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Marc Orchant has been building, testing, and sometimes breaking hardware and software for 25 years. A recovering graphic designer, Marc is currently the Storyteller at VanDyke Software, a co-host of On The Run With Tablet PCs, a weekly podcast, and a self-admitted "productivity maven, gadget freak and software addict"....- more about Marc Orchant »
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- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast #38- all about the Lenovo x61 Tablet
- Listen here ( MP3, 21.3 MB, 62 minutes) orSubscribe to the show with this link RSSJames Kendrick and I have both recently picked up Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet PCs and in show #38 we discuss the x61 from stem to stern. James has the SXGA+ (1440x1040) screen while...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Podcasts, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-06-10
- Another Parallels-Vista success story
- Ive been evaluating the Nokia N95 (review coming shortly on this power-packed device and its perfect companion, the N800 Internet Tablet) for about a week now and have been fighting with Nokias PC Suite on the Lenovo X60t Tablet PC trying to get a just-released firmware update performed. No dice....
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Software, Mobility, Mac, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-05-09
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #37
- Listen here ( MP3, 19.6 MB, 55 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I hit the ground running in show #37 and device reviews are the order of the day as we discuss the HP tx1000...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Podcasts, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-05-06
- What's in your Tablet PC?
- Fellow Tablet PC MVP and GottaBeMobile.com contributor Warner Crocker wants to know what software applications you consider essential on a Tablet PC or UMPC. Hes posted his list here. My list has some overlap with Warners but diverges a bit based on the different ways he and I use the...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Is there any "wow" left in the Tablet PC?
- Rob Bushway at GottaBeMobile.com wrote a thoughtful piece the other day pondering where the "wow" has gone in the Tablet PC segment. Its a well-balanced look at what he sees as a mature product segment lacking in significant new innovations that are likely to drive large numbers of new adopters...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Tablet PCs, Productivity, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-04-29
- Mossberg condemns "craplets" preinstalled on new PCs
- Weve all put up with what my good friend and fellow Tablet PC MVP Warner Crocker has dubbed "crapware" – the pre-bundled software loaded onto new PCs by OEMs – for a long time. Those of us who buy new PCs on a frequent basis have come up with strategies...
- Tags: Windows, Software
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Cast your vote for the Tablet PC of the Year
- Engadget is running a poll to select the Tablet PC of the Year in their annual awards extravaganza. You have until 11:59 p.m. this Sunday to cast your vote. The nominees include:Fujitsu P1610Gateway CX210 / M285Kohjisha SA1F00Lenovo X60Toshiba Portege M400One vote per person. Two guesses which Tablet PC got my...
- Tags: Tablet PCs, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #36 is now online
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #36- the shout-out show!Listen here ( MP3, 17.4 MB, 50 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I are back with show #36 and shout-outs are in order all around with the shipping of my...
- Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Podcasts, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-04-01
- Lenovo X60 Tablet PC on the road
- I had my first real opportunity to put the Lenovo ThinkPad X60t to work as a conference machine this week at the OReilly Emerging Technologies conference in San Diego and Im more impressed than ever with how useful this machine is for someone who needs a perfect balance of portability...
- Tags: Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Events, ETech
- Blog posts 2007-03-31
- Bill Gates still loves the Tablet PC
- In his keynote at the Microsoft MVP Global Summit yesterday, Bill Gates and Rich Kaplan held a very relaxed and unscripted Q&A session following Gates address. A number of really fine questions were posed regarding the philanthropic work Gates is doing through his foundation, the role of technology in education,...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, PC, Bill Gates, tablet, tablet PC, Bill Gates Still
- Blog posts 2007-03-14
- Tablet PC musings from the MVP Summit
- I arrived in Seattle earlier today and had a great meetup with many of the Tabet PC MVPs at the Microsoft Global MVP Summit in Seattle this afternoon. As you can imagine when a group of Tablet PC geeks gather, there was much sharing, comparing, and showing off of toys...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, PC, tablet, tablet PC
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
- Great Lenovo X60 Tablet PC review
- Linda Epstein at TabletPc2 has put together a heavily illustrated, comprehensive review of the new ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC. The unit Linda reviewed is essentially the same as the one Im evaluating with one notable difference - shes using the multi-touch display which supports both stylus and finger input. Although...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Lenovo Group Ltd., Linda Epstein, ThinkPad X60, tablet PC, PC
- Blog posts 2007-03-10
- First impressions: Lenovo X60 Tablet PC
- Ive had the Lenovo X60 Tablet PC for about a week now and the system is configured for my trip to Seattle for the Microsoft Global MVP Summit next week after a quick weekend in Phoenix to see some spring training baseball and an Eric Clapton show. Im happy to...
- Tags: Hardware, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Tablet PCs, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-09
- Is Lance right? Are palmtop PCs a bad idea?
- Lance Ulanoff at PC Magazine declares the new Vulcan FlipStart and the Sony UX series and the OQO and UMPCs are deader than a doornail and a bad idea that must be stopped. Of course Lance also declared the Tablet PC a failure and has now come to his senses...
- Tags: Gadgetry, Tablet PCs, Mobility, Hardware, Productivity
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #35 - the Vista show
- Listen here (MP3, 17.2 MB, 50 minutes) orSubscribe to the show RSSJames Kendrick and I are back with a long overdue show #35 and the discussion quickly turns to the new Tablet PC that I am evaluating compliments of Lenovo and our friend Buzz Bruggeman. Since the new...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Mobility, Podcasts, Productivity, Software, Tablet PCs, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-03-04
- Lenovo X60 Tablet PC road test begins
- The kind folks at Lenovo have provided me with a review unit of their latest Tablet PC, the ThinkPad X60. Ill have a few months of hands-on time to evaluate this convertible and share my impressions at last of Tablet PC life in Vista. Ive been laboring mightily, but ultimately...
- Tags: Hardware, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Tablet PCs, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-02-28
- Want to see a Tablet PC from Dell?
- Dell Computer is running a very interesting site called Dell Ideastorm where new ideas to help the company improve its products and services are being entertained. One of the more popular ideas is a Tablet PC from the company – a move Id welcome. First off, a Tablet PC from...
- Tags: Hardware, Tablet PCs
- Blog posts 2007-02-17
- The Vista Experience Pack for Tablet PCs
- Just looked at the latest issue of the Mobile PC Newsletter from Microsoft and saw the long-awaited news that the Microsoft Experience Pack for Windows Vista has been released for Tabelt PC owners. If you use a Tablet and have upgraded to Vista, go forth and add to the experience.Enhance...
- Tags: Productivity, Hardware, Tablet PCs, Software, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Windows, tablet, tablet PC
- Blog posts 2007-02-09
- A busy afternoon at DEMO 07
- The afternoon at DEMO 07 covers a number of topics with presenting companies organized around three themes:Making it all work – companies providing the architecture and foundation for web-based applications and services.SupportSoft – System TuneUp and Security Audit – System TuneUp helps computer users speed up the performance of...
- Tags: DEMO, Mobility, Productivity, Software, video, Web Apps
- Blog posts 2007-01-31
- The Vista question is about want, not need
- ZDNet has a lot of coverage on the forthcoming release of Microsoft Windows Vista next Tuesday, as does every major news outlet – Im looking at the Wall St. Journal, USA Today, and LA Times this morning in my suite at the Beverly Hilton and Vista is everywhere. A majority...
- Tags: Software, Vista, Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-01-26
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