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Chapter 7 | Optimizing your HP Jornada | 145 Before you leave Before you put your HP Jornada in your briefcase, take a few minutes to prepare, and your trip will run smoothly. • Identify your HP Jornada-If you will be traveling for an extended period, update the owner properties to include your address or contact information at your destination. • Synchronize-Make sure your calendar, contacts, and tasks databases are up-to-date before you leave. Synchronize all items just before you back up and disconnect. • Back up your data-Perform a full backup to your desktop computer and to a PC Card or CompactFlash Card. Carry the storage card with you-if your HP Jornada loses power during the trip, you will be back up and running in no time. For more info, see the Backing up section in chapter 5. • Charge batteries-Make sure that your main battery is fully charged and that your backup battery is good. Use the Power control panel to check battery status, and connect to ac power if the main battery is low or replace the backup battery if it is low. For more information, see the Managing battery power section in this chapter. • Lock the audio buttons to prevent inadvertent activation of Windows Media Player-Slide the audio lock to the left, so the playback functions will not be activated by accident. • Set your desktop computer to allow dial-in-If you plan to dial in to your desktop computer or synchronize from your destination, make sure you prepare your desktop computer accordingly, and that no one will turn it off while you're away. For details on setting up your desktop computer for remote synchronization, see the Synchronizing from a remote location section in chapter 3.

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Chapter 7 | Optimizing your HP Jornada |
145
Before you leave
Before you put your HP Jornada in your briefcase, take a few
minutes to prepare, and your trip will run smoothly.
•
Identify your HP Jornada
—
If you will be traveling for an
extended period, update the owner properties to include your
address or contact information at your destination.
•
Synchronize
—
Make sure your calendar, contacts, and tasks
databases are up-to-date before you leave. Synchronize all
items just before you back up and disconnect.
•
Back up your data
—
Perform a full backup to your desktop
computer and to a PC Card or CompactFlash Card. Carry the
storage card with you
—
if your HP Jornada loses power during
the trip, you will be back up and running in no time. For more
info, see the
Backing up
section in chapter 5.
•
Charge batteries
—
Make sure that your main battery is fully
charged and that your backup battery is good. Use the Power
control panel to check battery status, and connect to ac power
if the main battery is low or replace the backup battery if it is
low. For more information, see the
Managing battery power
section in this chapter.
•
Lock the audio buttons to prevent inadvertent
activation of Windows Media Player
—
Slide the audio lock
to the left, so the playback functions will not be activated by
accident.
•
Set your desktop computer to allow dial-in
—
If you plan
to dial in to your desktop computer or synchronize from your
destination, make sure you prepare your desktop computer
accordingly, and that no one will turn it off while you
’
re away.
For details on setting up your desktop computer for remote
synchronization, see the
Synchronizing from a remote
location
section in chapter 3.