– I’ve been beta testing Office 2007 for a while now, and I especially love the new ribbon features, the new productivity features of Outlook, and panning modes. I’m really looking forward to future beta versions. However, the current beta version of TEO 3.0 is not supported with Outlook 2007. TEO 3.0 is such a [...]
If you are using more than one pc and especially if you are mobile, you likely need or use some type of synchronization tool. I’ve been using Microsoft’s SyncToy since it was released and find it to be an indispensible tool. I just learned this morning, via James Kendrick, that Microsoft has released version 1.2. [...]
James Kendrick has just posted a demo video of Office 2007 where he focuses on the Tablet PC features . I’ve been using Office 2007 for some time now and I’d highly encourage you to check out his video. Office 2007 has been given a total facelift over the previous version, and no doubt you’ve seen pictures and videos [...]
Josh Einstein has officially announced the availability of TEO 3.0 Beta 1. Download information and release notes are here. Support forums can be found here. Josh had this to say on his blog: No April Fool’s joke here. TEO 3.0 Beta 1 is finally available. This is a very limited time beta. Another build will be [...]
– Rob Bushway Are you looking for a light-weight, ink-enabled calendar application? Then you might want to checkout this InkShow. Tablet Calendar is the perfect solution for those who don’t need the full functionality of Outlook, but are still looking for a way to manage their calendar in digital ink. The current version of the application could [...]
Josh Einstein is telling us that he’s got a surprise coming for us all on Friday ..could it be the TEO 3.0 public beta? ;-) Check back on Friday ..
– Rob Bushway There is not a Tablet PC user alive who doesn’t come into contact with a PDF document at least once a week. Often times, we will get a PDF that needs to be signed and returned to the requester. How that gets done used to be a major source of frustration among Tablet PC users until [...]
Omar Shahine has just released a new powertoy for OneNote: Send RSS to OneNote. This looks to be another one of those ““must-have†powertoys that help keep data in OneNote. Well done, Omar. I don’t think the powertoy works with OneNote 2007. This is a cool little application. Basically you can launch it, enter an [...]
- Rob Bushway Dr. Neil Roodyn, a Tablet PC MVP from Australia, is in Redmond this week and will be doing a webcast today at 11:00 am (PT) on a topic dear to all of us: synchronization Centralizing Data Synchronization The new Sync Center in Windows Vista will become the hub for all data synchronization between the [...]
I couldn’t pass up posting about the Richard Morton’s OrigamiCar software project. I was just talking to my wife, Kathi, about how cool it would be to have a nice touch enabled media app in the car. We’ve tried the LS800 and other tablet pcs, but it requires the pen, which is too much to hassle [...]
As most of you may know, the UMPC comes bundled with a new game via the Touch Pack: Sudoku. Well, thanks to Microsoft and Steven Toub, it is now available for us all to enjoy on our Tablet PC. Microsoft is making the Sudoko application and sample source code available in order to provide some [...]
Skura Corporation has announced the availability of a tablet pc application targeted at the pharmaceutical sales industry: SFX Viewer. Here is a snippet from their product page, and a link to their press release. This appears to be a product that integrates into Siebel. SFX Viewer is a tool that allows your sales force to [...]
If you follow Warner Crocker’s blog at all, you know that he is one creative guy. When he is not blogging about Tablet PCs, he is operating as the Theatre Director for the Wayside Theatre in Middletown, Va. Warner has written a great article on how he uses the Tablet PC as a staging tool. [...]
In this special edition InkShow, Teresa Shu, of xThink, has sent us over a preview video of MathJournal 2.0, along with a couple of webpages that go over the function library and new features of MathJournal 2.0 Watch the MathJournal 2.0 InkShow (3:35, 3mb) Read about the new features in MathJournal 2.0 and Function Library Download the trial [...]
– I submit this info under the title, “People I would like to see blog MORE”! If you don’t know Frank Gocinski — well you should. If you have a Tablet PC, you have been where Frank has roamed, even if he is doing it quietly. We need to hassle him to blog more, simnply [...]
Chris Pratley passes along a great tip on transcripting audio recorded in OneNote. Great tip! I just got a great tip from a colleague at work (Richard Sprague) that I wanted to share. Since it is related, I thought I’d also include a tip I got earlier from Barry Brahier. Richard came up with a [...]
John Hill of Allegiance Technology Partners just sent me a video demoing Field2Base, a end-to-end package for forms design, data collection, and communications for companies using Tablet PCs. Below is a snippet from their website, and here is a link to a video demonstrating the application. (9 mb) I’ve been following Field2Base for over a [...]
– Mi-Co Corporation is no stranger to the Tablet PC and it’s capabilities. Their set of form design and processing applications is in use in many places. We received this note today from Barrett Joyner at Mi-Co, asking us to share information about a Tablet PC related event. Here is what Barrett asked us to [...]
