this serious | | | | cables do not require the installation of additional |
| look on her face and said, "I mean my PDA talks | | | | software drivers in order to work. Of course, I'm |
| to my Cell Phone.""Oh," I feigned dumb, "What do | | | | the "techo guy" as Susie calls me and I did test it |
| you mean," curious if she really knew what she | | | | out; Gomadic's cable worked just fine on an HP |
| was talking about, but she did.Susie told me with | | | | iPAQ h5555 Pocket PC running Windows Mobile |
| her Pocket PC she could surf the net at | | | | 2003, an iPAQ h5455 running Pocket PC 2002, a |
| broadband speeds and that it is all possible | | | | Sony PCG-SRX77P laptop PC running Windows XP |
| because of a small cable attached to her cell | | | | Professional, and a dell Inspirion 8000 laptop |
| phone. Using the web browser she checks out | | | | running Windows 2000 Professional."The thing to |
| movie listings, the weather, road conditions, | | | | remember," Susie said while sipping the last of her |
| restaurants and more. I tried to do the same | | | | mocha latte which she said in a serious tone, "Is |
| thing on my own cell phone, but the web pages | | | | that all your devices have to be configured |
| took to long to load and I lost patience.She | | | | properly." I laughed and she asked, "What's so |
| mentioned how she went to the website Gomadic | | | | funny?" I told her I love it when she talks techie, |
| ( and ordered their Wireless Internet Cable, which | | | | that's its real sexy." Susie rolled her and said, |
| matched her LG5350 cell phone to her HP iPAQ | | | | "Enough lattes for you buddy. |