Archives For Rob Bushway
iPad: Should Microsoft + Partners Worry?
Just finished taking in the iPad press event. The question I'm asking myself: Should Microsoft + partners worry? Not yet, but they need to respond quickly and present a better solution. That better solution is a Courier + Zune integrated experience that completel...
Kindle for PC: Microsoft Should be Embarrassed
The following is a guest editorial by Rob Bushway, the founder and former owner of GottaBeMobile.com. I twittered the following tonight, and as a result, raised a few eyebrows: The fact that Kindle for PC doesn't support the pen should be an utter embarrassment to...
Update On Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC
Over the past week, I've been working behind the scenes with various representatives from Dell regarding the well-publicized issues of the Latitude XT. I just finished a conference call with them with regards to where things stand, and they wanted to communicate the ...
Dell: Windows 7 Latitude XT Drivers Being Posted Today
I just received word from @LionelatDell and @BillatDell that Windows 7 drivers for the Latitude XT are being posted today, this includes functional N-Trig digitizer drivers.
Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC: It’s Recall Time
The following is a guest editorial by Rob Bushway, the founder and former owner of GottaBeMobile.com. Like many men, I take my role as a father very seriously. It is not only my job to teach my children principles in how we live and treat each other, but also to tr...
2010: The Year Microsoft Lost Tablet?
The following is a guest editorial by Rob Bushway, the founder and former owner of GottaBeMobile.com. For the past six months I've been sitting on the sidelines watching Tablet dominate the news cycle.
Some Thoughts On The Past and Future in Mobile Computing
As I wrap up my final days here at GottaBeMobile.com, I wanted to share a few thoughts on my own experiences from the past several years, some wins, some fails, as well as impressions on the current state of the industry. (more...).
Toeman: All Tablets Suck
Jeremy Toeman has quite the fascinating read regarding all the tablets that folks seem to be talking about these days, plus the tablets we've all been using since 2002.
Taking the Next Step…
When I made the decision in February to sell GottaBeMobile to Notebooks.com and Xavier Lanier, my primary motivation was due to the time and energies caring for my daughter was requiring.
Livescribe and Vision Objects Partner Up to Bring Handwriting Reco to the Mac
Are you a Mac user who has been longing to use a Pulse Smartpen to take handwritten notes and then have them transcribed? Today, Livescribe and Vision Objects announced MyScript for Livescribe.
GBM Shortcut: Testing the Webcam in the Samsung N310
In this GBM Shortcut, I have some fun with testing out the quality of the webcam in Samsung's N310 Netbook. I used a built-in application called Cyberlink YouCam.
Hands On With Samsung N310 Netbook, Pictures
My customers love me. Prior to making a decision on what Tablet PC or netbook to purchase, my clients normally have hands-on access to just about anything they want to trial.
Matt Dillon Says “See Ya, Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya” To Netbooks
In what is part MacBook review / part Farewell to netbooks, GBM's Matt Dillon lays out why he's kissed netbooks goodbye. It is a great read, well written, and has some very good arguments on why a person should think twice before purchasing that next netbook.
Scoble Digs In To MindManager
Robert Scoble spent some time this past week with MindJet's Michael Deutch, exploring the concept of mind mapping and why a tool like MindManager enhances the process of brainstorming, mapping, interactive presentations, notetaking, and more.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Issues Apology
Amazon's Jeff Bezos issued the following apology for the 1984 / Kindle wipeout act that was all the talk this past weekend. The apologies certainly don't get any more honest and humble than this one.
Become a Facebook Fan of GottaBeMobile.com and MIDStories.com
Do you hang out in Facebook land much? If so, then head over and become a Facebook fan of GottaBeMobile.com and MIDStories.com. You'll be able to monitor all of GBM news articles from Facebook, as well as comment and post your own Fan links, videos, photos, etc.
Doster Construction Chooses Motion Computing F5 Tablet PC
A construction site would normally be the last place a one would expect to see a Tablet PC. With the number of rugged tablet models being made available today, though, more and more companies are beginning to see the value of a full Windows operating environment paired ...
