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I reviewed the REDFLY from Celio Corporation a few months ago, and while I really like the device, the price was a bit high for most folks. Apparently they heard the call for lower prices. Until Oct 31, you can get a REDFLY for only $199. That’s a great deal for this device. They’ve been [...]
The WM WiFi Router program might be great tool for those times where you need to share a connection from your phone. Say you and a friend are sitting in the airport with a delayed flight, both of you want to get on the Internet, but only have one phone with 3G. Launch up WM [...]
Just a quick update to let you know that the new Google Browser is available for download already. Looks VERY interesting!! I am installing right now, let’s see how it performs and it it lives up to the Hype.
I can’t wait to try this one out later this evening. Sugarsync has been a great tool for me to keep my new Dell laptop and the LS800 in sync with each other. Now – I can get the files on my iPhone. While everything won’t be viewable because of iPhone limitations, it’s nice to [...]
When I first heard about the Pogo Stylus, a stylus designed specifically for the iPhone/iTouch, I thought it was a joke. After spending some quality time with it, I can tell you it’s no joke. The Pogo Stylus is a handy and functional tool that can be purchased at TenOneDesign.com for $24.95. Check out this [...]
Have you ever been stuck behind someone in an airport who forgot to take their laptop out of its case at a security checkpoint? Yeah, that person. Or were you ever that person? The TSA has recently approved a new bag design that eases security screening burdens for those traveling with computers and other electronics. [...]
Sure you can – and you can make it yourself!! Over on The How To Geek there is a post about the guy that brought us Vista Thumbmail Resizer who is now working on a way to create your own Vista Theme. From the looks of the shots, there will be the ability to add [...]
Want to get rid of your Start menu to save some screen real estate? Or have quicker access to your menus to save a few clicks? Forum member siauw put up a link over in the forums to a program called 8start Launcher. I installed it and it looks really good – very customizable too! [...]
I haven’t seen this tip before just now. Lifehacker has posted a tip on how to use multiple cores during the boot process of Windows Vista. Kind of cool if it works. Mine was on the defaulte set at 1 and I have changed it to 2. I can’t reboot right now, but it’s ready [...]
This is a really cool tool called Retrievr sent in by GBM reader Chris C. it searches Flickr by sketching in a box on the sidebar. I’ve been playing with it since last night and I personally think it’s amazing. I find it works best when drawing simple shapes and lines, and wow does it [...]
As a corporate user valiantly trying to upgrade to Vista, one last hold-out was my iPassConnect account. With the new iPassConnect version 3.60, iPass has finally launched the long-awaited support for Vista. iPass allows seamless connection to a myriad of WiFi hotspots, including all T-Mobile, so I can browse at any Starbucks I want. (Maybe [...]
I have had many times when traveling when I have had no WiFi access on my computer, but I have had a desperate need to open/read/edit an office document. My Cingular (AT&T) 8525 retrieves my email quite well, but doesn’t always read those docs in the best way. My “solution”? I save the file to [...]
One of the things people struggle with when moving to a pen-based system is the lack of buttons on the pen for Ctrl, Alt, etc. Well, Ken Hinckley has come up with an interesting, and quite amusing, solution, something he calls the IntelliScroller. The more I think about it, he might be on to something, [...]
Every year, Yahoo! hold a survey that includes the Yahoo! readership on the best gadgets of the year. This year’s award winner at CES was Eye-Fi, which Warner covered on GottaBeMobile before. The Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card allows you to transfer your digital photos directly from your camera over a wireless network, to either your [...]
If you are looking for a new on-screen keyboard, then check out this new offering from Comfort Software. The Comfort On-Screen Keyboard is multi-language and supports multiple keyboard templates, so just about any need can be met. Several of the templates are standard keyboard layouts, but they also have some customized for UMPC use. Check [...]
We’re all looking at solutions for getting juice to our devices and anything that avoids power bricks would be a plus. So, how about a tablet that grabs juice from the sun? Treehugger is featuring an article on the Sun Table that apparently can pull in enough power to juice up your laptop or your [...]
Firefox 3 is now in Beta and of course every Firefox user knows that this means a number of your favorite extensions might not work until they are recoded for the new version. Well, good news for Tablet PC and UMPC users is being reported by Sumocat. It looks like on the portable edition of [...]
