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How to receive information from BioMed Central on your handheld device
Users of
Palm-compatible PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), PocketPCs and Windows
CE devices can receive up-to-the-minute research article abstracts
from BioMed Central. AvantGo's free software will automatically download
research abstracts from BioMed Central when you synchronize
your PDA. You can then read them on the move, wherever you are, and select
the articles you wish to view in full later. When you next sync, you
will be emailed a link to a full version of the articles you have requested.
To
start receiving information from BioMed Central via AvantGo, follow
these simple steps:
- If you
have not done so already, visit AvantGo.com
and download the free
AvantGo software. The AvantGo software needs to be installed on
your desktop machine. Both Mac and PC versions are available. Download
and installation should take about 15 minutes. When you have installed
AvantGo, come back to this page.
- Select which version of the channel you wish to subscribe to
BioMed Central Research channel
Select which version of the channel you wish to subscribe to
My BioMed Central
Download the latest research papers in your own chosen subject areas.
My BioMed Central is available to registered users of BioMed Central. If you have already registered, log on and then return to this page to signup. Or, if you have not yet registered with BMC, you can register now (it's free)
Biology
Research
Download the latest biological research papers from all the BMC Biology
Journals.
Medical Research
Download the latest medical research papers from all the BMC Medicine
Journals.
-
Synchronize
your PDA (you should do this while your desktop computer is connected
to the Internet in order to ensure that your channels can
be downloaded).
- That's
it!
Troubleshooting tip
Your PDA will not update a channel when you sync if you have previously
synced within the last few hours. This means that if you switch between
the Biology, Medicine or My BMC options on the 'BioMed Central Research'
channel, it may take up to 24 hours for your change to be recognized.
If you want to avoid this lag, you can delete the channel via the
AvantGo website, sychronize (to remove it from your device), then
re-add the channel with your preferred option. |
BioMed Central's AvantGo channels
are continuously updated, so make sure you synchronize frequently to
stay up to date with the latest news and BMC research articles.
Help with
general AvantGo issues is available here.
If you have specific questions about BioMed Central's AvantGo channel,
contact info@biomedcentral.com
If you are
already subscribed to the BioMed Central Research channel, you can change
your preferred channel option by selecting one of the three choices above.
About
AvantGo
 The
AvantGo mobile Internet service provides free interactive and personalized
content and applications to people with handheld devices and Internet-enabled
phones wirelessly or via a desktop synchronization.
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