You need to think about the brilliance of the SD card differently. Instead of wondering how you're going to add gadgets to a slot on a Palm handheld, the key is to realize that Palm computers can now become incredibly deep, mobile, reference libraries for your company's field information. And because you can store so much in such a small space, you can now have your people carry around information they might need, rather than just information they absolutely need. As a result, your staff will be far better prepared than they've ever been before.

As I write this, I'm looking at my bookcase. It's about three feet wide, and it has about 200 books on it. If those books were stored on an SD card, that seven foot tall bookcase could be miniaturized to the size of a postage stamp.

Have a great New Year! See you next month.

Jim Hannagan is VP of Sales and Marketing for Winn Technology Group. Write him at jimh@winntech.net.