Warner points us to a press release from Sling Media, announcing its support for the UMPC. Now this is the kind of application the UMPC was built for. “The Ultra-Mobile PC represents an exciting new category of mobile devices and we are thrilled to be working with Microsoft to support this new product line,” said [...]
Chris Pratley posts on his blog about how OneNote 2007 is Ultra Mobile PC “ready” as he talks about the “minimal UI mode” OneNote 2007 has a new mode we currently call “minimal UI mode” (insert sexy name here). It’s designed to cut out distractions for when you really just want to take notes. Those [...]
Lora posts another helpful entry on what developers can do right now to help position their company’s applications for the Ultra Mobile PC. I’m really looking forward to seeing these applications and how well they scale on the UMPC. I’m preparing to do an InkShow on an tablet pc application called TabletCalendar that would be a [...]
If you remember my post from last week regarding the Ultra Mobile PC being demoed at the Blackboard Conference, I said that several of the apps mentioned to be built to run on the UMPC included Blackboard Backpack and GoBinder 2006. Now that there is a list of ISVs who have stated that they will support the UMPC platform [...]
abletFactory has just announced the availability of abletFoodCalc, a nutritional calculator for Ultra Mobile PCs that assists you in tracking the nutritional values of the foods you eat. There are plenty of high res screen shots on the product page as well. Price: $69 From their website: abletFoodCalc is the first of a number of [...]
MobileKinetics.com has sent me some screen shots of their HandPortal application for the Ultra Mobile PC that I posted about last evening. Click the thumbnails to see the full size. These are the type of applications that will make the UMPC successful — quick touch access to relevant data when you want it. By the [...]
We’ve got the first bit of Ultra Mobile PC software news, even before the CeBit announcement. MobileKinetics has just launched their website, MobileKinetics.com , and is announcing their flagship application, HandPortal, designed specifically for the new Ultra Mobile PC. According to the news section on their site, Bill Gates will be talking about Mobile Kinetics during [...]
I just received this notice from Agilix regarding potential data corruption issues for folks who had done beta testing for GoBinder 2006. If you used a beta version of GoBinder 2006, please read the following: There were numerous defects fixed during the beta period, some of these bugs probably wrote bad or incorrect data into [...]
Josh Einstein has written a great article highlighting Windows Presentation Foundation (aka Avalon). If you are a developer focused on Tablet PC apps, take a read. I’ve finally gotten around to actually playing with Windows Presentation Foundation in Visual Studio and I’m really blown away by the capabilities. As a GUI guy, I can totally [...]
Are you interested in fitness or maybe dropping a couple of those pounds? If so, you’ll want to watch this InkShow of the only available fitness program that is ink-enabled – BodyTrans. Watch the InkShow ( 13:17, 14.41mb) Visit the BodyTrans website Read more about the features and screenshots Pricing: $24.99 – 14 day [...]
Just to give you guys a little bit of a preview, I’m working on an InkShow of BodyTrans and Dennis is working on an InkShow of MindManager. I’m already finding BodyTrans to be a very nice application for tracking workouts – surprisingly full featured. If you exercise any, I’d highly encourage you to check it out.
Nothing goes together better than a Tablet PC and an inkable form. Are you looking for a good solution to create that inkable form? Look no futher than ActiveInk Software. Checkout this InkShow Watch the InkShow ( 19:03, 18mb) Visit ActiveInk Software’s website Pricing: Active Ink Standard Form Designer – $99 Active Ink Professional [...]
Lora just IM’d me a post from Loren – With InkGestures for Word out the door, he is now working on InkGestures for PowerPoint. He’s got a cool little animation posted demonstrating the concept. Cool stuff, Loren. I bet the folks at Microsoft are really going to love you now! When demonstrating InkGestures Add-in for Microsoft [...]
I’ve been told from a very reliable source that Microsoft unoffically showed the origami pc yesterday at BlackBoard World to a select 50 customers of Blackboard – among the software to be included from day one: GoBinder and Backpack. He also confirmed that they will announce it on March 9 with Intel. Considering GoBinder and [...]
Well, this comes as a surprise. According to Agilix’s press release, GoBinder 2006 has been officially released. I’ve checked their beta support page and there is no announcement there, although it does appear on their homepage. Checkout our InkShow for a good overview of GoBinder 2006. Download the new version (build 2029) here . If you are a [...]
If you are at all interested in MindManager or don’t even know what it is, you need to check out this video by Scott Gutherie. He’s produced a Camtasia video of how he uses it inside and outside of the classroom. Well done, Scott. Watch it now ( 23 minutes ). Source: StudentTabletPC.com
If you visit www.xThink.com, you’ll notice that xThink doesn’t have a publicly accessible trial download of MathJournal. However, through a special arrangement with GottaBeMobile.com, xThink is offering our readers a special 45 day evaluation trial of MathJournal 1.1. MathJournal includes the functionality of Calculator (see our InkShow), plus it features plotting, symbolic math, integrals, derivations, [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
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