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Mossberg likes the new Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC

Well, he likes it more than he did the first-generation Ultra Mobile PC from the Korean electronics giant. Although he still thinks the UNPC form factor is rife with too many compromises to meet broad mainstream adoption (and I'm certainly not going to argue with that), he finds the next-gen...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Tablet PCs, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-05-16

FlipStart handheld PC now available from Dynamism

FlipStart, the handheld PC released a couple of months ago, is now available from Dynamism, a reseller of high-performance mobile gear. Previously, the tiny PC was only available directly from the company. A number of accessories including batteries and a port replicator for use on the desktop are also available....

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Productivity, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-05-15

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

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

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

How I solved my Outlook-Google Calendar issues

Working on a number of different PCs and connected devices introduces all sorts of complexity. A constant issue is how to keep all of the information I need access to at hand, regardless of the device I happen to be using. E-mail is pretty easy - between Gmail and IMAP...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mac, Mastering the Inbox, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Software, Tablet PCs, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Web Apps, Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-13

FlipSmart handheld PC unveiled at last

This has been a long time coming. I first heard rumors and saw spyshots of the FlipSmart handheld PC a couple of years ago and, after a number of delays, the device has finally been announced officially. Since its first mention, the world has turned a few times and a...

Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Productivity, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-07

Vista packaging tutorial?

OK - maybe its just me, but is there a metaphor in this or what? Teching It Easy points to a tutorial posted on the WOW Archive on The Hive that demonstrates the proper way to open the packaging for Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007. Now you need...

Tags: Gadgetry, Microsoft Office, Software, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-06

Treo user? Get Palm updates for Vista, Office 2007, and DST

From MyTreo.net today:Palm contacted us recently and asked that we share with the community three software updates. Palm has released a fix for a daylight savings time change issue, which could affect some Treo owners. There is an update for Outlook 2007 users that improves hotsync operation. Lastly, Palm released...

Tags: Windows, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Software, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Productivity, Mobility

Blog posts 2007-02-27

Additional Resources

Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'

I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...

Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Are there really too many Windows editions?

Ask any Windows pundit about all the different versions of Windows Vista that Microsoft offers and you'll invariably get the same response. There are too many! Consumers are confused! It all needs to be simplified! To which I say: Be careful what you wish for. The case for reducing the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Edition, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM

A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'

Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee

News items 2008-10-10

Consumers score a partial win against Walmart

Walmart has done a 180 on its earlier decision to pull the plug on its DRM servers (thereby locking customers' music collection to whatever PC it happened to be on at the time) and decided to keep the DRM servers running - for now. Important Information About Your Digital Music Purchases ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Digital-rights Management, Server, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Unipro UGENE (exe)

Unipro UGENE integrates most of the important molecular biology tools within a single graphical environment. UGENE runs on Linux, Windows, and MacOS platforms. Unipro UGENE view and analysis of annotated DNA or protein sequences, huge files support, native support of zipped documents, and chromatograms visualization. Number of DNA plots supported...

Tags: Algorithm, DNA, Biology, UniPro, Unipro UGENE, Biotechnology, Engineering

Software downloads 2008-10-10

TraceIt (exe)

TraceIt is a template makes the debug, implementation, and support of Clarion for Windows applications easy and better, allowing to easily find the conflict points with excellent results without the use of the complex debuger or the arcaic, poor and dangerous technique of the use of the message or setclipboard...

Tags: Software, Use, TraceIt, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management

Software downloads 2008-10-10

India Radio (gadget)

Introducing the India Radio gadget with 30 stations of Web radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live internet stream. Don't pay for web radio, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your windows media player and real player for audio broadcasts, the...

Tags: Web, Radio, Gadget, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Radio Hong Kong (gadget)

Introducing the Radio Hong Kong gadget with 15 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for Web radio, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your windows media player and real player for audio...

Tags: Radio, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

France Radio (gadget)

Introducing the Radio France gadget with 60 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for live audio streams, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your windows media player and real player for audio...

Tags: Radio, Gadget, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10