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Taking Notes podcast: Episode 16 now available

Bruce and Julian have posted the TakingNotes episode 16, a podcast interview with me, is now out. I wasn'table to answer all the questions submitted, of course, but Julian and Brucedid a great job of covering a bunch of topics -- business and technical,current...

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Blog posts 2006-03-07

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HP Pavilion dv6-1375dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. HP had better hope its Pavilion dv6-1375 is not sitting on retail store shelves directly next to the Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S. Both are...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

The medical home is reform without objections, so far

Medical HomeThis path is already being broken. At my company, the $56/paycheck credit for not taking a company medical insurance plan has been replaced with a $20 credit IF you participate in a company-sponsored "wellness" program. You have to have a screening on company time - weight, BP,...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Financial Planning, United HealthCare, DUI, public entity, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

AOL ditches the triangle; previews new brand identity, logos

Those are some ugly logos, I do hope they go with something better and more appealing to the eye.RE: AOL ditches the triangle; previews new brand identity, logosWhy? What's wrong with their initial logo? It wouldbe something akin to Chevy putting a Ford logo on its' cars. ...

Tags: Branding, LSD, America Online Inc., new brand identity, brand identity, brand

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Samsung Convoy SCH-U640 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung ConvoyEditors' note: This review originally reported that the Convoy does not support Verizon's push-to-talk network. In fact, the phone does support the service. We apologize for the error.Hot on the rugged heels of the Motorola Barrage comes an equally durable phone for Verizon Wireless called the Samsung Convoy....

Tags: Verizon Wireless, keypad button, Samsung Convoy, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Pear Note 1.3.4 (Mac)

Pear Note integrates audio, video, and slides with traditional text notes. By recording all activity, Pear Note keeps track of what's going on while taking notes as well as what the user has to say about it. This makes Pear Note incredibly useful for important meetings, class settings, or speeches....

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, Note, Useful Fruit Software, Pear Note, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Barnes and Noble eReader 1.0.1 (Windows)

Barnes and Noble eReader downloads of your latest Barnes & Noble eBook purchases and samples automatically, access to download eBooks from your Online Library anytime, bookmarks, note taking, and highlight functionality, portrait or landscape display modes, customizable font, margins, and page gestures.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Sony Vaio L117FX (Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)

Had Apple not introduced a 27-inch iMac for $1,699, we'd have fewer reservations about Sony asking $1,999 for its new 24-inch Vaio L117FX. Yes, HP's TouchSmart 600 expanded on some of Sony's innovations from its previous generation all-in-ones. Sony also doesn't even attempt to match HP's creative multitouch software. But...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, RAM, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., HDMI

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Well, this is exactly what MS wanted to do with Win Mobile - that fizzled.I think that was mostly due to that fact that Win Mobile was is so bad.But, Android is the real thing, and is a great OS, to the point that nobody is even talking about Win...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Operating systems, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Win Mobile, mobile, operating system, manufacturer

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Handheld Contact for ACT! - Professional - 1 Year Subscription (Mobile)

It is time to go wireless with ACT! and get your work done when you NEED to! Our secure wireless synchronization service enables your Pocket PC to wirelessly sync with your ACT! Contacts, Notes, Calendar Items, To-Do Items, and Activities - It''s like having all the ACT! functionality on your...

Tags: Mobile, PC, ACT!, ACT! Data, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Desktops, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-11

NoteMaster for iPhone 2.2.1 (Mobile)

NoteMaster for iPhone is a notepad app that lets you create great looking notes by combing text, headers, and images all together in a single document. It is perfect for taking notes, annotating pictures, creating a scrapbook, keeping a journal, and more! While providing powerful features and an intuitive, easy-to-use...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Category, Mobile, Kabuki Vision, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Paperless students? Never going to happen

Got an idea...If someone wants to do without paper, toilet-paper,a car/truck, air conditioning, and never passgas. Than more power to them, on the other handstop forcing these lunatic policies on employers,small business and the rest of society.In the meantime, people have to work, to earn moneyto eat and raise their...

Tags: Tablets, Microsoft Office, Notebooks, Taxes, Personal finance, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, tablet

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

MeshWrite 1.4.7 (Mac)

MeshWrite is a next generation GTD / Note-taking application.Some of it's main features are. You have great ideas. Get them down. Share them if you want. Whatever you want you need the best tools available to get to where you want to go. A place to think. Think about content,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Idea, Note, Mesh Labs, MeshWrite, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Flu pandemic disproportionately infects, kills young people; are some getting preferred treatment?

Overhyped, almost hysteriaand blogs like these of course add to that. All in the name of $.Money needs to be made pharma, existence needs to be legitimized (health boards & governments), and the media of course needs to sell. Yep, the incentives point to one direction.Problem is, there is no...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Flu Pandemic, death rate, H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Droid Preview: iPhone's first real competition has arrived

The MicroSD card is not only expandableIt is hot-swappable. So basically your storage is only limited to how many cards you can afford.Competition is GREAT!I am glad Android is taking off, the future is Linux driven devices/appliances.To the naysayers that Linux distro devices/appliances are a 'niche' I guess Google is...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Droid Preview, phone, card

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm

To Stay in Business,eventually they will turn to Android.The SAME WAY did HTC and MOTOROLA.and IT will not Take Long!RE: Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, PalmRIM forever!droid is cool, but read the comments on the original article.this guy is probably waaaay off.IT Analysts are kind of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Handhelds, droid, IT-Analysts, Motorola Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., phone, Pre, v60

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

myNotes 1.5.8 (Mac)

myNotes is a note-taking program with groundbreaking ease of use that lets you create and organize notes and clippings, as well as print with the help of beautiful customizable themes. Its streamlined interface lets you easily organize your notes, ideas or your diary. Features include real-time word count, auto-naming...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Note, Mishimo, myNotes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-31

TinyPad 3.0.1 (Windows)

Tiny Pad is a very light-weight application that serves as a stylish note-taking buddy. Its slick design makes you want to use it more and more. Its main feature is that it automatically saves your notes as you type, so you don't need to perform a "Save As..." routine for...

Tags: Mouse, Pad, Microsoft Windows, TinyPad Team, Mice, Business Intelligence, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-28