How Would You Improve MindManager?
We have a lot of readers that rely on Mindjet's MindManager to take notes, brainstorm projects, manage to-do lists and much more.
Surprise! Adobe Folks Do Love Tablet PCs!
Rick Borstein, the Director of Legal and Life Science Markets at Adobe, got a hold of a demo tablet pc and recorded this screencast of an ink plug-in for Adobe Acrobat called AutoInk from EverMap.com. According to James Province, of TabletLawyer.com, Borstein loves t...
Big Brother Is Knocking and It’s Amazon at the Door
I have to say, this move by Amazon has me a bit concerned. It turns out that the publisher of George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 (yes, of all books) decided that they didn't want to have an electronic edition of their book being made available any longer to Kindle...
Herbi Writer – Helping Children With Learning Disabilities
Many readers of GottaBeMobile.com have been following the journey my daughter, Maggie, has taken through the years due to a brain tumor.
GBM Shortcut: Inking in Word 2010 and OneNote 2010
Are you in to Tablet PCs? Wanna take a sneak peak at inking in Word and OneNote 2010? Then take a quick look at this GBM Shortcut video where I demo inking, screen capturing, and customizing pen favorites.
What’s Wrong With This, Google?
Yeah, I'd love a Google Toolbar with Chrome. Oh, wait it's not available. I really appreciate how you entice me, then tell me I'm using a Firefox browser, then tell me I'm not using Firefox, and then tell me that I can't have what you told me I could have t...
Lenovo S12 Rocks
In addition to evaluating the Lenovo S10-2, I'm also evaluating a Lenovo S12. Like Xavier, I'm hesitant to call the S12 a netbook as it is essentially a 12" notebook that runs the Intel Atom N270 processor.
Riding the Colorado Trails With a Viliv S5 MID
I'm working with my son Dax, helping him with his cycling merit badge for Boy Scouts. We've got six rides under out belt so far and have had a blast.
GBM InkShow: Motion Computing J3400 vs Fujitsu ST6012 Head to Head
You've all been waiting for it and here it is - a head to head video review between Motion Computing's J3400 Tablet PC and Fujitsu's ST6012 Tablet PC.
GBM InkShow: Fujitsu ST6012 Tablet PC Video Review
We get a lot of gadgets and computers to review here at GottaBeMobile, but there is nothing like getting to play (er, I mean work) with a slate Tablet PC.
Motion Computing LE1700 Being Discontinued
It looks like Motion Computing's LE1700 days are numbered, which is unfortunate because the nice tapered design was always one of my favorites.
Bluebeam + Tablet PC = A Great Productivity Toolset
The great thing about Tablet PCs is the flexibility it offers in getting work done. From managing to-do lists, signing PDFs, or tracking projects, a Tablet PC plus the right software solution, can bring immediate benefits to any business. Checkout this case study fro...
Google Introduces Google Chrome OS
Wow. We've all been speculating about a Google OS for years and, today, the veil has been lifted on Google Chrome OS, which is initially being targeted for netbooks.
GBM Shortcut: Lenovo S10-2 Netbook
Good news - Lenovo's improved S10-2 Netbook is shipping and Lenovo was kind enough to send me a production ready machine to play with for a few months.
How Do You Keep Track of The All Stuff You Have to Do?
These days most of the projects and stuff I've got swirling around my brain is being organized and stored in MindManager 8. I love the program because of the way I can creatively organize buckets of information around how I think and work, and how it lets others organiz...
7% Off Everything at AllTP.com
Is a Tablet PC in your future? Then you need to head over to Allegiance Technology Partners where they are having a 7% off EVERYTHING for the next seven days. Here is a bit of info from John Hill, the owner of Allegiance Technology Partners: Wow, seven years in ...
A Tale of Tea and Two iPhones
As usual, our day started by rolling out of bed at 4:30 am, looking for some clean workout clothes. My wife and I both instinctively grabbed our iPhones and hit the Mail icon.