Ok, I thought I had successfully avoided the urge to buy a Wii. But this looks like that might change my mind. (Of course finding one to buy is another story.) Johnny Lee has come up with a hack that allows you to use a Wiimote to bascially turn any surface into a whiteboard. The [...]
For those who like to write on paper with an ink pen, EPOS has been producing a very interesting USB based pen solution. They’ve just upped the ante, though, with their new Digital Pen & USB Flash Drive combo unit. The idea is that you can position the oval USB device at the top of [...]
Seeing the release of the Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card excited me a short time ago and now that I have it in my hands, it still does. Although, there are a few caveats. The Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card allows you to transfer your digital photos directly from your camera over a wireless network, to either [...]
If you’re like me, you are constantly looking for ways to improve the battery life of your Tablet PC. Even 4-6 hours just isn’t enough sometimes. In steps a small application called Vista Battery Saver. This lightweight, free application will automatically tweak your Vista system profile when you unplug to a more battery efficient profile [...]
How many external USB drives do you have installed? I had to use both hands to count the ones attached to my server. But what’s that got to do with mobility you ask? Well, nothing. However, most of us have at least one USB drive attached to your system for backups, storage of media files, etc. This how-to will show you [...]
Another interesting new Silverlight application is entering beta! For those unfamiliar with Microsoft Popfly, it allows users to easily create web applications without programming in APIs and without having intimate knowledge of Javascript. From the Popfly informational site: Popfly is the fun and easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, and Web pages. It’s [...]
Check out Sketchcast.com – play around for a little while – it’s simple, but cool!! It records your Ink as Flash and gives you an embed code to put on your blog or anywhere else. Could make out to be an interesting new type of Ink Blog??? VIA Makeyougohmm Technorati Tags: Sketchcast >
Folks are always finding better ways to personalize their notetaking experience in OneNote – from notebook and section organization, to scanning, to using templates, etc. David Rasmussen, of Microsoft’s OneNote team, has passed along a good tip for creating a page template from a picture, and then making that page template a default for a [...]
I’m prepping for my Amtek T770 InkShow, so this new rotation utility from todoUMPC member hal9000 should come in very handy – definitely on my install list. Via CTitanic Technorati Tags: Amtek, T770, UMPC, rotation
Josh Einstein, of Tablet Enhancements for Outlook fame, recently became a 2710p Tablet PC owner. Frustrated by the fact that the screen only rotates in “Primary Landcsape” and “Primary Portrait” modes, he set out to fix it – and fix it he did. In addition, he was able to hack the Q Menu to apply [...]
This how-to hits close to home. Do you own a UMPC such an my OQO Model-02 that does not have a disk activity LED? If you are like me, occasionally I find myself asking why couldn’t manufacturers find a location for and install a 20 cent LED? We all have times when for a variety of reasons [...]
DisplayFusion looks like a nifty little utility for Tablet PC users who like to hook up to a larger monitor and have both screens in operation. It allows you to choose a wallpaper image and stretch the image across both monitors or set different wallpapers for both images. I have not tried this out yet, [...]
I’ve been on a search to find a simple solution for the missing Windows Image Resizer Powertoy that was so hand in XP. The simple functionality of that powertoy allows you to simply right-click on an image and change the size of the image. I’ve found a couple of options, and huzzah, yet another simple [...]
This is cool. One of my favorite tools has just added some new functionality that allows it to collaborate with another of my favorite tools. TechSmith (our generous InkShow Sponsor) has released a new Output accessory to SnagIt that allows you to send your snagged items to OneNote 2007. This will come in very, very [...]
Thanks to GBM Reader Kenneth Auchenberg for this. After my post earlier this morning looking for a way to restore right-click image resizing functionality to Vista the way that the ImageResizer Powertoy offers for XP, Kenneth points us all to VSO Image Resizer. This little utility can run stand alone and it adds an option [...]
Do you use OneNote 2007’s SideNote Feature to keep quick notes on your screen? Do you ever have to make a choice between closing it or keeping it open to gain precious screen real estate? Well, maybe this is the Cool Tool for you. GBM Forum member BladeMonkey has coded up a nifty little app [...]
Today’s how-to is one more registry edit that I have used a few times now to change the registered name and registered company name that is stored in Vista. The first time I did this was because I had a typo in my own name. Yea, my own name. Chalk it up to fat fingers and not [...]
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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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